A few thoughts: On Rick’s ramblings on rugby: this is clearly a point where Proverbs 26:4 applies. So I waive my right to a surrejoinder. On Mr Dever, I hope Mark is purging his library of all the abominable theology…
I’m sure many of our readers have seen or heard about Michael Spenser’s article, picked up in the Christian Science Monitor, “The Coming Evangelical Collapse.” I strongly agree with his overall perspective, while perhaps quibbling on some details. Michael Bell…
In a recent column over at 9 Marks, our good friend Mark Dever offered a list of things he can and cannot abide with in a church. Only three items fell into Dever’s “can’t abide with them” category: universalism, racism,…
Long before Ben Franklin said God helps those who help themselves, others said it too. This becomes another argument in favor free will, that we, through our free will, contribute to our salvation. Calvin responds, “It is pointless to require…
Sorry it took me so long to answer Carl’s eccentric rants regarding English rugby vs. American football. I took the liberty of posting in a couple of pictures (see extended view). The top is a dramatic moment from a game…
Justin Taylor has posted a link to a very helpful article by Alfred Poirier a PCA pastor and Board Chairman for Peacemakers.The title of the article is “The Cross and Criticism.” It originally appeared ten years ago in the Journal…
Thanks to Derek for reminding me of my birthday, a day spent with the present Mrs T, listening to David Bowie records from my youth. ‘Changes’ and ‘Life on Mars’ seem perennially relevant. To quote the Stones, `What a drag…
Thanks to Derek for reminding me of my birthday, a day spent with the present Mrs T, listening to David Bowie records from my youth. ‘Changes’ and ‘Life on Mars’ seem perennially relevant. To quote the Stones, `What a drag…
For those who haven’t seen it yet, David Van Biema has a piece in the latest issue of Time magazine about the resurgence of Calvinism as a culture-shaping theology. Despite a few caricatures (Calvin’s God is not only “utterly sovereign,”…
The illustration above can be found in the excellent book Total Church by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. Tim has posted three very helpful articles on mission strategy. His thesis is that God, not us, is the ultimate mission strategist.…
