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...if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?
Darrel Bock is weighing in on Bart Ehrman's newest hit piece on Jesus and the Bible, Jesus, Interrupted . Bart Ehrman's Jesus, Interrupted by his own admission says nothing new. It packages what scholars have been saying for two decades. Since he learned the historical critical method in place of...
The opening words of the introduction of Ancient Word, Changing Worlds is a quote by Mark Twain that, sadly, would be voiced (perhaps more diplomatically) by many so-called evangelicals in our own day. "It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-...
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Charles Murray has written a thougtful essay on America's seeming drift toward a European model of social democracy. Murray's contention is that "the European model...drains too much of the life from life." The stuff of life — the elemental events surrounding birth, death, raising children,...
That was the topic of last night's Nightline Face-off. The discussion included universalist Carlton Pearson, New Age guru Depak Chopra, Evangelical Mark Driscoll, and, yes, a former stripper. Check out the video teaser HERE .
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Dr. Vern Poythress of Westminster Theological Seminary has written as well as anyone on the unity of the Bible. The following is from a recent article: How does the Bible as a whole fit together? The events recorded in the Bible took place over a span of thousands of years and in several different...
"The shack is William Paul Young's metaphor for the heart housed by hurts, lies, and secrets. His aim in the story is to offer an approachable God of relationality and love through whom his protagonist can make sense of tragedies, failures, and disappointments. However, there is another task...
Check out this great message by Dr. Art Azurdia.
If you are a fashion minded Calvinist who would like to display your doctrinal distinctives in a way that will make you the envy of all your friends and neighbors then check out THIS SITE .
Christian philosopher Doug Wilson and atheist Christopher Hitchens have had a lively debate concerning the existence of God. It has been made into a movie called Collision. Check out the website HERE . Wilson is one of the most helpful apoligists that I have read. Here are two of his titles: God Is...
I have begun reading Stephen Nichols' latest offering: Ancient Word, Changing Worlds . So far it is outstanding. I have a deep appreciation for Dr. Nichols. He is perhaps the most readable church historian I have ever read. In the days ahead I am planning to blog my way through his newest book...
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Robert George of Princeton University has written a fine article addressing the troubling "hook up" culture on many university campuses. Whether it is a private institution such as Yale or a public one such as the University of Delaware, the truth is that things begin going badly for them right off...
I finished "The Gospel-Driven Church" series this morning. The seventh message is titled "Mission: Getting the Gospel Out." You can listen to or download it HERE .
Thus the gospel is integrally tied to the Bible’s story-line. Indeed, it is incomprehensible without understanding that story-line. God is the sovereign, transcendent and personal God who has made the universe, including us, his image-bearers. Our misery lies in our rebellion, our alienation from...
I am preaching the final message in "The Gospel-Driven Church" series. The title is "Mission: Getting the Gospel Out." Here is something I found in Chris Wright's book The Mission of God : · We ask, “Where does God fit into the story of my life?,” when the real question is, “Where does my life fit...
This is a portion of a message by Steve Lawson at this year's Shepherd's Conference at Grace Community Church.
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 of Biblical Counseling. I live and pastor in a culture of confident...
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. In his third post he reasons that mission is not simply an...
Dr. Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY recently delivered an outstanding chapel message that needs to be heard. The message I link to in this post is the third in a series of messages dealing with Jesus' wilderness temptation. It deals with Satan's offer to...
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Thabiti over at Pure Church has some helpful thoughts about why Time Magazine's recognition of the "New Calvinism" is not necessarily a good thing. Check it out HERE .
In his book What He Must Be (If he wants to marry my daughter) Voddie Baucham speaks to the problem of young men not being prepared for marriage. Imagine a family who did not prepare their children for college. This would be unthinkable in today’s world. Everyone prepares their child for an...
The latest edition of the 9 Marks eJournal is now available to read or download. I love 9 Marks Ministries and the eJournal - Excellent resources for pastors and church leaders.
A helpful editorial in Christianity Today suggests that the actions of pro-abortion politicians who say they want to "reduce abortion" are actually making things worse. Recently 15 Democratic Senators reintroduced the Prevention First Act ( s. 21 ), a bill ostensibly "to reduce unintended pregnancy...
There has been controversy for generations surrounding the various ways that the New Testament makes use of the Old. For biblical errantists the solution is clear: the New Testament simply gets it wrong. Paul gets it wrong. The writer of Hebrews gets it wrong. Jesus gets it wrong. Of course this...
I am grateful to have had two Sundays in a row without pulpit responsibilities. Although I get a bit antsy when I don't preach for over a week, this break could not have come at a better time with our moving into a new home. Thanks to Tom Walsh and his leadership during COSMOS and to Dave Darwin...
It looks like infamous late-term abortionist George Tiller is finally going to have to answser for some of his actions. Having lived in Wichita from 1999-2008 I can testify to the controversy that surrounds Dr. Tiller. He seems to have had a reckless disregard for Kansas' laws regarding late-term...
TIME Magazine has compiled a list of “ 10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now ” . Check out number three: 1. Jobs Are the New Assets 2. Recycling the Suburbs 3. The New Calvinism 4. Reinstating the Interstate 5. Amortality 6. Africa, Business Destination 7. The Rent-a-Country 8. Biobanks 9. Survival...
In his book Dying Without God: Francois Mitterand's Meditations on Living and Dying , journalist Franz-Olivier Giesbert reflects on how athiesm shaped the former French President's view of death. Al Mohler has written a fine post on the topic. Giesbert describes Mitterand as "a Nietzschean until...
Concerning stem cell research there is so much that the public either does not know or about which they are ill informed. Much of this lack of knowledge and disinformation is due to the outrageously slanted coverage in the news media. Politicians have also been typically shameful in their bending...
...but this is ridiculous!
A fascinating article from 21st Century Science & Technology Magazine by Dr. Wolfgang Lillge exposes where the real promise in stem cell research resides: Adult stem cells. Dr. Lillge writes: Embryonic stem cells are taken from a developing embryo at the blastocyst stage, destroying the embryo...
On March 8 President Obama signed an executive order allowing the use of taxpayer money to be used to destroy human embryos for scientific research. An article addressing this issue appeard today in the Wall Street Journal by Robert George. Dr. George is Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton...
Justin Taylor reports on a tragedy from Marryville, IL. This morning a gunman opened fire during the church service of First Baptist Church of Maryville, IL (about 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis), killing the senior pastor, Fred Winter. Rev. Dr. Winters was in the pulpit at the time. He sought...
“The Word became flesh…” (John 1:14). This was jarring truth for many in the early days of Christianity. In fact, as far as we can tell the first heresy the church had to deal with was Docetism which denied the physical reality of the Lord Jesus. This was a common heresy among the Gnostics who...
St. Louis Today.com has posted an article that demonstrates one very troubling consequence (among many) that will follow if the Freedom of Choice Act becomes law. A proposed bill promising major changes in the U.S. abortion landscape has Roman Catholic bishops threatening to close Catholic...
I am curious about something because I have seen this dealt with in a variety of ways. I am wondering what those Christians who do not accept the historicity of Eden, Adam and Eve, etc. do with the fall. Let me assure you this is not rhetorical nor am I trying to play "gotcha". I am genuinely...
In this month's issue of Touchstone there is an excellent editorial by Russel Moore of Southern Seminary. Dr. Moore writes: It is no accident, after all, that our Ancient Foe first appears in Holy Scripture as a snake—imagery that follows the devil all through the canon to the closing vision of the...
Joseph Meaney of Human Life International has written a powerful article concerning one of the wicked consequences of the inherintly evil act of abortion: "Gendercide." It is a sad fact that abortion has become so sacrosanct in certain circles that many consider it taboo to put in place any...
A little exercise over at the Sacred Sandwich considers what might be the response if Paul's epistle to the Galatians was published in Christianity Today. When you get a chance read through Galatians in one sitting and ask yourself, "How long would it take a pastor to empty out a church if he...
“The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” - John 1:14 The first chapter of John’s Gospel is the clearest statement of what the early church Fathers sometimes called the en-manning of the Savior. More commonly we call this the incarnation of Christ which literally means His en-fleshment. Over...
Global warming alarmists get my vote as the funniest people in America. Not even falling temperatures and growing arctic ice can dampen their quest to stop global warming. Global warming activists stormed Washington Monday for what was billed as the nation's largest act of civil disobedience to...
No one should be surprised by the fact that President Obama is planning to rescind the "conscience rule" which protected health care workers from losing their jobs if they refused to participate in abortions. You can read the story in the Washington Post . Again, this should surprise no one. During...
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Today's Message was part 6 in The Gospel-Driven Church - "Soul Care: Getting the Gospel In". You can listen to or download it HERE .
I am looking forward to Tremper Longman being with us at COS. Dr. Longman, Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in California will be the speaker on Saturday March 28th at our "Cry of the Soul" seminar based upon his book of the same title. If you are a COS attendee or live in the...