Check out this forum with Carl Trueman and Greg Beale. Great stuff. Also, if you would like to challenge yourself with a little deep reading you may want to get Dr. Beale's new book The Erosion of Inerrancy or J.I. Packer's classic Fundamentalism and the Word of God .

"We meet it most [a general ecumenical outlook] in the form of an all-pervasive climate of opinion which dislikes anything that is really distinctive in doctrine or in life, which demands, indeed, ever less emphasis on doctrine, on definition, or on ethical principle. "Never was a time when...

That's a lesson I still find myself learning. I know that I can be sarcastic at times. I also know that some folks hate sarcasm and often times for good reason. As someone who has a gift for gab it is not that unusual for me to sin with my tongue (or keyboard). Anyway, I just wanted you all to know...

My wife pointed out this site to me this evening. I started reading it and was deeply challenged. Let me know what you think. Anyone up for it?

John Updike , one the most acclaimed American novelists of the 20th century died yesterday at the age of 76. Updike was a fascinating man. He was a lifelong church member. Having grown up Lutheran, he later became an Episcopalian. It seems to me that Updike was a pretty good embodiment of a...

I know that some will not like that I posted this video. But everything Dr. Piper says here is true. I know that some want me to shut up about abortion, particularly the political connections. I have been asked to stop. But I trust you will understand that I cannot do this. We as a people must not...

When Nancy Pelosi (or any pro-abortion politician) says "family planning" they really mean abortion.

“America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships. It has...

Check out THIS post from The Confabulum .

President Barack Obama has kept his promise to put an end to the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. Today he signed an executive order that the prison for terrorist combatants be closed within a year. Naive? Certainly. The men held at Gitmo are not nice fellas and no country in the world wants them...

Click HERE to listen to the first message ("The Matter of First Importance") in our new series of messages The Gospel-Driven Church .

Check out this prayer offered by Al Mohler for our new President. Don't simply read it but make it your prayer.

Bishop Gene Robinson offers his blasphemous "prayer" to his own personal god.

Thanks to Church of the Saviour for a terrific day. They formally installed me as their Senior Pastor/Teacher. They brought my parents and in-laws out for the occassion. It was a very generous thing to do. The kindness shown by the congregation was encouraging beyond words. I was also happy to...

I would interested to know how you would answer the closing question of this video.

Of Bishop Robinson's inclusion in the inaugural festivities Al Mohler writes: One interesting facet of the controversies over Warren and Robinson is the fact that the inclusion of the one does not placate the critics of the other. Homosexual activists are still angry over the choice of Warren to...

Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia has recently released a document consisting of affirmations and denials regarding the nature of the Bible and biblical interpretation. Those familiar with the issues surrounding professor Pete Enns' departure know the controversy that WTS has been...

“I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life; who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spake by the prophets.” In Scripture it is made clear that the Father is the object of our praying. But it is equally...

“When we pray we make our request known to God by the help of the Holy Spirit; in the name, authority, and mediation of our Lord Jesus Christ; with faith, fervency, and submission to the will of God; and with sole reference to his honor and glory.” - Walt Kaiser

Anne Hendershott at the Wall Street Journal has written a fascinating article on the Kennedy family's transformation from pro-life to pro-abortion. She reports on a meeting at the Kennedy compound in 1964 where several Roman Catholic theologians and leaders provided a theological rationale for...

“Pray then like this: ‘Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name.’” - Matthew 6:9 “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children then heirs – heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.” - Romans 8:15 We generally begin prayers by addressing the...

Next week Church of the Saviour launches Prayer Week 2009 . With that in mind I will be posting some essays dealing with prayer, particularly The Lord's Prayer. Michael Horton, always worth reading, wrote a series of articles on the Lord's Prayer for Modern Reformation . Here is a portion of an...

“I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.” - Jeremiah 24:7 “And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” - John 17:3 “You...

Having no idea what it takes to run a business, meet a payroll, or deal with the consequences of their own actions government beuarocrats decide to tax cows for crimes against the environment. Check out THIS STORY from Business and Media Institute . Are we next? Will the EPA ban Mexican food and...