That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
Dear Saint, Have you ever wondered what it means that as a believer in Jesus you are indwelt by the Holy Spirit? If we think on this for a moment, it is beyond what we have even dared to dream—God dwells in those of us who believe. Does this have cash value in your life? …
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In God in the Wasteland David Wells defines culture as “the set of shared values that are held to prescribe what is normal in society.” As I’ve indicated before, when I first started hearing the words “Family Worship,” I was a little intimidated. It seemed like a weird thing to do, and I wasn’t sure …
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David Wells opens chapter 8 of God in the Wasteland with this quotation from James Davison Hunter: It would be superficial simply to say that Evangelical theology as practiced by the coming generation is becoming more liberal. Yet the evidence is suggestive of a common trend, one in which the theological tradition is conforming in …
Every Sunday at Redeemer we have a time for a “Prayer of Supplication.” I want to give some explanation of why this is included and provide some pointers as to what we should pray for during this time. This is neither a checklist nor a law. I don’t want anyone to fear that their past …
A friend of mine recently pointed out to me that N. T. Wright’s book, The Challenge of Jesus, is on the Emergent Village reading list. Why are Emergent pastors reading N. T. Wright? Well, besides the fact that Wright is a great writer and this is a very engaging book, Emergent pastors often critique traditional …
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I’ve added a page that gives my schedule. If you’re in the Memorial area of Houston this Sunday, August 13, I’ll be preaching at Chinese Baptist Church of Houston in their 9:15 worship service–it’s the one in English! Then I’ll be at First Baptist Houston on Friday, August 25th at thing for their teachers. My …
The moral universe that can declare Andrea Yates “not guilty by reason of insanity” no longer deserves to be called moral at all. Justice holds that there is right that should be rewarded and encouraged and wrong that should be restrained and punished. This has nothing to do with vengeance, but it has everything to …
I have said before that I think Eric Schumacher is one of the best poets of our day, and he has penned another lovely hymn called What Love Is This? We sing Eric’s hymns from time to time at Redeemer, and I suspect we will praise God together with this one sometime soon. Congratulations to …
I’ll never forget hearing Tommy Nelson argue that the first promise of the Gospel comes in Genesis 3:15. Nelson pointed out that when the text speaks of the serpent’s head being crushed, it says “He will crush your head,” and I remember him saying something like, “that’s a singular, masculine pronoun, ultimately pointing to Jesus.” …
I really hope that people aren’t looking to weblogs for answers to questions like these, but since many probably are, I think it’s worthwhile to respond to a series of questions that came up in the comments section of a previous post. I think that someone wrestling with these issues should ask themselves this question: …
August got going yesterday, but I couldn’t get to this until today. Apologies for being a day late. This month I’ll be praying this prayer: ESV Philippians 1:9–11 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, …
The latest issue of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology is out from Southern Seminary, and Tom Schreiner has a great essay on Preaching and Biblical Theology. He gives crisp explanations of what Biblical Theology is and how it should inform our preaching. He also diagnoses the challenges we are facing with precision and love, …
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In one of the best sermons I’ve read in a while, Eric Schumacher explains what Baptism is and why it’s worth dying for. This is a must read.
According to this quote, Martin Luther sounds like a good Baptist!
Jim Elliff contributed an excellent article in Baptist Press yesterday. Many churches style their worship services like a rock concert followed by a stand up comedian. If that’s what you think church should look like, you should ponder the points made in A Funny Gospel?
I was recently asked about why we always have a time for confession of sins in worship at Redeemer. Dr. Mohler gives a great exposition of the necessity of this in Part Three of his series on worship.
Great article by David Powlison in the most recent email newsletter from 9Marks.
My friend Denny Burk’s post on whether embryonic stem cell research is murder prompted me to ponder this situation. Why should we be concerned about the destruction of these embryonic stem cells? After all, don’t women miscarry fertilized eggs all the time? They do: often fertilized eggs do not implant in the lining of the …
We were blessed to be members at Clifton Baptist Church in Louisville when we were there, and my sweet wife found this list of childrens books they recommend. I thought maybe someone else might be as interested in this as I am. • Douglas Bond’s The Crown & Covenant Series (Rebel’s Keep, King’s Arrow,War) …
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Go read it here, and be sure to see the question in the comments section about Watts’s later Trinitarian language. Haykin says someone needs to study it.