That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
In these words of 2 Timothy 2:3 Paul exhorts Timothy to bear up under suffering for Christ the way that soldiers stand in battle. A beautiful picture of a soldier standing in battle is given today in the Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal essay by Daniel Henninger, “The Real American Idol.” Henninger describes the Medal …
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Here’s a great word from NT Prof. Dr. Rob Plummer of SBTS on the dangers of sexual sin.
Union University recently hosted a Baptist Identity conference, and the audio is here. Here’s the lineup: Session X – Timothy George Session IX – Ed Stetzer Session VIII – Jim Shaddix Session VII – Gregory A. Thornbury Session VI – David S. Dockery Session IV – Paige Patterson Session III – Mike Day Session II …
I am so glad to be married. That was the sentence resounding in my head as I looked through 5 Paths to the Love of Your Life, edited by Alex Chediak. In God’s kindness and providence he gave me a wife even though I didn’t have the benefit of a book such as this. If …
A week ago Eric Schumacher preached a great sermon defending the idea of formal, active church membership. This is a great presentation of the biblical evidence for “church membership,” even though the Bible doesn’t explicitly say: “Make a list of all the members of the church and have new people formally join the church.” I …
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Well, at least he’s engaged in a group blog. You can check out his post about this Sunday’s sermon, which looks quite interesting, here. HT: JT
February is black history month, and that with the February 23rd release of Amazing Grace, a movie about the life of William Wilberforce, make John Piper’s recently released Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce a must read for this month. This is a brief 76 page book that tells a beautiful story of …
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Great interview here on the intersection of Dr. Mohler’s theology and his recent illness. Praise God for this faithful servant, and praise God for his continued life! HT: JT
This is a great essay in the most recent issue of the Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
From comments I have received I present these brief responses in question and answer format. For a fuller presentation of my position, see my essay, “What Women Can Do in Ministry: Full Participation within Biblical Boundaries.” For answers to other questions, see Schreiner and Köstenberger’s Women in …
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According to this report, N. T. Wright is not pleased with some evangelicals in the Church of England who have announced that they will no longer fund the COE’s apostasy: The Bishop of Durham, The Rt. Rev. Dr. N. T. Wright has come out blasting a Covenant drawn up by a coalition of Church of …
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Why all this fuss among evangelicals about N. T. Wright? He is a great communicator, which makes him fun to listen to and fun to read. And he helps people think in fresh ways about Jesus and Paul—ways that often seem like the key that fits the lock of both the Old Testament and …
We might be seeing the first light of a post-secular dawn in Western Europe. See this story on “Holland’s Post-Secular Future” from the Weekly Standard.
Here is a book in which the birth of a male child signals hope for the whole world. The child is hunted by an evil ruler (remember Herod?), fathered by a man named Luke, Christened by a man named Theo (the Gospel of Luke is addressed to Theophilis), and born of a woman with a …
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I’m very excited about the direction that B&H Academic is going, and I’m particularly grateful that they decided to start the series NAC Studies in Bible and Theology, the first volume of which is God’s Indwelling Presence (pictured on the right). I commend to your attention an interview with Ray Clendenen on where B&H Academic …
The content of this post will, Lord willing, appear in the Spring 2008 issue of the Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. At the request of the editor, the post has been removed and will be re-posted once the journal has been out for 90 days. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks to the efforts of my friend Chris Caldwell, Baptist Church of the Redeemer now has a new website. Check it out. The Reverend Doctor Denny Burk would say something really cool here, like, “Shout out to my homie, Chris!” but I’ll just say “Well done, brother, and hearty thanks!”
ETS last week was a great experience. It was good to fellowship with old friends, spend more time with some new ones, and enjoy some stimulating presentations. I presented a paper called “The Church Militant and Her Warfare: We Are Not Another Interest Group.” The gist is that the church is God’s tool for transforming …
The latest edition of 9News is out, also available in PDF here. Here is the table of contents: BIBLICAL THEOLOGY Where Is Your Story Written? Conventional wisdom decries all grand stories of life and history. But Scripture presents the ultimate story of God’s work in creation and new creation. Michael Lawrence introduces his series in biblical …
Many people want to bring more balance to the narrow focus on the individualistic aspects of salvation so prominent in yesterday’s evangelicalism. In some emerging circles there is so much focus on the community and the big story of the Bible that one wonders if individuals are still part of the picture at all. Yes …