That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
From Orthodoxy: If I am asked, as a purely intellectual question why I believe in Christianity, I can only answer, “For the same reason that an intelligent agnostic disbelieves in Christianity.” I believe in it quite rationally upon the evidence. But the evidence in my case, as in that of the intelligent agnostic, is not really …
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Here are some ideas for Christmas and/or birthday gifts for the pastor, theologian, missionary, evangelist, seminarian, or teacher/student of the Bible in your life. Last year I posted a list of books from the SBTS Faculty in 2013, and I’m following it up with this list of books from the SBTS Faculty in 2014. I …
This video gives insight into what real life is like for those bearing witness to the light of the world in Central Asia: Kingdom of darkness from imb connecting on Vimeo.
HT: The French Revolution
Do you want to be a better preacher or public speaker? Do you want to be a better writer? If so, you’ll want to check out The Rhetoric Companion from N. D. Wilson and Douglas Wilson. I’m not saying that reading this book will enable you to write a book like N. D. Wilson’s Notes …
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Into a land of darkness Where the light not legal is, We will go to sing the song Of how the soul may live. This is a land where evil men Forbid the truth be known, Though illegal, we will go, God’s glory must be shown. Doubt not the truth that in the end The …
What hath Whittaker Chambers to do with “Hope and Change”? What hath communism and secular liberalism to do with the promises of God in the Bible? What do racial equality and diversity, environmentalism, peace in our time, provision for all, the hope of socialism, the goals of liberalism, and the aims of all politicians have …
Insightful article by Jonathan Gibson in the latest issue of Themelios, looking at how Edwards viewed his mission to the American Indians, how he adapted his preaching to the new context, and how he pursued “social justice”!
Credit where credit is due: the title of this post comes from Mike’s answer to the last question in this interview. Mike Wittmer’s book Christ Alone was written in response to Rob Bell’s Love Wins, and Wittmer’s book appeared within one month of the release of Love Wins. In this book Wittmer models charity and …
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For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to visit the Grand Canyon. In the mercy and kindness of God, I got to go on a trip for Christian Leaders with my good friends Andy Naselli and Jason Derouchie, and I have definitive proof that my new friendship with Mike Wittmer has changed his …
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Here’s a preview of the dvd based on the book:
What do I mean by cheating? Manipulating evidence so that it says what you want it to say to get people to do what you think they should do, even if that’s not what the Bible tells them to do. Making bad arguments on the basis of bogus statistics that you then use to prey …
The most recent issue of the Towers publication from SBTS reproduces a condensation of a pamphlet John Broadus wrote on “The Duty of Teaching Baptist Distinctives.” If the link doesn’t go straight to the article on the PDF, it’s on the lower third of page 5 (Towers, January 3, 2011). I’ve copied and pasted it …
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Thomas R. Schreiner and Matthew R. Crawford have done us a great service in editing The Lord’s Supper: Remembering and Proclaiming Christ until He Comes, which has just appeared from Broadman and Holman. I’m honored to have contributed to this project, and I’m grateful that Broadman and Holman has kindly granted me permission to post …
Under the leadership of the prolific Timothy Paul Jones, the Gheens Center for Christian Family Ministry has re-launched The Journal of Family Ministry. The editorial introducing the new journal recounts in miniature the remarkable changes that have happened at SBTS since the late 1980s. If you’re thinking about ministering to youth and families, you’ll want …
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I remember hearing John Hannah say at DTS: There are two things that you need to learn at seminary. First, the Bible is God’s word. Second, the Bible is the tool God uses to conform his people to the image of the Lord Jesus. To see God’s word at work in the hearts and lives …
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David Brakke has published a signifcant essay with a fresh translation of Athanasius’s Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter: “A New Fragment of Athanasius’s 39th Festal Letter: Heresy, Apocrypha, and the Canon.” Harvard Theological Review 103 (2010): 47-66. He points to some of the implications of a “new fragment of the Coptic text” of Athanasius’s Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter: …
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It was my privilege to preach at the installation of Ryan Bishop as the Pastor of Graham Bible Church in Graham, TX this past Sunday. The apostle Peter, the rock, follows Christ by humbling himself to serve others, identifying himself as a fellow-elder as he exhorts elders to model Christ-like self-sacrificing shepherding (1 Pet 5:1-4). …
It has been my privilege to preach through the book of Ezra at Kenwood, and here are the sermons in one post: June 27, 2010, Ezra 1-2, God Keeps His Promises July 4, 2010, Ezra 3, Disappointing Fulfillment July 18, 2010, Ezra 4, In the World You Will Have Trouble August 1, 2010, Ezra 5-6, The Second …