That’s what my sweet wife said to me yesterday morning: “So are you ready to go to jail?” I haven’t done anything illegal, but the meaning of the word “illegal” seems to be shifting. The question was prompted by my sending her Dr. Mohler’s post on the preacher arrested in Britain for saying that homosexuality …
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Chris Castaldo’s Holy Ground
There are loads of Roman Catholics here in Louisville. Our neighbors on both sides of us are Roman Catholic, so I’m thrilled to see the publication of Chris Castaldo’s Holy Ground: Walking with Jesus as a Former Roman Catholic. I would commend this book to anyone interested in seeing the gospel believed by Roman Catholics. …
Tim Keller in Louisville
Tim Keller will be speaking in Louisville Monday night, November 16. The details can be found here. HT: Ross Shannon
The Beast and the False Prophet
I hadn’t seen this video on the prosperity gospel before I preached Revelation 13:11-18, but it is relevant. Here are my last two sermons on Revelation: Revelation 13:1-10 keeps us from being deceived by Satan so that we can persevere to the end in the true faith. and Revelation 13:11-18 gives us wisdom to distinguish …
Towers Article on Brian Croft’s Visit the Sick
Good article here. No substitute for loving people this way. Earlier post here.
Do Government Handouts Breed Immorality?
The question in the title of this post is not based on a large sample of data. It is only based on two recent conversations I have had with people receiving government handouts. In both cases, I was speaking with unmarried people. In both cases these unmarried people were living with a person of the …
Justin Taylor Diavlogs with Russell Moore on Adopted for Life
I’m fans of both Justin Taylor and Russell D. Moore, and this is really cool. These guys must be on Macs or something. They have recorded a conversation on Dr. Moore’s new book Adopted for Life. Aside from the coolness factor of this video, I can’t speak highly enough of this remarkable book. Theological precision. …
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Greg Wills’ History of Southern Seminary
It’s out: Gregory A. Wills, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1859-2009 It is my understanding that today is its first day being sold at the Lifeway Store on the SBTS campus. I was browsing the book and was surprised to see Scott Hafemann’s name. I won’t type up the whole story surrounding his name, but it …
Revelation 3:7-13, An Open Door No One Can Shut
Sermon audio from yesterday available here: Revelation 3:7–13, An Open Door No One Can Shut Keep the word of Jesus and you will be kept.
New Nettles Biography of Boyce!
I happened to be in the Lifeway Store on the SBTS campus just now and they were setting up the display of this new book by Tom Nettles on James Petigru Boyce, founding father of Southern Seminary. I’m thrilled to have a copy, and eager to read it in this the 150th year since the …
My Tweet Was Too Long, So
Gospel Haiku Pure God, sinful man. Jesus took the penalty. Trust him or face wrath.
Twittering the Gospel
Greg Gilbert has started a contest to see who twitters the best gospel. Since there is no better gospel, maybe I should say “to see who twitters the gospel best”! I don’t tweet, so I don’t know how it works. If they count the spaces, I’m over the limit. If the spaces aren’t counted, I …
Towers Article on David Hamilton’s Gospel Dunk
My brother is the Assistant Coach of the Boyce Bulldogs basketball team, and he played with the team when they recently visited a prison to play an exhibition game and share the gospel. This story in the Towers relates how a nasty dunk opened the door for him to proclaim the gospel.
Toward a Great Commission Resurgence
May the Lord pour out his Spirit and bring this about in our day. Check out the new site, where I just signed the statement. I would also encourage you to have a listen to Dr. Akin’s message. HT: Between the Times
SBC Messianic Fellowship
For those coming in early for the SBC this summer, it would be great to have you join me on Saturday, June 20 from 1:25pm to 4:30 for two sessions at the SBC Messianic Fellowship Meeting. Come ready to study the Twelve Prophets! (some of them, anyway).
Tom Schreiner’s Sermon from This Morning
My mentor, Dr. Tom Schreiner, preached a sermon this morning at Kenwood Baptist Church to install me as pastor there. It was a strong word from 1 Timothy 4:10-16. May the Lord seal it to my heart and bless you with it: 1 Timothy 4:10-16, Tom Schreiner: Installation Service for Jim Hamilton
The Seed of the Woman and the Blessing of Abraham
I have just been alerted that my Tyndale Bulletin essay, “The Seed of the Woman and the Blessing of Abraham,” is now online: “The Seed of the Woman and the Blessing of Abraham,” Tyndale Bulletin 58.2 (2007), 253-73. Here’s the abstract: Might the blessing of Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3 be a direct answer to the …
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Schreiner, Seifrid, and Vickers to Discuss Wright’s Response to Piper
Denny Burk has the details on a conversation that he’ll moderate on Wednesday, April 15 at SBTS. This should be a fascinating conversation, and if you have a particular question Prof. Burk is offering the opportunity to pose it in his comments section. If you can’t be there in person, I suspect the audio will …
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Greg Wills on “Southern Seminary, Southern Baptists, and the Two Religions”
Dr. Greg Wills gave his Faculty Address here at SBTS last week, and it was a fascinating analysis of the “realist” policy pursued by liberals who knew they had to hide what they really thought from the people in the churches who funded their livelihoods. So, those liberals happily took money given to train pastors, …
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Dumisani Theological Institute
Dumisani Theological Institute in South Africa is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. I only know of this school because of my friend Alistair Wilson, who teaches there. Alistair also serves as the New Testament book review editor for Themelios, so if you’re sympathetic with the aims of The Gospel Coalition, you have a friend …