This past week I attended the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention for the first time. Various reactions to the meeting can be read in the blogosphere. The two main impressions I came away with were these: (1) all of us who are recent graduates of SBC seminaries have no right to complain about …
Category Archives: Reformation and Revival
Amen to the Attitude!
Andrée Seu has written a column in this week’s World magazine on why she is now wearing a head-covering to church. I second every attitudinal instinct she expresses in her piece, and I pray her tribe will increase! That said, though I agree with her submission to Scripture and embrace the clear roles it gives …
Faithful unto Death with the Sacred Trust
We who steward the mysteries of God have been given a sacred trust, and some of us have been given the unspeakable privilege of learning to read the Bible in the languages in which it was written. Denny Burk gives a moving testimony to a godly man, now gone to glory, who was a faithful …
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The Problem with Penal Substitution
Set to appear in the “Forum” section of the next edition of SBJT. Posted here with the editor’s permission. “Mercy and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other” (Ps 85:10). The problem with penal substitutionary atonement isn’t the idea that God could be wrathful. Anyone who believes the Bible—and reads it—will …
Eric Redmond Joins the Blogroll
One of the great blessings of the blog-world is that it helps us find like-minded people. I am delighted to announce the new blog of Pastor Eric Redmond, Senior Pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Temple Hills, MD. Thabiti has interviewed Eric here, and you can check out Eric’s blog here. May the Lord use …
Free Christian Audio Book: The Reformed Pastor
Each month ChristianAudio is excited to give away one free audio book download. The books we give away are free for only one month. After that they are sold at the regular price. So make sure that you check back regularly and download these great Christian Classics for FREE! Use this coupon code – MAY2007 …
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May/June 9News
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Recent Martyrs
Stop whatever you are doing and go read this post on these three men: Ugur Yuksel Tilman Geske with his wife and three children Necati Aydin I have often heard John Piper say that the Muslim world will not be won without martyrs. May the Lord be pleased to use the testimony of these men …
Chosen for Life, by Sam Storms
One evening during my freshman year in college at the University of Arkansas, I asked my wise Sunday School teacher, “Do you believe in predestination?” He responded simply, “The word is in the Bible.” The word is in the Bible, but what does it mean and how does it work? If you or someone you …
9News on Elders
The February edition of 9News is now available. Here is the table of contents: SELECTING ELDERS A Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum We asked a roundtable of pastors and theologians one question: “What lessons have you learned the hard way in selecting elders?” Answers from John MacArthur, Michael Lawrence, Phil Newton, “Ed Roberts,” Sinclair Ferguson, Bruce …
N. T. Wright and John Stott on Different Sides of the Issue
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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Volume 2 of NACSBT: Believer’s Baptism
Volume 2 of the NAC Studies in Bible and Theology series is now available. This book was edited by my mentor, Tom Schreiner, along with my good friend Shawn Wright. This is sure to be the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and useful discussion of all the swirling questions about who should be baptized, when, why, how, …
Prayer of the Month: Philemon verse 6
NAS Philemon 1:6 and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’s sake.
Hope for Holland?
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.
Baptism
I got a note from an old friend today asking if I had written anything on baptism. That prompted me to search my blog for the things I’ve written on Baptism, and I thought maybe others would be interested in these links as well: Why Don’t Baptists Commune with Presbyterians? Baptism, Church Membership, and “Together …
The Church Militant and Her Warfare
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 …
9News on Biblical Theology
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 …
The Kingdom of Christ
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 …
Why Do Teens Go To Church?
Check out what Time has to say. Surprisingly, they don’t seem to go because they want to be entertained. HT: Justin Taylor
The Northbrook Conference
The Northbrook Conference begins tomorrow night. If you can’t make it to Cedar Rapids with us, you can follow along thanks to Doug McHone of Coffee Swirls, who will be liveblogging the conference. May the Lord bless his people and sanctify them through his word!