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a brilliant example of contrast
on August 1, 2007, an interstate highway bridge collapsed in minneapolis, minnesota. This collapse and the internet combined to allow all of us to see an almost real time contrast between arminian and calvinist views of God’s sovereignty in the … Continue reading
pulpit magazine is back
Pulpit magazine took a hiatus back in November, but has returned with a bang. One of the highlights of the return has been a series on Calvinism by Phil Johnson. so far there have been five parts, but none of … Continue reading
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Tagged arminianism, calvinism, john macarthur, phil johnson, pulpit magazine
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NY Times on Mark Driscoll
the New York Times Magazine has written a long article on Mark Driscoll. Who he is, where he came from, his ministry, his doctrine, Mars Hill Church, calvinism….the whole shootin’ match. here are four brief excerpts from a four page … Continue reading
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Tagged calvinism, creation project, jonathan dodson, mark driscoll, mars hill church, new calvinism, seattle
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what is the target?
Ed Stetzer has some interesting thoughts about the gospel that we are preaching and the goal of conversion according to that gospel. Here is his full article at catalyst. the excerpts that Ed posted on his blog follow: I continue … Continue reading
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Tagged church, conversion, D.A. Carson, ed stetzer, membership, movements, simple gospel, the gospel
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James 3:1
James 3:1 says that not many of us should be teachers because we who teach will be judged more strictly. Teaching the word of God to the people of God is a huge responsibility and should be approached with an … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture, politics
Tagged abortion, catholic politicians, catholic priests, judgment, responsibility, stricter judgment, teaching
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the Bible
another one of Challies’ Wednesday links was to this article. Ray Ortlund discusses some statistics detailing the shockingly high levels of biblical illiteracy in the general population and among christians. he then gives six excellent suggestions for dealing with this … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, duty, illiteracy, lip service, the church
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the church as an organism
Ligonier has put up an article about the Church as an organism instead of an organization. I love this part: By contrast, to say that the church is an organism, we immediately sense that an organism is alive. An organism … Continue reading
one way?
You may have heard a while back about a survey that indicated most American Christians believe that there is more than one way to heaven. The survey’s methodology was questioned and, as a result, it has been redone. The results … Continue reading
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Tagged doctrine, Dr. Al Mohler, exclusivity of the gospel, One Way?, pew forum, religious survey, superficiality, Todd Burus
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preaching test
Ligonier has posted a quote from Al Mohler on the mystery of preaching: R. Albert Mohler: “There is something deeply mysterious about Christian preaching, both in terms of its communication and in terms of its content. After all, what we … Continue reading
rick warren
I was watching this video (HT challies) and thinking about universal v. limited atonement. the questioner takes Rick’s universal atonement position and just wraps it around his neck like a bunch of stinky garlic. Rick tries to wiggle and squirm, … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, beliefnet, rick warren, tim challies, universalism
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God is God, not your girlfriend or boyfriend
Jonathan Dodson hits on something that bugs me too about some contemporary christian songs. God is not properly the subject of a sappy syrupy love song that could just as easily have been sung about our then current crush when … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary christian music, God's love, God's wrath, jonathan dodson
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a bit of Tim Keller
Darryl Dash interviews Tim Keller here and here. they are short and interesting so go take a look. here is a tease from part 1: The evangelical Church is bitterly divided into groups that say, either we should change the … Continue reading
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Tagged contextualization, darry dash, justin taylor, the gospel, tim keller
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more on the Shack
Resurgence has posted Scott Lindsey’s thorough review of The Shack. It is the best one I have seen yet at taking the problems with the book head on from scripture. Bookmark the page and go back to it anytime someone … Continue reading
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Tagged scott lindsey, the shack, tim challies, william p. young
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church planting
Two interesting links that I ran across yesterday. Both of them are in this post by Reformissionary and the Dan Kimball article was also mentioned in this post by Chris Marlow. The question I have is about church planting. Mark … Continue reading
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Tagged acts 29, dan kimball, mark driscoll, missional church, preaching, teaching
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ouch, from the Onion
ouch! go take a look at this from the Onion and wince. It is satire, so maybe a little over the top, but too close to home on too many fronts. What I’m trying to say is, don’t let the … Continue reading
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Tagged baptist theology, christianity, malcom yarnell, satire, The Onion, tom ascol
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church tradition metaphor?
how about old couch? was great when it was new 20 years ago, but now it isn’t. can’t get rid of it because of all the wonderful memories associated with it. metaphor courtesy of Andy Stanley, via CataBlog
the result of knowing Christ
here is the result of KNOWING the Jesus described below. when you KNOW the sovereign supreme Jesus intimately well, then you can calmly reject pardons that would keep you from burning at the stake if you would only reject that … Continue reading
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Tagged john rogers, martyrdom, queen mary, refusal to recant, the gospel
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Voddie Baucham
who knew? he seemed so normal. So passionate about the gospel. wow. Just can’t ever tell about some people. Here let him tell you himself: However, neither of these constituted fatal infractions. I co-sponsored an education in 2004, but preached … Continue reading
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Tagged calvinism, Doctrines of Grace, southern baptist convention, Timmy Brister, TULIP, voddie baucham
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shoot the wolves
Many of you may remember Mark Driscoll’s talk at the Desiring God National Conference this year. Item number three in that message is that we have a responsibility to shoot the wolves. As I mentioned here, shooting the wolves means … Continue reading
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Tagged adrian warnock, penal substitutionary atonement, steve chalke, the gospel
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Questions at church?
I don’t watch the show Desperate Housewives so I only have a passing familiarity with it or its characters. But thanks to the Vision Navigator, I saw this clip and it struck a chord with me. watch this right quick … Continue reading
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Tagged al mohler, dangerous housewives, examination, feedback, god, humility, lynette, questions, teaching, understanding, vision navigator
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some thoughts on Missional
here are a couple of videos about the AL in missional. funny but with a point. watch for nine and a half minutes. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxgPMYqsRY4&hl=en&fs=1] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-96a8LuuUU&hl=en&fs=1] via Jesse Phillips at Catalyst.
Southern Baptist Preachers
If you are a preacher in the SBC, then Scott Hart has a word for you. In fact, he has several contained in an open letter here. Here are a few of Scott’s words, but go on over to his … Continue reading
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Tagged SBC, SBC decline, SBC pastors, southern baptist, southern baptist convention
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young men adrift
Collin Hansen has a great article in Christianity Today today. He first states the problem: You know the guy. He somehow managed to graduate college, but he still lives with his parents. And he doesn’t plan to move out anytime … Continue reading
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Tagged challenge, collin hansen, danger, dangerous, gospel, men adrift, missions, risk, young men
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