Tag Archives: truth

a great speech

Posted on June 21, 2010 by bkingr

Justice Scalia gave a speech this last week at his granddaughter’s high school on the occasion of her graduation from that institution. here is a brief but delicious excerpt. “[A] platitude I want discuss comes in many flavors. It can … Continue reading →

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truth and pride

Posted on June 16, 2010 by bkingr

as Dane Ortlund tells us, there is a very fine but recognizable line between defending truth and defending one’s own honor. …..I’m struck by my own and others’ inability to discern between concern for the truth and concern for being … Continue reading →

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heresy in small groups?

Posted on April 26, 2010 by bkingr

Neil Cole takes a look at the possibility/probability of heresy in small groups and how to avoid it. He hit the same subject in the Verge 2010 conference. We have an excellent antibody system in the organic church movement. In … Continue reading →

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Shepherding to truth

Posted on May 22, 2009 by bkingr

Matt Chandler’s excellent post on shepherding people to truth: Give people texts to read and then give them plenty of space to wrestle. I love strong, convincing theologically driven books. The Bible’s better. Listen. Don’t listen to respond. Listen. You’ll … Continue reading →

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truth in love

Posted on April 29, 2009 by bkingr

Paul reminded the Ephesian church that only with truth would there be mature Christian unity and only if truth was spoken in love. Truth cannot be ducked or minimized in any way, but it must be softened with compassion. It … Continue reading →

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tyranny?

Posted on April 13, 2009 by bkingr

why use such a strong word when judges make up law and choose to favor one group over another rather than allow democratic processes to work? Keith Pavlischek at First Things quotes Nathan Diament who calls this struggle over competing … Continue reading →

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what he said

Posted on April 8, 2009 by bkingr

here is Mark Driscoll talking about holding truth tightly while being relevant to the culture. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WuKIxQszJw&hl=en&fs=1] Bumped up from last July, because it is still relevant. here is the page where you can download the entire message that the above … Continue reading →

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truth and doctrine

Posted on March 20, 2009 by bkingr

Kevin DeYoung has a great series of four posts on Truths that Transform, Doctrines that Damn. Here are his summary conclusions, but go read all four posts. First off, we see that anyone who says they have a church with … Continue reading →

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contending and contextualizing

Posted on March 13, 2009 by bkingr

The church must both contend for truth and must contextualize truth to be effective in evangelism. Compare II Timothy 1:14 to I Corinthians 9:22. Hunter Beaumont’s diagnosis of the current evangelical moment is that we are over-contextualizing and under-contending: But … Continue reading →

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our culture's effect on our faith

Posted on January 17, 2009 by bkingr

Al Mohler is hitting on a very sensitive topic with this post. It is a more complete picture of the effect than the slice that I was looking at in my comments to this post. I said the following: Number … Continue reading →

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Ligonier West Coast Conference

Posted on September 28, 2008 by bkingr

Outlines of various talks given at the Ligonier West Coast Conference are posted on the Ligonier Ministries blog. As you would expect, there is some challenging and excellent material being presented. The one on Postmodernism by Ligon Duncan caught my … Continue reading →

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New link in the sidebar

Posted on August 31, 2008 by bkingr

I put a new link over to the right to this excellent page on Resurgence. It is an excellent refutation of doctrinal errors that some leaders are making in an attempt to be culturally relevant. I post here again Driscoll’s … Continue reading →

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more on marriage

Posted on August 28, 2008 by bkingr

This quick post is an update to the one below it to give a little more context. The angst described in this article has been felt by every person married more than a week. That is why the article strikes … Continue reading →

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one of the saddest things I have read

Posted on August 28, 2008 by bkingr

If you want to see “the Lie” in action then read this article. It is an offering from Oprah.com. Here is a peek or two or four: I contemplate divorce every day. It tugs on my sleeve each morning when … Continue reading →

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Is it possible?

Posted on August 11, 2008 by bkingr

Is it possible to combine elements that the emerging church is using to connect with the culture, with correct doctrine? are they antithetical? or can they be complimentary and fill the gaps in each other’s approach? Must we choose one … Continue reading →

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