“The issues are important, but no sense getting really worked up over it. If we were all sitting on a used car lot, and one of the F-250 trucks began questioning the existence of Henry Ford, we would all think it was a serious situation, but that is not the same thing as thinking it …
The Necessity of Application
“When we proclaim the gospel, we must go on to unfold its ethical implications, and when we teach Christian behaviour we must lay its gospel foundations” (Stott, Between Two Worlds, p. 157).
Mark Driscoll, Visions, TeamPyro, Cessationism, and Me
As we have reminded you a number of times, we have a conference coming up called The Grace Agenda. More information about that can be gathered here, and of course I recommend it to you. But if you know anything about this conference at all, you probably know that Mark Driscoll is one of the …
Take It Slow
John MacArthur recently wrote on the question of alcohol consumption, which you all can read here. Frankly, given his exegetical abilities and his dedication to the teaching of Scripture, this was profoundly disappointing. As it happened, a month or so ago, I read the manuscript of Joel McDurmon’s latest book, What Would Jesus Drink?, in …
When the Scaffolding Came Down, What Remained?
“God did not intend to tear down the Abrahamic house when He tore down the Mosaic scaffolding . . . . There is no reason to believe the New Covenant has made God’s people childless and barren. The prophets said that spiritual fruitfulness would increase under the New Covenant, not decrease and vanish!” (To a …
On Feeling Sorry for Exxon
Here is a little datum that should cheer you right up (HT: Frank Turk). The thing that is revelatory about this, if you think about it right, is how far we have to go in shifting our paradigm on the nature of corporate greed. The debate ought not to be over whether there is such …
Bumped to the Top Again
Ashtown Burials I–The Dragon’s Tooth (book trailer) from Gorilla Poet Productions on Vimeo.
His Name and His Power
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #44 “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, to deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that …
Buried in Baptism
“When someone is buried they are completely enclosed or surrounded. In the same way, when someone is immersed in water, he is completely enclosed or surrounded” (To a Thousand Generations, p. 108).
And Have Him Arrested
A friend wrote privately to ask me this: “Isn’t there a difference in kind between a woman being the CEO of a homeschool curriculum company and a woman serving as the commander in chief with authority over the generals?” And someone in the comments asked: “what if, instead of a Chemical Engineer husband and a …