The men who drafted the Westminster Confession believed, as do I, that a lifetime of celibacy for a man not specially gifted by God for that calling is an impossibility. They said: “No man may vow to do any thing forbidden in the Word of God, or what would hinder any duty therein commanded, or …
Debate Footage With Sullivan Now Up
Here she be.
Book of the Month/March 2013
Gosh, what a book. I really cannot recommend this book highly enough. This will be a relatively short review — what I want to do is give a brief summary of the set-up, mention three things about it that were simply wonderful, and then conclude with a plea for you to get it and …
Book of the Month/March 2013
Gosh, what a book. I really cannot recommend this book highly enough. This will be a relatively short review — what I want to do is give a brief summary of the set-up, mention three things about it that were simply wonderful, and then conclude with a plea for you to get it and read …
Spiritual Disciplines: Breathe
INTRODUCTION:We are going to be spending this week and the next two on the subject of the spiritual disciplines. I am putting them together as three imperatives—breathe, eat, work. When God put Adam into this world, He gave him the breath of life, He gave him food to eat, and He gave him work to …
The Cootie Contagion Radius
One of the things we have to learn as Christians is that, when it comes to appearances, we clean up real nice. But we also have to remember that this is also true of whited sepulchers. They clean up real nice also. When new Christians join us, still reeling and recovering from all the problems …
Threat and Promise
The Bible describes God has one who sometimes repents, sometimes changing His mind (Gen. 6:7). The Scripture also describes God as one who does not do so (1 Sam. 15:29). How are we to harmonize this? We know that with regard to His eternal decrees God freely and unalterably ordains whatsoever comes to pass. But …
A Century of Sinkholes
Here are a few post mortem thoughts on the debate last Wednesday night with Andrew Sullivan. I’ll begin with some scattershot comments, and then get to others that go closer to the root of the matter. We had the privilege of having Andrew and Peter Hitchens as guests for dinner at our home, along with …
The Gist of My Prepared Remarks
Below are my prepared remarks for the debate this evening with Andrew Sullivan. I presented this (at the event) in two pieces, and didn’t quite get all of it in, but this does provide you with some idea. Good evening, all. I would like to begin by thanking the Lord for how everything has come …
Peer Pressure Review
One of the claims I have been making is that the world runs on accusation. Searching out the truth, examining the arguments, and making your decisions on that basis is one way of doing business, but another, much more popular way, is to find out what all the other kids are doing, and just go …