The Scriptures tell us what kind of man is qualified to lead us. “Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens”(Ex. 18:21). …
Hope to See You There
I am looking forward to our Fall Conference. As you may have noticed, Mark Driscoll will be joining us, and more information about the conference can be gleaned by clicking on anything you see that has The Grace Agenda on it. But also keep in mind that this time slot will be hopping here in …
More Guitar Chops
Our next addition to the Logos Benefit Concert line-up is Gene Helsel. Read more about him here. Turns out the presiding minister of Knox Presbytery has guitar chops.
The Oil of Anointing Doesn’t Make You Slick
“It must be acknowledged that our reservation concerning many of these novel ministry methodologies has nothing to do with preferring a traditional style of ministry over against a more contemporary emphasis. Contemporaneity is not the issue. Effectual Christianity will always prove contemporary to the unique mission-field given to it by Jesus Christ. Rather, the issue …
The Problem of the Boring Testimony
Far from being a degradation of standards of covenant purity, [the Half-way Covenant] was the direct result of having artificially high standards. The Bible requires a confession that Jesus is Lord, and the absence of a scandalous lifestyle. It does not require a convulsive Damascus road experience on the part of every convert, especially those …
Right in the Juicy Spot
IVP has released a new title, called The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex Is Too Important to Define Who We Are (HT: Baylyblog). Reading how they have described it themselves was like playing ping pong with your junior high friends, and one of them hits the ball about five feet above the table, exactly …
No Root in Himself
One of the reasons why we talk past each other on the question of apostasy is that we succumb to the common mistake of choosing which verses are the “clear” ones. A hermeneutical rule of thumb (quite a good one, I should add) is that unclear verses should be interpreted in the light of the …
Clean Contentment
INTRODUCTION: One of the running temptations we encounter in this world is the temptation to come up with makeshift forms of holiness. We think we know what God wants, and we bustle around to come up with some form of that on our own. But then we discover later, to our dismay, that this is …
Sermons on You Tube
We have just gotten certification to upload sermon length clips to YouTube, and we have now begun the process. Here is one of the first.
With the Piano Bits
Those following this blog know that on March 11 we will be holding a benefit concert for Logos School — an evening where classical education meets classic rock. As the event continues to come together, it is promising to be a really fun event. If the event is only as much fun as the practices …