Canon Press has started up a blog, which you can check out here. A lot of good info there.
When God Drops the Rope
If we hear a word enough, we think we know what it means. We live in a Christ sub-culture that has strongly emphasized the need to be “born again.” Without denying this need for regeneration at all, we still have to place the reality in a biblical context, lest we turn it into something entirely …
Unstable in Trial
James tells us that a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways (Jas. 1:8). The word for unstable is akatastatos, and in this context it refers to a man who cannot thank God for trials. A few verses before this, James has famously stated that if a man lacks wisdom, he should ask God …
Take It Easy
“Little learning and much pride comes of hasty reading. Books may be piled on the brain till it cannot work” (Charles Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, p. 177).
Busted
“You don’t wear shades because the future’s so bright. You wear shades because your eyes betray you” (Paul Grant, Blessed Are the Uncool, p. 42).
Why We Should Rather Not Become An Obama-Nation
Whether we like it or not, our understanding of Scripture (or lack of understanding) is a central part of our public policy debates. There will be more on this in an upcoming discussion of N.T. Wright’s unfortunate backing away from some of the central public ramifications of the faith, which he did in the aftermath …
By Faith, Not By Sight
Greeen Baggins has picked up the thread again, and so shall I. There is not a lot to talk about here, but rather just a few questions to answer. Lane gives three basic ways to take the “I am righteous” language of the psalter. One is say that the psalmist is not claiming a perfect …
Last One
Yesterday, I finished up a short, four-part series of sermons on loving little kids. You can find the last one here.
Like A Really Bad Bloody Nose
Fun things are happening on the 100 Cupboards front. “There are some scary moments in this story, which is the first book in a new fantasy adventure series. There also is humor and some lessons about love and bravery. The ending leaves many questions unanswered (for Volume 2, no doubt), all but guaranteeing that this …
Dealing With Towering Germans
I just recently got my copy of Engaging With Barth, and read the contribution by David Gibson (on Barth’s doctrine of election). This volume looks like a fantastic resource for pastors, a resource that is very much needed. For various reasons, Barth has not really gone away and it is important for evangelicals to work …