I am just now finishing up one of the most satisfying books I have read in a long time — Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism. I will be posting further comments on the book in the future, but for now it should suffice to say that anyone who is in the slightest degree interested in the …
News Flash
News flash — Sam Duncan, the prosecutor for the Auburn Avenue business, stated on the floor of the Louisiana Presbytery that no one from LAP could expect to get a fair trial before the SJC. This astonishing comment has been commented on in different places. Jeff Meyers has this, and Lane posted an explanation after …
Such a Coercive Play
Most Christians do not have a problem in acknowledging God’s control over the physical creation. Not a sparrow falls to the ground apart from the Father, and He know the numbers of atoms that make up the planet Jupiter. Not only does He know the number of atoms there, He also knows the position and …
Bright Orange Paint on the Deep Green Carpet
We have been having a wonderful time here in the UK, seeing the sights and fellowshiping with the British saints. One of the points that has come up in various discussions is related to one of the more admirable traits of British evangelicalism — which is a great zeal and concern for evangelism, coupled with …
The Last Words of David
The Preamble of the Constitution of the State of Idaho includes this: “We, the people of the State of Idaho, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our common welfare do establish this Constitution.” Later, the same Constitution says: “All political power is inherent in the people. Government is …
What A Fine Boy!
I somehow missed Green Baggins’ treatment of the first part of my chapter on justification. Again, there is not much to say because there is so much agreement. I am tempted to say that had there been no unnecessary controversy, there would be complete agreement. But, there you go. I quoted Randy Booth in order …
Incoherence at the Top
Nancy and I are visiting the kids in Oxford, and a friend of ours rang up (see?) to say that the Archbishop of C was going to be on the radio talking about the need to accommodate Sharia law. I couldn’t find the interview on the radio, but there is a link to the story …
Calvinistic Synergy
Green Baggins has now resumed his review of my “Reformed” Is Not Enough, picking up where he left off. That, as it turns out, is with the second half of Chapter 21, on justification by faith. He discusses briefly –without really disagreeing — my illustrative point that justification and sanctification are definitionally related, but not …
Might As Well Go Along Quietly
An election is fast approaching. Many Christians are distressed at the condition of our country, and they are equally distressed over the choices they have in elections. Why is “none of the above” ever an option? While it is not appropriate to use a Christian pulpit as a partisan platform, it is equally unacceptable for …
Is the Christian Faith Right-Wing?
As the crisis in our country deepens, we must recognize the culpable role of the Church in bringing this crisis about. Not only has it been a culpable role, it has been a central culpable role. Because we have not been people of the Word, the result has been virtually no prophetic ministry to the …