In the comments section of my recent post N.T. Wright Rides a Pale Horse, Tom Wright was kind enough to come by and leave a contribution to the discussion. Just to say — thanks for the free publicity, Doug, but too bad I simply don’t recognise myself either in your portrait or in some of …
N.T. Wright Rides a Pale Horse
Peter Enns asks N.T. Wright a question here, and I would like to kibbitz about the answer for a little bit. After I weary of that, I shall lay myself down to rest a while, and then rise up again for some fresh kibbitzing in the morning. In his answer, Wright says that in America …
If You Start Purple, Finish Purple
Today Rachel Held Evans tweeted that despite her disagreements with him, she would be happy to come to the Lord’s Table with John Piper any time. No matter what, he’s a brother. A brother who creates a big-time abusive environment for blaming the victim, but still a brother, right? Sorry, but it doesn’t work like …
Don’t Waste the Point
In the ruckus following Rachel Held Evan’s attack on various and sundry, at least three important things have been going on in the barrage of comments at various sites. The first has to do with the alleged abuse case at Sovereign Grace Ministries. That is a situation about which I know next to nothing, and …
Yeah, Well, Give Me Time
I am currently on the road, and so my turnaround times are not what they ought to be. But I hope to have more on the whole RHE deal later today. I would tell what I am thinking now, but I don’t want to do that with my thumbs from the back seat of a …
Rachel Held Evans Denies the Cat
In the aftermath of the Oklahoma tragedy, Rachel Held Evans took John Piper to task for claiming, right in line with the Bible, that if disaster befalls a city, it is from the hand of God (Amos 3:6). Not only is it from the hand of God, but it is from the hand of a …
Federal Vision Controversy, R.I.P.?
For those who have been following the case, Peter Leithart was tried and exonerated by his presbytery (Pacific Northwest). There was a complaint about it, and so now the SJC of the entire PCA heard the case, and Peter Leithart was found to be teaching within the boundaries of the Westminster Standards. There is a …
The Chewy Porter of Reformation Evangelicalism
As I never tire of saying, the new birth is not an optional add-on extra. It is absolutely essential, but since we tend to get gummed up on this kind of thing, it is also important to fill that statement in. Essential to what? If we say “essential to salvation,” which is the correct answer, …
The Authenticity Jive
Carl Trueman recently had a podcast conversation with Todd Pruitt on “Coolvinism,” which you can listen to here. Thanks to those who helped me find it. I agreed with all the concerns they were discussing — about potential abuses and so on — and I am not writing here to take issue with anything they …
11 Theses on Believing God
1. Born as we are in a fallen race, we need to begin with the recognition that unbelief is our default setting (Matt. 13:58). Unbelief is abnormal, but not really unusual. 2. This means that we are in a state of perpetual tension, because everything in the world around us declares the faithfulness of God …