A Marxist Response to Evangelicalism
Is there such a thing as evangelicalism?
The assumption in this sentence is that there is such a thing as evangelicalism and that it is presently defined theologically. That seems to me to be a huge stretch. Given that evangelicals disagree on everything from God’s foreknowledge to the ordination of women, it is hard to use the word in the singular in... Continue Reading
Thou Shall Have More Kids
In defense of bigger families and smaller budgets
Regardless if yours is a small family or a big one, we need to ask ourselves: Do we continue to allow culture to shape our vision of the good life? Does the state of our bank account take priority over all things? It’s not often that a company asks you to “go make babies,”... Continue Reading
A Woman and Her Bible
Bible, Spirit, Church, Individual
In the case of the Christian and the Bible, most Protestants now believe that we, our Bibles open before us and the Spirit operating within us, not the church, must decide. This is not what Luther and Calvin had in mind. As I have written before, what has happened is that we got rid of... Continue Reading
Disagreeing with Owen Strachan: A Christian Woman Doesn’t have to be “Gentle and Quiet” in Society
Although wives are commanded to submit to their husbands (Eph. 5:22-24), and there is a distinct creation-order to the marriage relationship (Gen. 2:23-24; 1 Cor. 11:7-12), one must not blur the line between society and marriage. A woman is free to possess any vocation in society that a man can occupy so long as she... Continue Reading
Wisdom for Pastors: Being Regretful but Not Devastated
Isn't it wonderful that we can stare our deepest, darkest failures in the face and be unafraid?
Isn’t it comforting that we can honestly face our most regretful moments and not be devastated? Isn’t it amazing that we can confess that we really are sinners and be neither fearful nor depressed? We can do all of these things because, like David, we have learned that our hope in life is not in... Continue Reading
The Cost of Compromise
Compromised truth has no hope of rescuing the eternal souls of men and women
This is a battle we cannot wage effectively if we always try to come across to the world as merely nice, nonchalant, docile, agreeable, fun-loving people. We must not take our cues from others who are perfectly happy to compromise the truth whenever possible for “harmony’s” sake. Friendly dialog may sound affable and pleasant. But... Continue Reading
Why Pastors Should Read Over Their Heads
Good pastors are voraciously curious—about people, about history, about the Bible, and about knowledge.
What does this mean for you as a pastor? I can’t say for sure. But consider subscribing to a good journal like JETS or WTJ. Don’t dismiss every book that costs more than you think it’s worth. Plow through a book on your shelf that only makes sense half of the time. Find an area... Continue Reading
Considering a Call Amidst the Clamor of Bigger is Better
Do not despise the day of small things for in the small things God’s glory is magnified.
We may come to believe that our ministries are only important if they are reaching a large number of people. We are tempted to believe that a pastorate can only be considered greatly effective if there are great multitudes hearing it. We think those pastors who are the greatest are those who have produced the... Continue Reading
How Conservative Presbyterianism Lost Its Mojo
Thoughts on why some of the NAPARC denominations are plateaued or in decline
A while back my friend Anthony Bradley posted an insightful and provocative blog piece asking why the popular influence of conservative Presbyterians prominent a few decades back (e.g., Jim Boice, R. C. Sproul, Sinclair Ferguson, and John Frame) seems to have waned in comparison to Baptists of a broadly Reformed soteriological persuasion. I posted an... Continue Reading
The Moral Elephant in Black America’s Room
What would happen if moral virtue hailed supreme in low-income black neighborhoods?
One has to wonder how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would respond to the state of black America in 2013. From the nonsense that regularly spews from the mouth of rappers like Lil Wayne to the black-on-black violence that continues to plague many black urban and rural neighborhoods, we are moving further away from King’s... Continue Reading
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