“When we think of submission, we often think in terms of ruling and overruling, of conflict and wielded authority. I want to encourage you to think of obedience and submission differently in this context. Certainly, it does mean that when sin is evident, when you are in need of confession and repentance, you ought to... Continue Reading

“Today, such miraculous events seem rare and, when we do hear reports of miracles, many Christians are skeptical. At the very least, we feel there’s something different about the way God worked in the Old and New Testament periods and the way he works today. This raises a valid question: Why don’t we experience today... Continue Reading

“I have been blogging about child sex abuse scandal within SGM for about three years. Since that time, I and many others have waited for a notable evangelical leader who swims in the same waters as Mahaney to be a Nathan among the Davids. So you will excuse us if we are not very moved... Continue Reading

“It is significant that when God makes his entrance onto the stage that is the wreckage of Job’s life in the book that bears his name, he comes in the whirlwind. Even after his first speech has induced Job to take a vow of silence, God comes again in the whirlwind. That is a sign... Continue Reading

“When I hear of brothers who are offended by the history of the PCA and almost act as if there is a conspiracy to hide that history it grieves me.  One reason is that I believe the pursuit of justice needs allies, not more critics.  Another is that it sometimes seems to me people pick... Continue Reading

“Paul persisted in evangelism and church planting even during times of persecution precisely because he know that God had already chosen particular people to salvation: “I endure everything for the sake of the elect that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 2:10).”   “It was pretty ornery preaching,” Huckleberry... Continue Reading

“Mahaney resigned from The Gospel Coalition (TGC) last weekend in the wake of the criminal conviction of a former youth leader who abused three boys at SGM’s flagship, Covenant Life Church (CLC), while Mahaney was lead pastor. On Wednesday, TGC founders Tim Keller and Don Carson gave their explanation of Mahaney’s resignation, as well as... Continue Reading

“Citing Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman, Hipps said that you can’t have people come and watch a screen without expecting that the core message will be framed in terms of the screen: namely, entertainment. As one football coach said in defending his highly confrontational style, “You can’t coach in soprano and hope your team will... Continue Reading

“Judgmental Jesus” sounds harsh. But what draws me and others to Christianity is not a fluffy self-help Christ. The character of Jesus and his disciples display courage, boldness, honesty, grace and mercy in the face of intimidation, even death. Because if the testament of the Gospel is not a motivator for speaking truth in love,... Continue Reading

“Questions can certainly be loaded and problematic (as in ‘When did you stop beating your wife?’) but it is very difficult for them to be slanderous or to break the Ninth Commandment.  Slander and lies involve false assertions.  To state the obvious, questions are not assertions.”   I do not usually respond to criticism but... Continue Reading