‘Worship Wars’ Have Died Down But Some Christians Are Focused on ‘Coolness’ Instead of Genuine Ministry
Worship Pastor & Recording Artist Lincoln Brewster Weighs in on 'Authentic' Ministry
“And it really is true, it’s who we are. We will worship. The problem is, we worship everything. It’s a focus issue most of the time. Even in the case of hymns, many people worship the hymns. There [are] church splits and worship pastors getting fired, all kinds of craziness because of songs. Even if... Continue Reading
Dear PBS, I don’t think there’s a compassionate way to murder infants
PBS has decided to air a 90 minute pro-late term abortion propaganda piece
Look behind those abortion clinics, PBS. Whose bodies are in the hazardous waste containers? Whose corpses are incinerated by the thousands? Whose heart is injected with poison? Whose spinal cord is snipped? The abortionists? Or the babies? You answer that question, and then tell me who needs the humanizing around here. Dear PBS, This... Continue Reading
A Review of Bird’s “Evangelical Theology”
I’m glad I own Bird’s Systematic Theology, and think it is a helpful contribution to theology, even though it has some serious weaknesses of which our readers should be aware.
I do have notable concerns about several theological positions Bird advocates. First, and most importantly, Bird departs from historic Reformed theology in the areas of covenant and justification. Major red flags here: he rejects the covenant of works and disagrees with imputation in justification (he likes the term “incorporation” – i.e. union with Christ). Second,... Continue Reading
Ashes And Good Theology
Good theology doesn't deny the reality of ashes; rather it affirms the undiminished love of God in the face of a diminished and fallen creation
Our faith is in a God who is good, and good all the time, even when buildings burn and we lose hope in structures and lose faith in human beings who set the fires. Our faith is in a God who is good in the midst of pestilence, and war, and the brutality of authority... Continue Reading
Kindness and Repentance
We’re not doing much with repentance. What does it mean and where does it fit in our lives?
I know the Romans outline, it always sounded to me like law first then the relief of the gospel. But I know now it’s bigger than that. Could it be that what’s missing today in our church isn’t ‘not enough Hell’ but ’not enough kindness of God’? We still use that word repentance but... Continue Reading
I Increasingly Find Conflict Between My Faith and Some Conservative Discourse
In the past several months there have been three incidents that have solidified for me that my faith and my politics are starting to collide
I’m a conservative before I’m a Republican. I was once even an elected Republican. But before I’m a father or husband, I am a Christian. My politics have to be balanced by my faith. That faith requires me to put faith, hope, mercy, and grace ahead of much, including a lot of short term political... Continue Reading
Facebook Fortune Cookies
Facebook fortune cookies: bad theology around the water cooler of modernist and postmodern conversations
In a world of many voices, it is said, each not only has an equal right to be heard, but each is equally right. For the postmodernist it is arrogant to claim that one can absolutely know absolute truth. Yet, for the modernist Christian, he presents the claims of Christianity through apologetics, propositions, and “timeless... Continue Reading
Beseeching God
As we pray in Christ’s name, we do so at the invitation of God, with the assurance that if we seek and ask, we will find and receive
In the model of so many prayers recorded for us, we come before God lifting our eyes to His glory, reciting His character, recounting His awesome deeds. We move on to lay out our concerns, casting our cares upon Him. Then we conclude with plaintive, desperate, importunate expressions beseeching our God. Now therefore, O... Continue Reading
After Evangelical Virgin Guys Marry, Then What?
Evangelical leaders have touted “virginity pledges” as a way for teens and young adults to “save themselves for marriage.” But what happens after the wedding day?
According to a researcher at the University of Washington, young adult men who took the pledge and had male friends who held them accountable before marriage find themselves suddenly adrift and unable to talk to trusted friends — and sometimes even their new wives — about sex. (RNS) For decades, evangelical leaders have touted “virginity pledges”... Continue Reading
The Prompting to Worship: the Father’s Love for Us
When we believe in the Father’s love, we know we can always come to God, have access to Him, and grow in love for Him
“Crucial to our communion with God is the knowledge that the same Father who shall judge the world in righteousness, chooses to set his love upon us. It is true that God the Son took the just wrath of God the Father on the cross, but it is equally true that it was the Father... Continue Reading