Recruiting Young Evangelicals for Climate Activism
YECA is pledging to target electoral swing states
So YECA is essentially lobbying young evangelicals to support President Obama, though even he, having mostly remained silent about the climate over the last 4 years, is unlikely to resurrect it as a major theme in the future. The YECA website celebrates that Obama has “finally” mentioned global warming, in a recent Rolling Stone interview.
California Pastor defies rules; severs ties with PCUSA pension plan over same-sex benefits provision
“I cannot and will not participate in a system that requires me to reject the Scriptures…"
The BOP claims that allowing ministers to opt out on theological grounds would represent a “dramatic change in the fundamental polity of the denomination” and claims it would “compromise and jeopardize the theological foundation of the community nature of the benefits plan.”
From Metro to Retro – Part 4
How my training as a postmodern, seeker-focused church planter gave way to a rediscovery of an ordinary means of grace model
It takes an intentional commitment to abandon fads and gimmicks, to hold fast to the Bible in both content and methodology. And it takes a willingness to do the painstaking work of patient contextualization, continually discerning the fine line between inspired innovations and unbiblical shortcuts. In the previous three posts (here, here and here) I have been... Continue Reading
An Interview with R.C. Sproul (Part 2)
What do the words “well done, good and faithful servant” mean to you at this time in your life?
The reason holiness and grace go together is that the more I understand who God is, the greater appreciation I have for His holiness, and I figured the more that’s going to make me hate my sin. Yesterday I shared the first part of my recent interview with Dr. R.C. Sproul. We discussed his new book,... Continue Reading
Brethren, We Are Not Lloyd-Jones
Using many words does not necessarily make for a better sermon
I think that, beyond fascination with our own words, there are several things at work. We think we need more words to make a point clear. It may be that we have not for ourselves developed or clarified what we want to say. The result of our many words: the point is lost on our... Continue Reading
Mississippi Predominantly White Baptist Church Closes Door to Black Couple’s Wedding
Some members complained about a black couple getting married in a predominantly white church
Charles Wilson said it was a huge disappointment that he and his wife couldn’t get married at the church they attended because of the color of their skin. A Jackson couple had their wedding rehearsal last week, two days before their scheduled big day at the Crystal Springs church where they were planning to get... Continue Reading
True Faith Looks Away from Self
True faith does not look into self, it looks out and away to the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the focus of faith
True faith is “essentially extraspective” which highlights its primary movement. It does not look into self, it is not principally “introspective,” it looks out and away to the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the focus of faith. Who he is and what he has done is where faith casts its anchor for the soul. “Faith”... Continue Reading
Ending Postmodern Sexual Compromise of the Gospel
Are Evangelical pastors and churches capitulating to the homosexual agenda?
Evangelical pastors and churches from almost all theological and denominational camps are capitulating like dominoes to the homosexual agenda and other sexual compromise – some more publicly than others. Earlier this month, homosexual activists complained to the Advertising Standards Authority against a billboard by ‘Light of the nations church,’ Pretoria which said that Jesus could... Continue Reading
The Lies and Spin of Virginia Bishop Shannon S. Johnston
A challenge to a bishop’s take on the recent Episcopal General Convention’s adoption of a blessing ceremony for same sex unions
I supported the Convention’s resolution not because of the movement of secular culture but out of personal and theological conviction. Moreover, after over 30 years of the Church’s study and dialogues, I believe that it is time to be publically clear about the full acceptance of committed same-sex relationships in the life and witness of... Continue Reading
Batman 3: Going there
The Dark Knight Rises powerfully portrays the logical results of relativism and socialism
In an interview with a film blog two weeks before The Dark Knight Rises released on July 20, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan commented, "What I always felt like we needed to do in a third film was, for lack of a better term, go there."