What Is Not Happening
How many public controversies must one pastor be allowed before someone raises the inevitable question of qualification?
I am troubled when every conceivable explanation is used to excuse a man who has stretched the biblical command to be above reproach to the breaking point while those who dare to call a thing what it is are classified as “haters.” In pointing out these concerns, what is not happening here is hatred. It... Continue Reading
Eternal Patriarchy? The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood says, “You Bet!”
A reply to Mark David Walton's article on male and female roles in Heaven
“What, then, of marriage? Although the common assumption that there will be no marriage in heaven may be in error, it is most unlikely that marriage will continue in the new creation in its present covenantal and conjugal aspects. The covenant of which marriage is a type will be replaced in the new creation by... Continue Reading
Photoshopped Goddesses: How the Gospel Frees Women
The beauty of the gospel is that it frees women from the cult of perfect womanhood.
The reason those Greek women embraced the gospel—the reason you and I embrace it today—is because the gospel confirms what we already know. There is no way we will ever live up to the “ideal.” There is no way we will ever be successful enough, beautiful enough, or feminine enough. But it doesn’t stop there.... Continue Reading
7 Steps Down the Staircase of Dishonesty
Just how does lying lead to more lying?
Lying is now a craft. The best lies are those that are so great no one could possibly believe you would invent them. No one would believe you could tell such big lies or so many of them. Any whistleblower who calls you out on the lies must be the one lying, since it’s virtually... Continue Reading
Predestination: Should We Even Talk About It?
Is the doctrine of predestination an obstacle to the usefulness of preaching?
We must talk of predestination in such a way that it is also for our comfort. What comfort does Romans 9 have for you, for the world, and for me? After starting with recorded redemptive history in the Old Testament, then tracing backward into eternity, Paul ends up placing the gospel right in our laps, in... Continue Reading
Philadelphia Presbytery Overtures 42nd PCA General Assembly to Study Meaning of 3rd Ordination Vow
Presbytery: The PCA constitution does not clearly delineate or define “the general principles of biblical polity” or their relation to male only eldership
Philadelphia Presbytery overtures 42nd GA to establish a study committee in order to clarify and define the general principles of biblical polity referenced in the third ordination vow (BCO 21-5, 3rd Vow), and their application to gender and the office of elder, and to evaluate whether or not the constitution should be amended…. At... Continue Reading
A Scarab in Israel Proves Old Testament History
The archeological discovery of an ancient Egyptian scarab upholds the accuracy of the biblical book of Joshua
Formerly, pottery dated roughly to the time of Joshua served as the only evidence that Khirbet el-Maqatir was inhabited during that time period. Discovery of the scarab gives irrefutable evidence of the city’s existence at the time of Joshua. The scarab is a rare type that was made only between the years of 1485 and... Continue Reading
Review: ‘Missing Jesus: Find Your Life in His Great Story
In believing and trusting in the gospel, we still can, and sometimes do, miss Jesus
We have to be consistently reminded that the gospel is not just the way in, it’s the way through; indeed, it’s the destination! Through the power of sound theology and the real life stories of Jesus’ followers, the Morrises underline what Jesus taught on the road to Emmaus – that the Scriptures preeminently concern him.... Continue Reading
Church Among Two Buildings Destroyed in Harlem Explosion
An explosion reduced two buildings in East Harlem to rubble on March 12, one of them owned by Spanish Pentecostal Church
Spanish Christian Church, located on the ground floor of one of the buildings at 116th and Park Avenue, is led by Revs. Santos Mercado and Thomas Perez. The building was built in 1910, and some reports said the church had been there for the last 70 years. (WNS)–An explosion reduced two buildings in East... Continue Reading
‘Noah’ Film Sparks Debate Over One Of The World’s Oldest And Most Beloved Stories
Some have suggested it couldn’t support the movie unless Paramount included a disclaimer that it was “inspired by” the story of Noah rather than be seen as literal scripture
So what makes the simple story of Noah so popular? Joseph Blenkinsopp, a professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame who has studied Noah, thinks it’s because more people are aware of global disasters. “For Jews and Christians, and possibly Muslims, it’s a sign of judgment, that judgment is real and there will be... Continue Reading