The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World
A review of Melissa Kruger's book on being content
In my mind, the most useful chapter of her book is the one that deals with the ways we are tempted to covet the seasons and circumstances of others—which, in my experience, is widespread among even Christian women. She concludes this chapter with a beautiful picture of how women of various circumstances who value one... Continue Reading
What We Talk About When We Talk About God
What is Rob Bell talking about when he is talking about God? Not the God of Christianity.
In the end, my overall concern about this volume is a simple one: it is not Christian. Bell’s makeover of Christianity has changed it into something entirely different. It is not Christianity at all, it is modern liberalism. It is the same liberalism that Machen fought in the 1920’s and the same liberalism prevalent in... Continue Reading
“Duck Dynasty” Offers Good, Clean Television Fun
The message is that no matter what has happened during the day, some families still give thanks to God
What first grabbed my attention was that each episode ended with the patriarch of the family praying at the dinner table. It was a simple, Christian prayer of gratitude to God for his goodness and for family. Given all the TV shows that ridicule religion, mock marital fidelity, celebrate promiscuity, peddle soft porn, parade potty-mouth... Continue Reading
The Hole in our Holiness
Putting wholeness back in holiness
An entire chapter is devoted to “Saints and Sexual Immorality.” DeYoung argues that in our culture, this is one area where professing believers have been pressed into the world’s mold without even realizing it: holiness is obviously lacking in this area, and De Young takes the opportunity to outline what holiness would look like in... Continue Reading
Contentment, Prosperity, and God’s Glory
A review of Puritan Jeremiah Burroughs' book
Burroughs begins by making the point that contentment is in many ways more difficult for the rich than it is for the poor. We trust in our riches, rather than trusting in God. Riches become idols for us, so that we are unwilling to let them go. We abuse our riches by using them to... Continue Reading
Why is There a New Testament at All?
Dr. Michael Kruger's new book: The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate
This idea that the New Testament canon was not a natural development within early Christianity, but a later artificial development that is out of sync with Christianity’s original purpose, is, in my opinion, a central framework that dominates much of modern canonical (and biblical) studies. … It is this overall canonical approach (which I call... Continue Reading
Letters to a Young Progressive
I see kids going off to college and losing their faith every year. I also see them adopting radical political positions soon after enrolling in college
I learned that the main problem in higher education is not that we don’t teach religion at the university. The problem is that we teach false religion. We teach kids that they may define the unborn as property if it will facilitate their sexual lifestyle or their economic well-being…that both their conduct and idea of... Continue Reading
Ushering In The Kingdom?
Just as farmer can’t make the seed grow, neither can humans usher in the kingdom of God
I’ve heard of church (and para-church) mission statements and flyers that talk about bringing God’s kingdom to this city or that city by cleaning up neighborhoods, reforming city hall, and getting rid of gangs. While I’m certainly not against those things, I’d argue they are not “kingdom work.” I’m not comfortable with this type of... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Ministry in the Digital Age” by David Bourgeois
Blog? Website? Social Media? Next Big Thing? - Ministry in the Digital Age, Theory and Practice
“Look at church history. Look at the God-breathed Scriptures themselves. There has always been a need for the people of God to strike a balance between the sacredness of physical presence and the transcending power of communications media — be they Roman roads, printing presses, or social media. Communications media can never fully capture or fulfill the... Continue Reading
The G. Aiken Taylor Award for 2013: A Call for Papers in American Presbyterian Church History
The PCA Historical Center sponsors the annual the G. Aiken Taylor Award to recognize outstanding scholarship in the field of American Presbyterian Church History
The contest is open to all current and/or graduating seminary students who are members in good standing with one of the NAPARC member churches. Content & format: Entries shall address a problem or topic in the field of American Presbyterian History… and must demonstrate a high level of scholarship in their composition. The PCA... Continue Reading
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