Everyday Prayer with the Puritans
Book Review: Prayer is not only our life’s breath but life-changing.
McKim points out that “The first act of Paul after he was converted was to pray! Richard Baxter referred to this incident and wrote the following: ‘Prayer is the breath of the new creature.’” McKim comments and asks, “our breath should be devoted to prayer! Do you regard prayer as essential to your life as... Continue Reading
Read This First
Book Review: Gary Millar’s Read This First is, according to the subtitle, “A Simple Guide to Getting the Most from the Bible.”
Though Read This First is short and simple, that is exactly its purpose and its exactly its charm. It is just the kind of book each of us would have benefitted to read at the start of our journey to better understand God’s Word and just the kind of resource each of us loves to distribute to... Continue Reading
Can We Reshape Ourselves into Whatever We Want?
Trueman traces the historical roots of many issues such as transgenderism and homosexuality, offering thoughtful biblical analysis as he uncovers the profound impact of the sexual revolution on modern human identity.
Thus, here I want to note the thought of three men who, while very different thinkers, helped shape the way we imagine human nature today: Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx, and Charles Darwin. All three in their different ways provided conceptual justification for rejecting the notion of human nature and thus paved the way for the... Continue Reading
Venite Adoremus: The Creedal Hymnody of Christmastide
This article gives some attention to the theologically rich and particularly creedal congregational singing that surrounds Advent.
The Christmas hymns and carols being among the most lovely, sing-able, and familiar, are also among the most richly doctrinal. I know of no other time of the year where so many Evangelical and Protestant congregations (from all sections of the worship-style spectrum) are singing and meditating on such explicitly creedal confessions of the church... Continue Reading
A Little Leaven: Confronting the Ideology of the Revoice Movement
The theological debate about homosexuality has changed and many Christians are beginning to ask questions.
“A Little Leaven: Confronting the Ideology of the Revoice Movement” was written in order to help Christians understand this new challenge to historic Christian teaching on sexuality. Despite the claims of Revoice proponents, AFA research fellow M.D. Perkins shows the contradictions, biblical compromises, and false teaching promoted by the primary representatives of the Revoice movement.... Continue Reading
The Septuagint: What It Is and Why It Matters
Book Review: A simple presentation of a complex topic.
Lanier and Ross do not disappoint in providing a picture of the current state of scholarship in the field, and the footnotes will direct you to many other important works worth considering. This book clearly and simply explains the burgeoning field of Septuagint studies, but also succeeds in showcasing its value for all Christians today.... Continue Reading
Becoming Accountability That Works
Chapter 7, excerpted from of ‘Rescue Skills’ by Jonathan D. Holmes and Deepak Reju.
As you consider the strengths and weaknesses of your accountability style, remember that, in the end, a struggler needs to be willing to do the hard work of fighting sin and pursuing faith. If you are constantly tracking her down or pressuring her to take the next step, you should back off and talk about... Continue Reading
Counter Wokecraft: An Executive Summary
A manual for defending against the Woke onslaught.
The woke-relevant typology is necessary to identify with whom you might be able to work to challenge the Woke juggernaut, as well as to identify Woke advocates and enablers before they become too powerful. In short, the Critical Social Justice perspective has been promoted and supported by those who adhere to and understand it (the... Continue Reading
‘The Gospel According to Satan’ by Jared Wilson
Book Review: This is a book that will help you identify and deconstruct some of the most popular lies in our culture today.
What I loved most about the book was Wilson’s commitment to biblical truth in the face of attractive ideas from our secular culture. The most potent lies are the ones that most resemble truth, and Satan knows this. He’s planted the lies we see in our culture, even in our Christian culture. When we believe them, we... Continue Reading
A Review of Greg Johnson’s New Book: “Still Time to Care”
The question was how to care for gay people who want to follow Jesus who promises abundant life;” “In the absence of a cure, what does care look like?”
It appears that it is to the sin of homosexuality alone that Christians must exercise such caution and censorship of the biblical and theological language. As Johnson puts it: “Our children and grandchildren are watching… I am not saying we are at risk of losing Christians who are attracted to members of the same sex.... Continue Reading
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