Oh, how I wish I could say that these truths fill my heart and inform my mind all the time!  They don’t but I am so thankful they are true regardless. I pray you draw encouragement from them even now – it certainly has done my soul good to think on these things today. May... Continue Reading

To fix the problem, we must understand the problem. IM theology and method are admittedly complex, and not all IM looks the same. However, certain shared features consistently bubble to the surface, airing IM’s true character. The following five points expose prevailing problems inside IM theology and method, and should help us to respond wisely... Continue Reading

At present, students must either have Internet access or be led by a cohort leader who has Internet access.  However, BTS is working to develop a delivery system that will not require Internet access but will still contain all of the lessons and readings. This novel internet-less delivery method will be able to reach a... Continue Reading

…. we should also think more carefully about whether “population in proximity” is the best way to assess possible strategic influence. Is Princeton less influential for being located in what amounts to little more than a nice village? Is working at School A with 1500 students in a metropolitan area of 7 million more strategic... Continue Reading

What is a dysfunctional church? By definition, it is a congregation that no longer carries out essential biblical purposes. In other words, the church does not function properly; it is thus dysfunctional….In my quest, I found six recurring themes. In every one of the congregations, the church manifested at least three of these symptoms.  ... Continue Reading

The insistence that the OT writers must have had NT Christological meanings in mind when they wrote smacks of bibliological Eutychianism…. By staking their case on a curious and speculative argument about what must have been in the minds of the biblical writers, they have not only placed themselves at odds with a significant portion... Continue Reading

Trinity Western first submitted its proposal for an accredited law program in 2012. In December 2013, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada and the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education issued back-to-back approvals, citing “no public interest reason” not to grant preliminary permission. Provincial law societies, including Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island, all... Continue Reading

“World Vision has Christians and non-Christians within their donor base. All of that came to a head over the gay marriage debacle,” Portella said. “It wouldn’t surprise me if they are retroactively finding themselves an evangelical organization. They’re not going to gain anyone’s trust in waffling in their image and brand.”   (RNS) World Vision tested... Continue Reading

There are harder questions that need to be addressed to challenge both, majorities and minorities to work together. What are the main issues that American churches, such as the PCA, are avoiding and need to talk about as we move to embrace minorities and multi-ethnic diversity?   Live in harmony with one another. Do not... Continue Reading

“The misappropriation of the biblical term “anointed” by church leaders over the past generation has produced results that do not merely border on lunacy, but are actually the embodiment of it. In most of evangelicalism the lunacy has been more subtle, its chief manifestation being authoritarian and abusive leaders who held themselves above accountability. You know:... Continue Reading