Amid the latest drama surrounding the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), should mainstream ministries seek reform or pull their programming?

I remember reading that Lloyd-Jones never used a concordance because it inhibited learning scripture properly and I have tried to follow that line much of the time; but I confess that when pushed for time to prepare, concordances are useful and electronic search engines are fantastic.

“Cokesbury has been serving for more than 200 years, and during that time has continuously adapted to the changing landscape affecting congregations and their leaders…. A shift toward all things digital and the convenience of placing orders at any time is the reality of Cokesbury today….”   The United Methodist Publishing House is closing all... Continue Reading

Being a pastor is more than preaching sermons and designing programs. It’s knowing that you need community, that you’ve been called to lead the community of love that is the church. That teenager attracted to the world needs God’s love. That single person facing the death of personal dreams needs God’s love. That immigrant brother... Continue Reading

The Nicole Institute, established in 2011, exists to impart the riches of reformed theology and piety to students while also conveying a robust Baptist vision of the church in its ministry…. In this first year of the institute, RTSO will offer the class, Baptist Confessions, January 14-18, and John Piper will present the inaugural Spurgeon... Continue Reading

Our task is first, last, and always simply to tell the truth about what’s going on in the world—with full confidence that God will use that truth to highlight who the bad guys really are, to smoke them out of the hiding places the mainstream media have so generously allowed them.

In this case, the sharpest point of disagreement may well be with the one aspect of Judge Bellows' ruling in which the Virginia Attorney General joined in requesting review: the order that The Falls Church hand over to the Diocese all of the pledge money it had collected from and after February of 2008, regardless of the intent expressed by the Church's donors that none of their gifts should go to the entity that was suing them for their property

Grace Wong, a senior at the University of Southern California, agrees with Kim’s vision. She thought about joining Epic as a freshman but chose the more multicultural InterVarsity for two simple reasons: “I wanted a small fellowship, and not an Asian fellowship.” She grew up in an Asian church, but said joining a more diverse fellowship opened up her perception of God and her whole world of understanding: “In Asian communities, it’s great that you’re comfortable and you understand your own culture, but you block off a huge part of the world.”

All of these efforts (in Geneva) were grounded in an expectation that those seeking help would also seek work. Calvin taught that begging without honest work (for those who were able) was incompatible with a biblical work ethic—a break from Roman Catholic almsgiving that had distributed charity more indiscriminately. And diaconal assistance in Geneva came with biblical counseling from the deacons, and an expectation that recipients attend the local church.

Christian historian George Marsden says this type of situation is perennial. In cases where two or more parties both affirm a statement and still have different interpretations of what that statement really intends, trustees may try to “rein the faculty in,” he said.   Less than a year after Cedarville University hired theologian Michael Pahl,... Continue Reading