Ignorance Leads to Confusion – it was true in Israel, and it’s true yet today
First, there was a failure of one generation to transfer the truth to the next generation. The other was a determined effort to displace truth with error in order to gain and maintain control of the populace. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (ESV) “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the... Continue Reading
Lady Gaga and the Pornification of America
“Pop culture and porn culture have become part of the same seamless continuum. As these images become pervasive in popular culture, they become normalized… and…accepted.” “This mornig my little 8 year old sister…scremed to the tope of her lungs ‘ ! I LOVE LADY GAGA TILL DEATH!’ over and over agin HISTERICLY and crying because... Continue Reading
God’s Evacuation Plan?
“…in those pictures Jesus gave of men in the field and women at the mill, those “left behind” are the righteous rather than the unrighteous.” When I came back from vacation five weeks ago, I started a six week series that I entitled, ONE. Knowing we were going to be doing away with the “traditional/contemporary”... Continue Reading
The Predicament — Francis Collins, Human Embryos, Evolution, and the Sanctity of Human Life
This is the predicament of those who argue that evangelicals must accept some form of theistic evolution — the guardians of evolution still consider them clowns Francis Collins stands at the very summit of the scientific community. He successfully led the massive effort to map the entire human genome, bringing the project to completion ahead... Continue Reading
The Common Era of What?
Recently, I’ve noticed a lot of writers have been using “C.E.”/”B.C.E.” dating. Instead of “Before Christ” (“B.C.”) and “Anno Domini” (“A.D.”– “In The Year of Our Lord”), they use “Before the Common Era”/”Common Era”. Quite frankly, this curious way of dating history makes no sense to me. Human societies have always used dating systems based... Continue Reading
Reflections on the Puritan Reformed Conference 2010
This has been, without doubt, one of the best conferences I have ever had the privilege of attending. The material has been of a consistently high standard; it has been a feast of fat things, of wines on the lees well refined. I am enjoying my first visit to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and my first... Continue Reading
Theological Reflection on Church Newspaper Ads
As a church seeker, we look at an ad to get a sense of “what is this church all about?” We hope that something of the church’s ethos comes through. “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” 1 Corinthians 2.2 We are currently looking for... Continue Reading
Hawking’s Haverings* – The Problems With MultiVerse Theory
That’s it then….This is the end….Professor Stephen Hawking has spoken and Rupert Murdoch has broadcast it. God is dead. Or as Richard Dawkins says about Hawkins latest theory – “it finishes off God. Darwin kicked him out of biology, but physics remained more uncertain. Hawking is now administering the coup de grace” I resign…I renounce... Continue Reading
A Classical Analysis of Puritan Preaching
Reformed Christians are indebted to the Puritans for a variety of reasons, not the least of which for their contribution to preaching. In many ways, Puritan preaching was the very heartbeat of the Puritan movement. It would be no exaggeration to say that without Puritan preaching there would have been no Puritans. To quote Irvonwy... Continue Reading
‘Til Death Do Us Part – Or Whatever; The Meaning of Marriage
Worldview was on display at a church in Silver Spring, Maryland a few days ago. What did it look like? A lovely bride, dressed in white. A groom looking giddily in love. Promises to love and to cherish, as long as they lived. If this sounds like an ordinary wedding-well, that’s just evidence that worldview... Continue Reading