Christian-Hating Liberal Fascists Have Once Again Demonstrated Their ‘Tolerance’
In a country of filth, the only thing you can’t be is pro-life and pro-marriage.
The point is, you turn on the TV or crank up the Pandora and you’re going to be watching or listening to a stream of deviants, junkies, rapists, pedophiles, adulterers, and crooks, yet we don’t bat an eye until someone quotes the Bible or endorses traditional marriage. Amidst a sea of perversity and violence, the... Continue Reading
How Many Children Should I Have?
The balanced and biblical way of looking at it is multiply to the maximum of what you can manage with God’s help.
I know, I know, I’m going where many have perished. But. I want to highlight two simple biblical principles that I think could help Christians have more confidence that they are pleasing God in this vital area of life. And of course, this is all under the sovereignty of God who alone can give life.... Continue Reading
What Is Providence?
Christians have had an acute sense that this is our Father’s world and that the affairs of men and nations, in the final analysis, are in His hands
“One of the oldest sayings of the ancient church summarizes the essence of the relationship between God and His people: Deus pro nobis. It means “God for us.” That is what the doctrine of providence is all about. It is God’s being for His people. “What then shall we say to these things?” Paul asks.... Continue Reading
The Problem With Seeking God’s Will
I have spent too much of my life, and my prayer life, asking for God to lead me into His “perfect will”
“If the pulse of my prayer life is set on my future (“God lead me guide me help me”), and not on God Himself (“Our Father who art in heaven”) then this has revealed that there is really a rival god in the mix. An idol. “Success” or perhaps “Comfort” or “Control”. I want my... Continue Reading
R-Rated Texts For An R-Rated World
Christians and non-Christians alike need these R-rated texts to make sense of their R-rated world
“God’s Word is entirely sufficient to equip Christians for “every good work” (2 Tim. 3:17). Whole believers need the whole Bible. But the principle of sola Scriptura ought to drive the vision not just for our personal quiet times, but also for our corporate gatherings. As a pastor, who am I to suppress the parts of... Continue Reading
Manhood Marred: The Peter Pan Syndrome
While the slinky has gone the way of the perm, refusing to grow up is still in stock
“As a pastor, and former college minister, I see the leprous effects of the Peter Pan Syndrome in young men. They are men biologically but boys theologically and practically. They graduate from high school, kite around for a few years, wish they had a girlfriend, wish they had a job, wish they had a wife,... Continue Reading
Nine Rapid Changes in Church Worship Services
If you attended a church worship service in 2000 and then returned to that same church in 2010, there is a high likelihood you would see dramatic changes in just ten years
“From these multiple sources, I have assembled nine changes that have come at a rapid pace in many churches. Please note my perspective. I am offering these from the perspective of a researcher; I am not making qualitative assessments. Also, with every trend there will be thousands of churches that are exceptions to the norm.... Continue Reading
When You Fail to Distinguish Second and Third Use of the Law
A Response to Tullian Tchividjian
What is surprising about Tullian’s article is the absolute silence about the third use. I know he must believe in the third use, but his sharp distinction between law and gospel does not allow for much room to discuss it. And I think this is perhaps the reason he misunderstood Jen’s article. If one thinks... Continue Reading
The Next Christian Sex-Abuse Scandal
As sex-abuse allegations multiply, Billy Graham’s grandson is on a mission to persuade Protestant churches to come clean.
For years, Protestants have assumed they were immune to the abuses perpetrated by celibate Catholic priests. But Tchividjian believes that Protestant churches, groups, and schools have been worse than Catholics in their response. Mission fields, he says, are “magnets” for would-be molesters; ministries and schools do not understand the dynamics of abuse; and “good ol’... Continue Reading
Common Problems In Modern Preaching
These lists are offered in the hopes that these problems might be noted and avoided by preachers in the future!
Modern preaching has its own problems, and while there are some commonalities, there are differences between the problems you are likely to see in reformed and non-reformed preaching. Here then are my observations on the common problems in both camps, I should stress this is just my opinion and is not intended to be exhaustive,... Continue Reading
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