Unisex Bathrooms, Homosexuality, and First Names: Blurring the Lines of Distinction
The importance of cultural ties that bind us together
Please don’t misunderstand me. From the pastor to the pews, we all need God’s grace and mercy. In that light, no one is superior or inferior to another. As the old saying goes, “We all stand equal at the foot of the cross,” but that does not mean that there aren’t distinctions and that we... Continue Reading
Illogical Ontology – How We Misunderstand Ourselves
Perhaps it’s time for a paradigm shift.
When I inquired about the reasons for this “Black flight,” the residents pointed to the rumor that underclass people were moving in … This observation shook me to my foundation; I never dreamed that “Black flight” was possible. It was then that I realized that I had imbibed the intoxicant of ontological Blackness – believing that we were immune... Continue Reading
Don Draper Meets Abraham Kuyper
The exposure of an empty illusion.
Kuyper saw two “lords” at work in the spirit of the age around him, contesting the lordship of Jesus Christ. The first lord, Bratt explains, was Mammon, which he defines as “a thorough absorption in getting and spending within the horizon of the material world.” … The second lord was more intriguing to me: Art.... Continue Reading
When Tornadoes Twist Our View of God
What do these events say about God?
Our view of God cannot be formed through the lens of a fallen world with eyesight distorted by cataracts of pride. We must understand Him as He wants us to understand Him. We want to embrace God for who He is and ourselves for who we are. That’s called operating in the fear of the... Continue Reading
Eureka! My Quest for an Authentic Liberal Christianity
In the first of a two-part series, I look at the tensions between the rational and ritualistic traditions. Next week: the way forward
How could the right sort of liberalism be distinguished from the wrong sort? Ad fontes! Go to the origins. I made a fresh attempt to understand the historical source of the problem. I found that the Reformation gradually gave rise to two forms of liberal Christianity. One of these was deeply involved in the first... Continue Reading
Reading Scripture as The Apostles Did or Some Other Way?
A Reply to a Question about National Israel and Old Testament Prophecy
So, it’s not a matter of spiritualizing the OT prophets, since the charge of spiritualizing assumes things that aren’t true—that those who follow the NT pattern aren’t reading Scripture the way it’s intended to be read. This approach is in contrast to, e.g., the classic/modified dispensational approach which (e.g., J. Dwight Pentecost, Things to Come)... Continue Reading
Is Your Church Ready for the Marriage Revolution?
The Supreme Court of the United States is set to hand down a set of decisions this summer that could advance a cultural and political shift in the way marriage is defined in this country. Is your church ready for this?
We’ve surrendered on marriage in too many ways: on its permanence, on fidelity, and even too many times on its nature rooted in sexual complementarity. Just because we’re not marrying two grooms or two brides, yet, doesn’t mean we’re standing firm on marriage. We’ll talk about how to disciple people toward Ephesians 5, not toward... Continue Reading
Christians Who Tithe Have Healthier Finances
The finances of Christians who tithe are generally healthier than the finances of those who do not, according to a new study.
According to the Christian Post, researchers compared tithers to non-tithers using nine financial health indicators, and found that tithers were better off in every category. “The weird thing is, a tither looks at that and says to himself, ‘Well I’m better off because I give.’ A non-tither looks at that and says, ‘Oh, they give... Continue Reading
Believing and Perceiving the Sovereignty of God
When God’s sovereignty is believed by somebody it is perceived by everybody
When God’s sovereignty is believed by somebody it is perceived by everybody. There are several immediate areas where I was able to see that this man truly believed in God’s sovereignty. The first is, he prayed. It sounds simple, doesn’t it? … You don’t do this if you don’t believe that God is sovereign. Prayerlessness is... Continue Reading
The Blessed Cursed Tree
The civil law as a redemptive-historical guide is one that has often been neglected--and yet it is one of the richest in all the Scriptures
The typological nature of the civil law given to OT Israel finds it’s fullest expression in the execution of Christ at Calvary. The application of these laws from the national to the spiritual realm can only be accounted for by the “spiritualizing” and “eternalizing” of the preparatory nature of the Old Testament in the finished... Continue Reading
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