Communicated Happiness
True happiness is a joy that doesn’t depend on circumstances.
How do we communicate happiness to those around us? It is easy for me to write about finding my joy in the Lord no matter my circumstances, but is this really what I am communicating? Do my children see me living this way? Do I say one thing, and then send a different message about looking for... Continue Reading
Another Group Targeted for IRS Scrutiny
The IRS is targeting political as well as educational groups that appear not to align with the executive branch’s policy preferences
Z STREET’s initial hearing is scheduled for July 2 in federal district court in Washington, D.C. What is lamentable is that any nonprofit educational or charitable organization would find itself pressured by the federal government to prove that it’s charitable, religious, or educational goals are not incongruent with the foreign or domestic policy agenda of... Continue Reading
Church Wars Over City Limits
Our latest battle is between none other than new urbanism and what some see as the failed experiment of suburbanism
Whatever happened to “bloom where you’re planted” as an ethos for ministry? If God is calling you to the urban core, go to the urban core. If God has called you to suburbia, stay in suburbia, or go there, if you’re someplace else. And if you think God is calling you to exurbia or rural... Continue Reading
Let’s Pray that Gosnell Gets Life Indeed
ABORTION
Nevertheless, since Gosnell will now get life instead of death, let us pray he gets life indeed. Time in prison means time for repentance, and repentance of a sinner is always the heart of God, who “is not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). Scripture exhorts us... Continue Reading
The Unique Role of Mrs. Pastor
My role is not exactly like that of other married women; my life as Mrs. Pastor, by God’s design, is unique. Thankfully, I have fundamentals to guide me, such as God’s inspired Word, my husband’s biblical wisdom and the needs of God’s people. After that, I use my God-given gifts, prayer and the guidance of the Holy... Continue Reading
Are All Sins Equally Heinous?
A Response to Barnabas Piper
But, and this is key, that does not mean every sin is equally heinous. Missing in Piper’s analysis is a careful discussion about how some sins are more grievous than others and therefore warrant a more vigorous Christian response. I appreciate Robert Gagnon’s fine response to this problem: … In a recent article, Barnabas... Continue Reading
The Reformed Doctrine of General Revelation
What It Is and What It Isn’t
In any case, what we have is a failure to communicate that is leading to serious misunderstanding and misrepresentation. The purpose of this brief post is to explain what the traditional Reformed doctrine of general revelation is, and just as importantly, to explain what the traditional Reformed doctrine of general revelation is not. In the... Continue Reading
The SBC is Hemorrhaging
In response to the laziness of Southern Baptists and the non-existent fervor for soul-winning in SBC churches, pastors have resorted to using unbiblical methods to get lost people in the doors of the church for worship. Pastors, God’s shepherds, have sought to adjust worship within the Body of Christ to appeal to those who are... Continue Reading
Grace Greater Than All Our Worries
I’ve been bitten by a serpent-shaped lie that says I can orchestrate all the details of my life. That I can plan them and execute all on my own. The lie then produces fear when the reality crashes in that I actually can’t do it at all. Because rather than being in control of all... Continue Reading
Look, It’s Rubbish!
You can tell a lot about someone's theology from what they do in worship.
And then finally, the pièce de resistance, the moment to which the whole service had been leading, the climactic moment when the congregation was taken to the very gates of heaven: the service ended, not with a benediction or even a prayer, but with another chance to meditate, this time not to waves crashing on... Continue Reading
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