But in the interview Martin asked Jimenez the following extraordinarily revealing question: “As a gay man, did you have any concerns that you reporting, that digging into this issue would somehow diminish the power that the Shepard story had, and what it has meant for gay rights in this country.”  In other words, Martin seems... Continue Reading

Those who emphasize obedience as the result of regenerating grace and works as the fruit of faith can come to terms very well with past sin, with pre-conversion sin, however heinous, because is it covered by the blood and righteousness of Christ. But they have trouble dealing with present sin in believers, because of their... Continue Reading

The Bible never states that you have to be a “prophet or a son of a prophet” to exhort your brothers and sisters in Christ about an overlooked area of biblical concern in your church or the church at large. It teaches the opposite! In fact, lovingly addressing areas of weakness or apathy within our... Continue Reading

It is difficult not to judge the motives of highly-visible Presbyterians who refuse to admit the existence of Particular Baptists even while they mock the idea of any sort of reformational heritage among Baptists.  One would think that the likes of Darryl Hart or Scott Clark might at least point at us and say, “And... Continue Reading

Due to the popularity of that question, I have compiled an annotated list of the 10 best books on this topic. It goes without saying that such a list is highly selective (and debatable). So many good books deserve to be included. But my list is guided by these main criteria: (a) books that focus... Continue Reading

While the federal health law includes an exemption for health sharing ministries, some states have sued to try to keep them out. The concern is that consumers shopping for insurance will be confused about what ministries really guarantee in the way of coverage. “We do not share in every medical need that a person has,”... Continue Reading

I’ve written about this many times, and I cover it again in the video below, but pastoral ministry is never shaped solely by knowledge, skill, ministry philosophy, and experience. It’s always shaped by the condition of the pastors heart. And if we, as the body of Christ, aren’t intentionally pursuing the heart of our pastor,... Continue Reading

To Calvinists in historically-theologically non-Calvinist denominations I say “Come out from among them and be separate!” Or, at least “Respect the historical-theological ethos of your denomination and don’t use your Calvinism to try to change it into something it never was.” I would say the same to Arminians in historically-theologically Calvinist denominations (if there are... Continue Reading

No doubt, more examples could be given from the reformers in this regard, but these two examples are at least interesting to consider with regards to regaining a proper view of the Lord’s Day. They linked the significance of the Lord’s Day to both the principle and the precept of the Sabbath.   Following the... Continue Reading

Why does God do this? Is he some sort of sick sadist who enjoys tormenting helpless men and women? No, not at all. God burdens us beyond our strength so that we will be forced to utterly and completely depend on him. God gives us way more than we can handle so that we’ll stop... Continue Reading