Tuesday is for Discipleship I love kids. All kids. Walking down a grocery store aisle, any child can make me smile and brighten my day. But when we move to a discussion of my own children, we move into a whole new level of love. My children have little clue about how much they mean … More “Beloved of God” The Stunning Radical Nature of God’s Electing Love
Weekend Links Thinking Better About Doctrine Why the Missouri-Synod Lutheran Church Rejects the NIV 2011 Version (You may disagree with their conclusions, but the values they are seeking to protect are the right center point for evaluation.) Is there a Place for Casting Out Demons in the Modern World? (John Piper) Most Church Goers Do … More A Rejected Bible; Casting Out Demons; Bible Hypocrisy; Political Lies; Illogical Logic and much more
Weekend Links Here they are, the weekend links, this time with some brief annotations. Enjoy. Engaging with Culture and Politics Award-Winning Neurosurgeon Condemned by Major University for Not Believing in Evolution (This is one of those articles, though short, that must be read. Prediction, in 20 years Christians will be so marginalized in the culture … More Annotated Links: Engaging with Culture for the Glory of God
Monday Discussion There will be so many glorified believers in heaven that worship, fellowship, Scripture reading and understanding will be incomparably better than the best worship, fellowship or Bible we have ever experienced here. Not only will we be able to commune with all the saints who have gone before and learn from them all … More Meditation on Heaven and the Implications for Earth-bound Believers
Monday Discussion I am convinced that the church needs to re-learn how to be the church in the neighborhood. Thirty-five years of seeker-sensitive, seeker-targeted methodology has created congregations that have no ability to herald the gospel and who can do little more than invite people to programs. Our people need to be retaught, after the … More Living for the Gospel-Good of Our Neighbors
The article below is from Kairos Journal. I am away at a conference and will be positing sporadically for a few days. Neither a Borrower nor a Borrower Be The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. Proverbs 22:7 (ESV) Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan … More Shakespeare Got it Right. So Did His Bible
Monday Discussion “For these faithful believers, the name “Christian” was much more than just a general religious designation. It defined everything about them, including how they viewed both themselves and the world around them. The label underscored their love for a crucified Messiah along with their willingness to follow Him no matter the cost. It … More Which is the Better Word for a Christian: Slave or Servant?
Absolutely fantastic, gracious, wise, humble and compelling response to John MacArthur’s concern about his (Darrin Patrick’s) book Church Planter. Available on a Kindle for only $2.99. If you are a church planter, go out, buy, and read Darrin’s book. UPDATE: For some reason, Darrin took down his original response from his website. The link that … More MacArthur vs Darrin Patrick: No Smoke Here, Just Love and Clarity
This is one the top 5 posts from 2010 that I thought would have garnered more discussion. It was a post designed to be controversial and so it wasn’t surprising when a few people jumped into the discussion. What was surprising was how few jumped in given the mammoth ministries these two men have. Maybe … More John MacArthur and Joel Osteen Pastor the Same Type of Church (2)
Saturday’s are for Discussion Update: This post was originally written almost a decade and a half ago and both MacArthur and Osteen are not as prominent as they once were. So what comparison would still work today? How about Matt Chandler and Steven Furtick? Not exact, but close enough for the point made to still … More MacArthur and Osteen are Pastors of the Same Type Church
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