Check out this important review of "The Shack"

With my recent posts on abortion there may be some of you that are thinking I have changed my opinion on the role of politics in the church. This is far from true. Again, abortion is not a political issue. It is a moral issue and the church has a responsibility to speak the truth to those who shape...

I hope you will take the time to listen to a powerful message by Dr. Russel Moore delivered at Southern Seminary's chapel. Dr. Moore dismantles the idea that abortion is simply one issue among many others. “There are churches, and there are pastors, and there are young evangelical leaders who are...

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Dr. David Wells was recently on the White Horse Inn discussing some of the ideas in his outstanding book The Courage to be Protestant . If you truly desire to understand how the church ought to interact with postmodern culture then read Wells not MacLaren. You can listen to the program featuring Dr...

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I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. What...

The ESV Study Bible is finally here and I'm pumped! The folks at Crossway have outdone themselves. This is, I am sure, the finest study Bible available. A good study Bible includes notes and articles that help you read and better understand your Bible. The supplemental materials in the ESV are...

I wonder if you would know how to answer Bill Maher. Is there a difference between faith and reason? Is it rational to believe in the God of the Bible? How would you defend the rationality of faith in Christ? How would you explain the appropriateness of God's jealousy? I have to admit that I am...

Michael Medved has written a helpful review of Bill Maher's anti-religion flick "Religulous." Medved writes: Maher scrupulously avoids any honest examination of his own spiritual state or pursuit of happiness. At one point, he interacts with his mother and derisively recalls his Catholic upbringing...

Al Mohler has written a fascinating post on abortion and the continuing decline of Russia. Dr. Mohler writes: Reports out of Russia indicate that the recent military clash with Georgia may have represented something more like desperation than opportunism. Murray Feshbach of The Washington Post...

An interesting article by Scott McKnight ran in the latest issue of Christianity Today . Dr. McKnight has been a friend to the emergent church movement. He is a bright man who, no doubt, loves the Lord. McKnight gives the emergent folks much more credit than do I. That is what made his article in...

The Alliance Defense Fund made news recently by encouraging pastors to endorse a presidential candidate from the pulpit. Last Sunday, 31 pastors in 22 states did just that. The ADF characterized this as an act of civil disobedience. The pastors in question have risked their church's tax exempt...

“It is a strange thing that when men talk about the love of God, they show by every word that they utter that they have no conception at all of the depths of God’s love. "If you want to find an instance of true gratitude for the infinite grace of God, do not go to those who think of God’s love as...

There is a very helpful post at Christian Thinker proving once again that Richard Dawkins may be a good scientist but he is a dismal philosopher. Here is Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion: If you were born in Arkansas and you think Christianity is true and Islam is false, knowing full well that...

When you get a chance read Lost in the Middle by Paul Tripp.

Don Carson has a good article in the latest edition of Themelios . In many parts of the evangelical world, one hears a new debate—or, more precisely, new chapters in an old debate—regarding the precise place that "deeds of mercy" ought to have in Christian witness. I am not talking about the...

Take advantage of this great resource . One of the blessings of the internet is that it provides Christians with access to wonderful teaching that once was limited to seminary students. Michael Horton is a wonderful gift to the church. His books range from the academic to the pastoral. I believe...

Check out this issue of The Spurgeon Fellowship Journal . Good Stuff! One article by Arturo Azurdia entitled "Is Methodology Neutral?" is particularly interesting (even important). He writes: Consider the nature of your calling, my brothers. The preacher brings to a fallen humanity the testimony of...

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“My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.” The day before he died, J. Gresham Machen, founder of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia sent a telegram to his friend and colleague John Murray that read simply, “So thankful for the active obedience of Christ;...

I am taking the next few days off. I'll be back in touch sometime after the weekend. Blessings, todd

Too often Christians respond to time of crisis with little discernable difference from those who do not know hope in Christ. This helpful post from Justin Taylor is designed to assist us in thinking biblically about the present banking crisis. I think it is appropriate to pray for the economy...