Michael S. Horton Tells Us to Quit Dissecting Culture

I’ve finally arrived at the end of Give Praise to God. You need to read it. Following a chapter on Calvin’s theology of worship (that was more interesting and insightful than I expected), the book’s last chapter is a contribution by Michael S. Horton entitled “Challenges and Opportunities for Ministry Today.” I [...]

Humble Orthodoxy? Try Arrogant Heterodoxy.

This kind of answer is becoming all too common among…um…Evangelicals.
(Aside: There has to be a name that doesn’t use the gospel as a desciptor of those who deny it. Ugh.)
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Dan Phillips addressed this sort of pseudo-humility here.

Amazing Angle!

Wow! ¢he¢k thi$ out!
Now your ¢hur¢h ¢an promote a movie, end $lavery, and wor$hip–$imultaneou$ly! And you ¢an do it in harmony with ¢hur¢he$ all over the world! Amazing! After all, i$n’t that what Newton’$ $ong i$ all about?
Obviou$ly, the abolition of $lave trade wa$ a tremendou$ thing. Perhap$ now we [...]

Bauder Asks, “Do You Have the Power of God?”

This is exceptional. Bauder attributes “power” to the Gospel, the Scriptures, and the Spirit of God. In so doing, he takes the focus off of the individual Christian and his effort (think “That was powerful preachin’!”). That is excellent, I think, and very necessary in our day. (HT Greg Linscott)
It raises some [...]

Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness

Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness is a hymn I’ve only recently come to appreciate, though I’m not proud of that fact. It is teeming with biblical doctrine, and I especially appreciate this point: it celebrates both Christ’s blood which takes away our unrighteousness and His righteousness which provides for us the righteousness we lack. [...]

Monergism.com Posts Sermon by Tom Ferrell

File this under “Wonders Never Cease.” While doing some research at Monergism.com–a site which is unabashedly Calvinistic–I came across a sermon by Tom Ferrell. Two, in fact!
Yes, at Monergism.com! Yes, Tom Ferrell! Yes, I’m serious! Look for yourself.
They’re near the bottom of this page, and they’re entitled “Exposition of the [...]

Sound Words: Desperate Times and Normal Measures

The question of how the church can impact a decadent culture is the source of a never-ending dialogue. How can we reach Baby Boomers? Baby Busters? Gen Xers? Gen Yers? Postmodernists? Regardless of the culture being discussed, the answer is often this: “The times are changing. We need to change with them. We must keep [...]

How Cute Is She?

My wife is something else: four daughters (three of whom she homeschools); a puppy she’s all over (she was potty trained in all of 2 weeks); eleven years married to me. Yet, she’s still happy, she still has a meek & quiet spirit, and she’s still knock-you-over gorgeous. In fact, Lori’s even prettier [...]

Drama, Church History and Sacred Cows

Dr. Kevin Bauder’s short series of articles on the theater–and the criticism they spawned–are complete. Well, at least the articles are complete. Tuesdays at SI will be a lot less entertaining from now on. At this point, I’m not convinced that the very genre of drama is illegitimate. I’ve argued that the primary issues [...]

What I’m Reading: Pink’s Life of David (sigh)

For a number of years I’ve lugged around A. W. Pink’s “Life of David” (available online here, but perhaps out of print). I’ve borne its 700-plus pages across the country several times, but that was okay: I’ve looked forward to reading it. “It will be worth the weight (pun intended) once I have [...]