Gore Wins Oscar for Science Fiction

I heard an interesting interview of Dr. Patrick Michaels on a Cleveland radio station this morning. Dr. Michaels is the Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia and the Senior Fellow in Environmental Studies at the Cato Institute. The interview discusses Al Gore’s Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth–a film on global [...]

Getting the Gospel Right: Repentance

Is repentance necessary for salvation? There has been quite a discussion at SI on that topic this week. It’s a question of eternal consequence. Yet, I fear that many Bible-believers (including many Bible-believing preachers) are getting it wrong.
I preached a message on repentance at TCBC some time ago, and because I think [...]

Doran Addresses the Question of Unique Empowering for Ministry

Last week we had a profitable discussion regarding the possibility of being uniquely enabled of the Spirit for ministry, especially preaching. The discussion was prompted by Dr. Kevin Bauder’s excellent article on “the power of God.” I appreciated interacting with professors and pastors who out-think me by a long shot. Dr. Doran [...]

IX Marks Provides Discussion on Biblical Eldership

This month, IX Marks provides some helpful discussion on biblical eldership. Here’s an excerpt from the IX Marks eNewsletter:
This issue of 9News and the next are devoted to the topic of elders. This month, we asked a number of thoughtful pastors like John MacArthur, Alexander Strauch, Tom Schreiner, Sinclair Ferguson, and others [...]

What I’m Reading: Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome

I’ve heard good things of this book by Kent & Barbara Hughes, but am just now reading it for myself. I gave it to my Dad for Christmas, believing it would be a blessing to him. Now he is recommending it to me: “You need to read this, Son.” Being an obedient [...]