The Pitfalls of “Pietistic Goofiness”
Keswick spirituality is very much like what came to be known earlier in the 20th century as “higher life.” If you grew up in a broadly evangelical church in the 70’s or 80’s then chances are you were at least…
Month June 2010
Lying in order to justify what is evil
It is now clear that, while serving in President Clinton’s administration, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan lied in official documents in order to push a radically pro-abortion agenda. She knowingly manipulated scientific data to justify the evil of partial birth…
June 30: Psalm 124
Our Help in in the Name of the Lord v. 7. “We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken and we have escaped.” The world is a dangerous place. Open a newspaper…
Book Sale!
Westminster Bookstore is preparing for a move to a new, larger location. For a limited time they are offering some wonderful books at 45% off. Check it out HERE.
And the hits just keep on coming…
One wonders why some who claim to be evangelical seem so highly invested in enouraging people to reject whole swaths of the Bible as error or myth. I recall one visit with a scholar who rejects much of the Bible…
A God-Centered Understanding of Sin
The most important truth about sin is the one least recognized in our day. It is this: all sin is primarily sin against God. Where sin is understood as merely a moral concept rather than mainly a religious one,[1] where…
A God-Centered Understanding of Sin
The most important truth about sin is the one least recognized in our day. It is this: all sin is primarily sin against God. Where sin is understood as merely a moral concept rather than mainly a religious one,[1] where…
June 29: Isaiah 61
The Year of the Lord’s Favor v. 2 “To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn” The opening words of this chapter are familiar to us because…
Some thoughts on pulpit methodology
There is a philosophy current among evangelical preachers that one is not really preaching unless one is expounding and explaining a book of the Bible theme by theme, passage by passage, week by week. In some places, as I have…
June 28: Deuteronomy 33
The Blessing of Israel v. 1 “This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.” How can we measure the fruits of a man’s ministry? There are some people who…