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If you are in the Philadelphia area, consider attending Full Confidence at Church of the Saviour in Wayne. Schedule: Friday, 7:00 pm: Rev. Dr. David B. Garner, "Thus Swayeth the Lord" Friday, 8:15 pm: Rev. Dr. Carl Trueman, "The Early Fathers and the Authority of Scripture" Saturday, 9:00 am: Rev...
The church is a messy place. All of the dysfunctions that are present in "the world" are present in one degree or another in the church. It is no use denying this. In fact, denying the flawed realities of the church is counterproductive to the work of advancing the Gospel. Too often people have...
Al Mohler comments on the latest cover story of Newsweek: The most interesting portion of the Newsweek cover story concerns the home front. The authors admit that the “New Macho” is “a path to masculinity paved with girly jobs and dirty diapers.” American readers of the magazine are likely to note...
From "Rodney Trotter" : The following memo has turned up, leaked from a well-known coalition/alliance of gospel types: Re: Christian Broadcasting In light of the cultural mandate (Gen. 1:28), and in reaction to the harsh, unloving and world-denying fundamentalism of a previous generation, the...
From Collin Hansen : Enjoying a sunny fall day, I walked around the National Mall on Saturday afternoon. Before visiting any other favorite sites, I ascended the temple steps where Father Abraham presides on his throne over American civil religion. Designed to recall the Greek Parthenon, this...
Faith is not the same as religious experience or pious activity. Rather, it is turning away from both in order to cling to Christ as he is clothed in his gospel. We live in a 'follow your heart' culture, where it is simply assumed that this will get us to the right destination. It is this...
From Jason Hood Tom Wright Reads Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Clearly the writer is telling an Israel story, and here alludes to the Temple. This echoes other lines in early 2nd Nursery Literature, such as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard (the “storehouse” of the Temple) and the bone (...
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Good stuff from three of my favorite preachers - Mike Bullmore, Bryan Chapell, and David Helm:
Sunday's message was part 42 in our current series through Hebrews. It is entitled "Disciplined as Sons" and is based upon Hebrews 12:3-13. You can listen to or download it HERE .
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Well it appears that there has been a bit of a dust-up over at World Magazine concerning Adree Seu's brief article on Glenn Beck's mormon faith. Mickey Mclean writes: On Wednesday, our beloved columnist Andrée Seu wrote a column on her observations on Glenn Beck and his faith, which has drawn a lot...
I am a happy subscriber to World Magazine . I like the work they do. For those unfamiliar with World, it is a bi-monthly news journal from a conservative evangelical (largely Reformed) perspective. It is edited by Marvin Olasky for whom I have a lot of respect. But I must confess my dismay at...
Over the last two months or so I have posted a number of times on the relationship between science and faith. For the most part those posts have been in response to the errors of Biologos. The folks at Biologos, who are I am sure h0norable people, are not truly interested in reconciling science and...
In his newest book, The Grand Design , Stephen Hawking finally clears up all the confusion over the existence of God. Well, actually his program is not quite so grand. Hawking concludes that the universe simply does not need God. But what Hawking proves in The Grand Design is that some scientists...
If you are not familiar with David Helm then you should be. He is one of my favorite preachers and has also written The Big Picture Story Bible . "As someone who tries (and succeeds, most of the time) to establish a regular pattern of family worship at the dinner table, I am always on the lookout...
Good stuff from Carl Trueman's latest post at Ref21 : Here is a striking quotation from G K Chesterton, writing in the context of a discussion of Aquinas's criticism of the slippery medieval theologian/philosopher, Siger of Brabant: "It is a fact that falsehood is never so false as when it is very...
Last Sunday was Church of the Saviour's annual Celebration Sunday which is a glimpse into some of the encouraging ways God is blessing us. The sermon was taken from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 and is entitled "Worth Celebrating." You can listen to or download it HERE .
This week Greg Beale , Professor of New Testament at Westminster Seminary preached the opening convocation message. Give it a listen HERE . HT: Carl Trueman
From an article by Robert Godfrey: To evaluate worship properly, you need to begin with yourself. You need self-evaluation. You need to ask the following of yourself: How much do I know about what the Bible says about worship? Who can help me learn more about biblical worship? Do I want above all...
It is extraordinary how a little church in Florida can gain the attention of the world with an old fashioned bonfire. When I was kid my Friday evenings were busy with the burning of KISS albums. People thought it was weird but the President never weighed in. Maybe in this case it is the sheer act...
Starr Meade has a proven track record of writing outstanding material for young readers. Her newest volumes are companions: God's Mighty Acts in Creation and God's Mighty Acts in Salvation. PDF Sample pages of God's Mighty Acts in Creation PDF Sample pages of God's Mighty Acts in Salvation...
In the past, Stephen Hawking has been rather ambiguous about his thoughts regarding the existence of God. However, in his newest book The Grand Design , Hawking states explicitly that there is simply no need for God in the universe. That is, there is nothing in the universe that requires the mind...
There are two new books available on the relationship between Christianity and politics. Politics According to the Bible by Wayne Grudem and Republocrat by Carl Trueman. Politics According to the Bible “If you read this year only one Christian book on politics, read Politics—According to the Bible...
This morning Church of the Saviour had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Carl Trueman to the pulpit. He preached a challenging and encouraging message from Judges 6. It was a challenge to carefully consider how we recognize the guidance of God. It was also an encouraging word to the church about the...
Try as he might, Roger Olson specifically and Arminian theologians in general cannot adequately make an argument for the presence of evil. That is, Arminians cannot explain the presence of evil in a way that 'rescues' God's reputation as they seek to do. Steve Hays over at Triablogue dismisses...
The fundamental problem in the evangelical world today is not inadequate technique, insufficient organization, or antiquated music and those who want to squander the church’s resources bandaging these scratches will do nothing to staunch the flow of blood that is spilling from its wounds. The...
That is the subject of the latest issue of the Nine Marks Journal . Contents: Pastoral Perspectives on Hell Mark Dever , Pastoral Fearmongering, Manipulation, and Hell Our culture sneers at fear, as if there really is nothing to fear but fear itself. Yet Jesus told people to fear hell, and pastors...
Richad Land was interviewed on NPR concerning the Restoring Honor gathering in Washington D.C. Dr. Land is one of the most influential leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention. His commendation of the rally highlights what troubles me about the same event. As you will see, Dr. Land seems to have...
My review of T. David Gordon's Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns has now been posted TGC Reviews . Gordon makes a compelling series of arguments against the use of pop music in corporate worship. His arguments focus primarily on the three dimensions mentioned above: the literary, theological, and musical...
“The point: being poor is not the only way to radically follow Christ. Some people are called to it. I have long felt a tension between all that I learned from the Kid Brothers and Rich Mullins about identifying with the poor and the weak, versus my holy responsibility to tend to my family’s...
Well, it's happening. There is, as I feared, a growing confusion over what constitutes the content of genuine Christian faith. I am sure Glenn Beck is a nice man. I am sympathetic to his fear over our diminishing liberties and a federal government that has gotten far to big. But the reason why I...
After 7 weeks in Revelation 2&3 we returned to our series through the book of Hebrews, Hold Fast to Christ . It was part 41 and is entitled "Faith Focused on Jesus". It can be listened to or downloaded HERE .
Okay, I don't hide the fact that I am conservative politically. I believe the federal government is too big and that it taxes people too much. I believe abortion is a moral crime and a national shame and am committed to never voting for anyone who is pro-choice. But I continue to be concerned that...
Great post from Phil Johnson over at Pyromaniacs on a sermon preached by Lloyd-Jones in 1969. The point of Lloyd-Jones remarks is that the church is yielding to pressure from the cultured despisers of Christianity by rejecting those passages of Scripture and doctrines which they do not approve of...
In Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture , one of the most important books on preaching I have ever read, Graeme Goldsworthy writes: We are all legalists at heart. We all love to be able to say that we have fulfilled all kinds of conditions, be they tarrying, surrendering fully, or...
Dr. Karl Giberson has apologized to Al Mohler for his schoolyard tactics of "debate". As I mention in an earlier post, Dr. Giberson, in a piece for the Huffington Post , accused Dr. Mohler of not being interested in the truth. While I would quibble with some of the details of Giberson's apology, it...
As it turns out believers and atheists have different ideas about the dignity of human life. Of course, this should not be any surprise. Apart from a biblical worldview, what reason is there, other than sentiment, to invest human life with any dignity? An article in the Daily Mail comments on a...
On September 5th Carl Trueman will be preaching at the morning services at Church of the Saviour . Additionally, Dr. Trueman will be one of the speakers at the Full Confidence Conference . I love to hear Carl preach and am looking forward to welcoming him to COS. When you get a chance, check out...
Okay, so I'm posting more from Al Mohler. In this truly important address (8/24/2010) to the graduating students of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Dr. Mohler deals with the increasingly amorphous nature of evangelicalism. Denny Burk writes of the address: In particular, Dr. Mohler notes that...
As I posted last week , Karl Giberson of Biologos apparently thought it was a good idea to write an article attacking Al Mohler over at the Huffington Post. The tone of Giberson's article, his failure to actually respond to Mohler's thesis, and his remarkably poor choice of venue are worth further...
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I noticed over the weekend that Biologos is attacking Al Mohler (once again). This is no surprise since Dr. Mohler is taking them to task for their efforts to rid the church of the doctrine of the Scripture's inerrancy. What interested me about this latest attack against Mohler, authored by Karl...
Sunday's message was the final in our series, What Jesus Says to the Church . It is entitled "A Deadly Kind of Warmth" and is based on Jesus' words to the church of Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-22). You can listen to or download it HERE .
"The pastor is the Manager of resources, financial and personal – no wonder the MBA may be more appealing than the MDiv. Note, however, that this picture of leadership is taken from other social institutions. The Israelites wanted a king like the other nations; we evangelicals want managers of...