A lion of the pulpit, now in Christ’s presence: The relentless expository passion of John F. MacArthur, Jr., 1939-2025

He was the greatest expositor of his times. One of the ironies of John MacArthur is that, to the end, he insisted that any God-called preacher of the ...

August 14, 2025

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Philip Ryken on a Christian Response to Hurricane Katrina

Dr. Philip Ryken, Senior Minister of Philadelphia's historic Tenth Presbyterian Church, offers a helpful theological analysis of how Christians should respond to Hurricane Katrina and the suffering left in the storm's wake. The article offers wonderf ...

September 5, 2005

Bad Theology Watch — Tony Campolo Denies God’s Omnipotence?

Tony Campolo suggests that the Old Testament never asserts the omnipotence of God. Thus, he advises that we should not suggest that God could have prevented Hurricane Katrina from devastating the Gulf coast. Raising the question, "Why didn't God do s ...

September 4, 2005

What Will Become of New Orleans?

"We're all wondering now what will become of New Orleans," writes Nicholas Lemann. "A big American city has never before been entirely emptied of people, and had most of its housing rendered useless, and had all its basic systems fail at once." Leman ...

September 4, 2005

“The City Below Sea Level” — Why? A Quick History Lesson

Jackson Kuhl, a writer who speciailizes in matters of history and archaeology, offers a quick summary of how New Orleans came to be in "The City Below Sea Level," published at Tech Central Station. Bienville had been eager to found a trading post at ...

September 4, 2005

Chief Justice William Rehnquist Dies

This eventful week became all the more historic with the announcement that U.S. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist had died late on Saturday. The Chief Justice's battle with thyroid cancer was well-known, and he died less than a year after his diasgn ...

September 4, 2005

God and Hurricane Katrina — Friday’s Appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Show

Hugh Hewitt gathered three theologians on his Friday show and led a discussion about a Christian understanding of Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath. I was glad to join John Mark Reynolds, director of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, ...

September 3, 2005

Update on New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has released information about its operations and plans for coming months. The seminary's statement is found on its Web site [go here]. The seminary's plans were detailed in an release published by Baptist Pre ...

September 3, 2005

National Geographic Warns About Danger for New Orleans — Almost a Year Ago

The October 2004 issue of National Geographic Magazine featured a major article warning of an impending catastrophe in the New Orleans area -- a catastrophe most likely to be caused by a major hurricane. The article, entitled "Gone with the Water," n ...

September 3, 2005

A Hometown Gone, A New Home Awaits

Dr. Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology and Senior Vice President for Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is a proud native of Mississippi and its Gulf coast. He waited through anxious days to hear news of ...

September 2, 2005

Moral Evil and Restraining Grace in New Orleans

On Thursday's edition of The Albert Mohler Program I discussed the outbreak of lawlessness and moral anarchy in New Orleans. Snipers and rioters have hampered rescue attempts and gangs are moving throughout the inundated city, looting and setting fir ...

September 2, 2005