In case you haven’t caught on, here’s how the world now works. If you want major attention and applause from the cultural left and its influencers, of...
1) What does the Bible say about welfare, poverty, and taxing the wealthy? 2) What is your reaction to John Walton's "The Lost World of Genesis One" and 'functional ontology'? 3) How much do you sleep? How do you do The Briefing? How much time ...
1) President Obama delays ObamaCare implementation Obama Rewrites ObamaCare, Wall Street Journal (Editorial) Health-Law Mandate Put Off Again, Wall Street Journal (Louise Radnofsky and Theo Francis) Obama's Boil the Frog ObamaCare Strategy, ...
At the 2013 Expositors Summit at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, I preached on Matthew 7:28-29. In that passage, the crowds were astonished at the preaching of Jesus, who preached as one with authority, and not as their scribes. The Christ ...
1. New Mexico court to decide marriage "once and for all." Really? New Mexico Justices to Rule on Gay Marriage, New York Times (Fernanda Santos) 2. 13 year old boy shot and killed by deputies in San Francisco for carrying toy gun Boy, 13, C ...
“It is well and good for the preacher to base his sermon on the Bible, but he better get to something relevant pretty quickly, or we start mentally to check out.” That stunningly clear sentence reflects one of the most amazing, tragic, and lamentable ...
Authentic expository preaching is marked by three distinct characteristics: authority, reverence, and centrality. Expository preaching is authoritative because it stands upon the very authority of the Bible as the word of God. Such preaching requires ...
1. Chemical weapons in Syria prove to be "uncivilized, barbarian, rogue" Secretary Kerry's remarks on Syria, Washington Post Syria's Gas Attack on Civilization, Wall Street Journal (Andrew Roberts) 2. Compromising personal morality now the ...
If preaching is central to Christian worship, what kind of preaching are we talking about? The sheer weightlessness of much contemporary preaching is a severe indictment of our superficial Christianity. When the pulpit ministry lacks substance, the c ...
Evangelical Christians have been especially attentive to worship in recent years, sparking a renaissance of thought and conversation on what worship really is and how it should be done. Even if this renewed interest has unfortunately resulted in what ...
Has God called you to ministry? Though all Christians are called to serve the cause of Christ, God calls certain persons to serve the Church as pastors and other ministers. Writing to young Timothy, the Apostle Paul confirmed that if a man aspires to ...