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Downton Abbey — What Are Americans Really Watching?

Americans by the millions are still tuning in to watch Downton Abbey -- now in its fifth season -- eager to enjoy the continuation of the saga of the Earl and Countess of Grantham and their household. According to press reports, 10.1 million American ...

January 23, 2015

Ask Anything: Weekend Edition 02-15-14

1) What is the difference between Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology? 2) Should you leave a congregation if a woman is ordained as an elder? 3) Which theologians and pastors have had the greatest impact on your life and ministry? Call w ...

February 15, 2014

Theology and the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention

A conversation on theology, ministry, and the Southern Baptist Convention with Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Dr. Eric Hankins. Dr. Hankins is the Pastor of First Baptist Church, Oxford, MS and recently served with Dr. Mohler on the Calvinism Advisory ...

November 8, 2013

Can Liberal Christianity Be Reinvented? – A Conversation With Theologian Theo Hobson

A pink reformation, The Guardian (Theo Hobson) Full Transcript ...

October 7, 2013

The Briefing 09-09-13

1) Syria: Argument for state sovereignty winning over argument for human rights There is no one left to enforce the global rules, Financial Times (Philip Stevens) Germany’s Conspicuous Silence, New York Times (Roger Cohen) 2) Syrian Christia ...

September 9, 2013

The Wrath of God Was Satisfied: Substitutionary Atonement and the Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention

Current controversy over the nature of Christ's atonement for sin points to a truth many younger evangelicals may not know, i.e., the substitutionary nature of Christ's death on the cross was a major issue in the Conservative Resurgence that took pla ...

August 12, 2013

Confessional Integrity and the Stewardship of Words

In the beginning was the Word. Christians rightly cherish the declaration that our Savior, the crucified and resurrected Lord Jesus Christ, is first known as the Word -- the one whom the Father has sent to communicate and to accomplish our redemption ...

May 1, 2013

When the Lights Go Out: The Death of a Denomination

Adrian Hamilton is concerned that the Church of England "will not survive my children's lifetime and quite possibly not even my own." Writing in The Independent [London], Hamilton writes of a Church of England that remains established as the national ...

May 4, 2011

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