Robin Routlege’s Old Testament Theology took me a while to finish and in that time i have weighed how it is that I should/would review this book. First, I am not an OT Scholar, so I may not be qualified to give an ample review of Routledge’s book, but I will give it my …
“Martin Luther once said that the Bible is like a lion. If people criticize it, you don’t defend it–you let it out of its cage. Even in these skeptical times, when the Bible is tossed into a pile of irrelevant books written by dead white males, the lion still roars and the cage still must …
But the Christian gospel is not a matter of mere self-help or even of a great example or a relationship to be cultivated. There is a real past to be dealt with. Real sins have been committed. Real guilt has been incurred. -Mark Dever, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism
Surely, I’m not the first and won’t be the last to comment on my experience at this year’s SBC Annual meeting in Louisville, KY, but I will throw my thoughts into the fray this morning. Last night I spoke with a friend who did not attend and told him that it was the most enjoyable …
A Minister’s Prayer O My LORD, Let not my ministry be approved only by men, or merely win the esteem and affections of people; But do the work of grace in their hearts, call in thy elect, seal and edify the regenerate ones, and command eternal blessings on their souls. Save me from self-opinion and …
This Sunday I am preaching from Matthew 6:1-4. In preparation for that sermon, I have been doing research on world-wide poverty and it is heart-breaking. Pastors, preach the whole counsel of God’s Word. Encourage you people to give to the world, for to whom much is given much is required. We are a rich people …
I have already written about Francis Chan’s book, Crazy Love, elsewhere, but it is worthy of a more thorough review. I must admit that I was hesitant to pick up this book (though I had no good reason to be), but I am glad that I took the time to digest this relatively quick read …
Desiring God now has all of the messages from this past weekend’s Advance 09 conference online. Having attended the conference, I will say that all of the messages were edifying. However, if you can only listen to a few of these, don’t miss the following: Mark Driscoll, Ministry Idolatry (Pastors Repent!) Bryan Chapell, Communicating the …
“Don’t let your theology get in the way of the Bible.” -John Piper (from Advance 09 conference sermon, “Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 2“)
“Rather than making ‘interest’ the key test for a good sermon, we would suggest as an alternative the double tests of: (1) does the lesson or sermon accurately reflect what is being taught by the author of the text? and (2) has that text been applied to our modern and contemporary contexts of living and …