The nature and question of true conversion is a hot topic in the church today. At the Southern Baptist Convention this year, David Platt found himself in a bit of hot water by questioning the validity of the “sinner’s prayer.” The debate there hinges on the exact usefulness of a canned prayer to bring about …
By Grace Alone is a great book by Sinclair Ferguson. It’s on sale for $5 today through Ligonier Ministries, if you don’t have it, this is a great deal. In By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me, Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson laments that “we have lost the joy and energy that is …
The government seems to have declared war on fast food, large drinks, candy bars, and of course, the greatest perpetrator of them all…high fructose corn syrup (Frustratingly, no one is declaring an all out war on durian except me. See picture on left.). Of course, this is not really a war on food, its a …
An Open Letter to Young, “Post-Partisan” Evangelicals. David French argues that “post-partisan” is a pipe dream for evangelicals. One political party is completely dedicated to legal protection of abortion on demand. The other political party is completely dedicated to repealing Roe v. Wade. If you talk too much about abortion, others will define you, and …
David W. Jones and Russel S. Woodbridge have written an important and much needed book on the prosperity gospel titled, Health, Wealth and Happiness. In light of the overwhelming popularity of Joel Osteen, the recent controversy surrounding T.D. Jakes, Joyce Meyer’s $23,000.00 commode (not toilet, so glad they clarified…), and the federal investigation into the …
I must confess at this point that I belong to the old reactionary tendency which regards the man who cannot preach in an interesting and informative manner as simply not called to the preaching ministry. IF a man mounts a pulpit and cannot set his people’s heart on fire for the Bible, then he had …
As Mother’s Day approaches, many pastors may wrestle with how to handle this holiday and or other holidays in their preaching calendar. Martyn Lloyd-Jones has some helpful advice: I would lay it down as a rule that there are special occasions which should always be observed. At this point I have the temerity to express …
The office of the Christian ministry, rightly understood, is the most honourable, and most important, that any man in the whole world can ever sustain; and it will be one of the wonders and employments of eternity to consider the reasons why the wisdom and goodness of God assigned this office to imperfect and guilty …
“Our plain and cheering duty is therefore to go forward — to scatter the seed, to believe and to wait. Yet must there be expectancy as well as patience. The warrant of success is assured, not only as regards an outward reformation, but a spiritual change of progressive and universal influence. The fruit of Ministerial labour …
In a recent article for First Things, Christian Smith writes about the natural, but not necessary tendency toward religion for mankind. The article is well worth your time and in it, Smith argues that religion is natural to humanity, not because religious practices are universal, but because religious practice exists in every arena where the …