Augustine of Hippo
It is almost impossible to overstate Augustine’s influence upon the Christian Church
“We sometimes forget that Augustine was the Bishop of a small port town in North Africa called Hippo Regius and that he was living in a turbulent time in the waning days of the Western Roman Empire. We forget that he had to deal day in and day out with the pastoral pressures and distractions... Continue Reading
Gospel-Centered Discipleship
A critical review of Jonathan Dodson’s Gospel-Centered Discipleship
There are also some weaknesses in Gospel-Centered Discipleship. First, there was a ton of repetition in the first two sections which made them sound the same. Second, there were tons of trendy evangelical phrases in the book that were ambiguous to me. For example, not to be snarky, but I do not know what the... Continue Reading
Purity Is Possible
A review of Helen Thorne's book, Purity Is Possible: How to Live Free of the Fantasy Trap.
For one reason or another there continues to be far more stigma attached to a woman’s struggle with purity than a man’s. Because the social cost is higher, admitting the struggle and crying out for help becomes that much more difficult. I trust that through this book and others we will be able to admit... Continue Reading
Broken: The Power of Conversion in Louie Zamperini’s Life
Louie Zamperini’s amazing life is the subject of Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
“In September 1949 a young Billy Graham came to Los Angeles for a three-week campaign to bring the city to Christ. Cynthia attended and received Christ as Savior. She returned home, informed Louie of her new life in Christ, and made clear she would no longer pursue a divorce. Although relieved, Louie wanted no part... Continue Reading
Bigots Are Really Bigoted
But what else could you expect from “traditional beliefs”?
Like many on the academic left, Bronner is not satisfied with merely suggesting that those who disagree are wrong. They also are evil. And their ideas do not even merit a hearing. He goes after those tricky bigots who “believe that the content of speech is always secondary to the right to speak.” (You know,... Continue Reading
America’s Spiritual Founding Father
Kidd’s "George Whitefield" is an eminently readable and informative book
“Whitefield’s early years of itinerant ministry in particular were marked with both incredible success and contention. Kidd carefully traces the Calvinist Whitefield’s tortured relationship with the Arminian Wesleys, who openly opposed the theological tenets that Whitefield held dear. Whitefield also broke with the Moravians, whose Pietism he had once admired.” In time for the... Continue Reading
It’s a Genesis-to-Revelation Issue
If you ever want to get folks lathered up, raising the issue of God’s gendered design will do the trick
“In their thick new book, God’s Design for Man and Woman: A Biblical-Theological Survey (Crossway), Andreas and Margaret Köstenberger labor to demonstrate that, far from being a peripheral anomaly popping up here and there, male leadership and female partnership is a sustained pattern that spans the canon. It isn’t just about 1 Corinthians and 1... Continue Reading
The Softer Face of Calvinism
Reformed theology is more irenic and diverse than you think, says theologian Oliver Crisp
“Few figures in church history have been so much loved or hated, admired or despised as John Calvin. Calvinism—the theological orientation bearing the French theologian’s name—has also had mixed reception. Reformed theologian Oliver Crisp, professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, says Calvinism and the Reformed tradition is more diverse and amiable than is... Continue Reading
Is the Noah Account Just One Myth Among Many?
Genesis 6-9 and Ancient Near Eastern Flood Stories
Early in 2014, the news headlines were all abuzz with the “ground-breaking” discovery of a Mesopotamian flood account that featured a round ark. “Ahhhh, yes,” arm-chair critics beamed, “we always knew that the biblical story couldn’t be true. Here is proof that Genesis 6-9 is just one myth among many.” Besides the fact that ancient... Continue Reading
Lawful and Unlawful Use of the Law
The law is used wrongly in a legalist or antinomian way
It is an unlawful use of the law – and abuse both of law and gospel – to pretend that its accomplishment by Christ releases believers from any obligation to it as a rule. Such an assertion is not only wicked, but absurd and impossible in the highest degree: for the law is founded in... Continue Reading
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