Thanks for reading this latest installment from my current project of reading (and blogging) through Augustine’s works. This book, known as “Of Holy Virginity” is stated by the editor as follows “This treatise, [and the previous “Of the Good of Marriage”], were written against somewhat that still remained of the heresy of Jovinian… That Augustine …
The worldview du jour is flat. Rank and order are suspect, authority is tyranny. The autonomous self reigns, having no responsibility for anyone else and no need of submitting to … More
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The Old Testament has run into some hard times as of late. It’s seen by many as a curmudgeonly, legalistic, violent, confusing, and, maybe most of all, boring sort of book. As the atheist Richard Dawkins famously opined, “The God of the Ol…
This article is part 5 of a 5-part series entitled Revisiting Revoice No Rest Remains The end of Revoice theology is the belief that what is wrong with same-sex attraction … More
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Over the last several months I have had hundreds of exchanges with Southern Baptists who are deeply concerned about the direction of the SBC generally and things going on inside … More
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This article is part 4 of a 5-part series entitled Revisiting Revoice Another way of calling into question whether or not SSA is morally culpable sin is by re-envisioning how … More
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Recently, there has been some renewed focus on church history and what we believe regarding the presence of Christ in the Lord’s Supper, or Communion. Francis Chan made some statements to the effect that he didn’t know that for basically 1,500 years of church history – up to the Reformation – that everyone believed …
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When deciding what to believe about the Bible, who should we listen to?
That’s a rather basic question, and I suppose there are many possible answers. We could listen to our friends—maybe a roommate or a co-worker. Then there are family members,…
Thanks for reading this latest installment from my current project of reading (and blogging) through Augustine’s works. This book, known as Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus (or sometimes Debate with Fortunatus, the Manichee), is 32 pages. There were a couple of days that Augustine debated with Fortunatus and the proceedings are related to us in …
This article is part 3 of a 5-part series entitled Revisiting Revoice Once upon a time, it may have been enough for someone to say that homosexuality is sin, and … More
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Thanks for reading this latest installment from my current project of reading (and blogging) through Augustine’s works. This book, known as On the Spirit and the Letter, comes in at around 109 pages. As seen below from his “Retractions”, he states that he wrote this to discuss Paul’s statement that “The letter kills, but the …
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Have you ever had a time in your life when you really (I mean really) doubted the truth of the Bible? Maybe you wondered whether everything you ever believed was a lie. Anyone w…
A book series that I’ve been reading lately is “The Chronicle of Maud” (available at Amazon) by my friend, Amy Mantravadi. It’s historical fiction based on the life of Empress Mathilda (Maud) in the 12th Century. Currently, two of the three books have been published. I highly recommend them, and in my opinion, this second …
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This article is part 2 of a 5-part series entitled Revisiting Revoice According to Genesis 1:31, when God finished creating everything in just six days, “God saw all that He … More
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This article is part 1 of a 5-part series entitled Revisiting Revoice Danny Akin’s recent hiring of Karen Swallow Prior at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary sparked newfound concern regarding Prior’s … More
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I am pleased to announce my new book has just been released: The Ten Commandments of Progressive of Christianity (Cruciform Press, 2019).
As most readers will know, I did a blog series on this theme a couple of years ago. Tim Challies, who runs Crucifo…
About one year ago, in January of 2019, I went to South Africa to preach at two pastors’ conferences, one in Pretoria and the other in Cape Town. Sharing preaching … More
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Back during the conservative resurgence, a “moderate” friend said we “Fundamentalists” were “using a cannon to kill a mosquito.” Similarly, some denominational leaders told us, “Move on. Nothing to see here” … More
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