The Great Wave Off Kanagawa (1831), Katsushika Hokusai, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York Featured in Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, this woodblock print captures the peril … More
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The Eighth Commandment—“Thou shalt not steal”—sanctions property rights, but Psalm 24:1-2 declares that the Lord holds clear title to all there is, and that our ownership is both contingent upon … More
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The Eighth Commandment—“Thou shalt not steal”—sanctions property rights, but Psalm 24:1-2 declares that the Lord holds clear title to all there is, and that our ownership is both contingent upon … More
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A Christian world view is bubbling over with resources to satisfy the aesthetic and dramatic needs of every human person. It is more capable of doing this than any other … More
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A Christian world view is bubbling over with resources to satisfy the aesthetic and dramatic needs of every human person. It is more capable of doing this than any other … More
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The Crucial Question “Who is God?”—Ask such a question of any group, and you will likely receive a range of responses. A few respondents might reject the validity of the … More
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The Crucial Question “Who is God?”—Ask such a question of any group, and you will likely receive a range of responses. A few respondents might reject the validity of the … More
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This edition of the Founders Journal gives attention to Psalm 24. In his inspired reflections on the Mosaic account of creation, David begins with the beautiful, but definitely counter-cultural assertion, … More
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Evidently our Great Tradition Baptist thought leaders have decided to stay far, far away from actually telling us how we can define the GT in light of the Second Nicene Council, as per Monday’s Dividing Line. Fully understandable! The reality is, these men have no *consistent* way of disambiguating the traditions in theology proper they wish to demand of us […]
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This past March I spoke at the Ligonier National Conference. My plenary address was on “The Truth about Marriage” (you can watch here), and I also did an enjoyable sit-down interview on the subject of the origins of the New Testament canon….
Warning: There is extremely bad language in this video clip.
Southern Baptists Need Leaders who Aren’t Embarrassed of the Book We Baptists are people of the Book. But when it comes to matters of great concern in our cultural context, … More
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Great responsibilities fall on the President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Besides the wisdom needed to make fitting appointments to those positions over which he is granted prerogative by our … More
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Most people have never read one of the “apocryphal” Gospels—that is, a gospel that was not included in our Bibles. For that matter, most people have never read one of the canonical Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Perhaps they’…
צְדָקָ֥ה תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־גּ֑וֹי וְחֶ֖סֶד לְאֻמִּ֣ים חַטָּֽאת δικαιοσύνη ὑψοῖ ἔθνος, ἐλασσονοῦσι δὲ φυλὰς ἁμαρτίαι. Proverbs 14:34. The LXX provides a good translation here. Righteousness lifts up, exalts, a people, a nation. But sin is a reproach to any people, nation. LXX: lessens any people. [Note the Hebrew form for “reproach” is chesed, which some assume comes from an Aramaic root, hence, shame, but […]
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God is concerned about Justice and Equal Weights and Measures. Therefore, there should be Equal Protection for all human life.
Now that high school graduation season is coming to a close, I know that a lot of parents out there have one simple question on their mind: Have I done a good job preparing my child for college?
Every Christian parent wonders this. We pray that we̵…
There are some things in life that are simply not fair. Someone gets the promotion that you have been wanting. Someone gets the job you applied for even though you are more qualified than the person was hired. Someone gets away with committing a crime …
There are some things in life that are simply not fair. Someone gets the promotion that you have been wanting. Someone gets the job you applied for even though you are more qualified than the person was hired. Someone gets away with committing a crime …
This video was release over two years ago from the YouTube channel, Reformed Christian Teaching, before the Documentary on Hillsong came out on Discovery+.
Pastor Jeff Durbin debates college students on campus at LSU.
I have read Tom Ascol’s treatment of the discussion surrounding the supposed overthrow of Roe v. Wade and the implications that has for the future of abortion in the United … More
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Many people want their lives to be private. They want to be left alone or just simply be in their homes where no one bothers them. There are some celebrities that like to keep their private life out of the spotlight for various reasons. Christians…
(Photo of ancient church ruins in Philadelphia of Revelation 3:7-13 & a Mosque in between) Even Philadelphia eventually left it’s first love. (see Rev. 2:4-5) The ruins of columns of an ancient Byzantine church in the ancient city of Philadelphia, now … Continue reading
The Supreme Court of the United States’ possible reversal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion is reason for Christians and moral people everywhere to rejoice. Dobbs … More
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Well it’s that time of year. This Friday we will graduate another class of seminary students at RTS Charlotte, sending them off to serve the Lord in a variety of ways. And during each of these graduations, I have an opportunity to give a final &…
La Alianza is a collaboration of Hispanic Southern Baptist leaders throughout the United States. The following open letter came unsolicited and is posted here at their request. La Alianza is … More
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The inability or unwillingness of Christians to employ rigorous, biblical, moral reasoning to address public attacks on God and Scripture over the last few years has been as stunning as … More
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The seemingly obvious answer is often disputed.
Ok, so I am biased. Let me just get it out there.
But, that doesn’t change the fact that my wife Melissa’s new kids book, His Grace is Enough: How God Makes It Right When We’ve Got it Wrong (Good Book Company, 2022), is really somethi…
