In response to the worldly "wisdom" going around these days that says entertaining doubt and questioning the Lord's righteousness in trial and His infinitely sovereign wisdom and control of all things, something that is beyond comprehension in how and why He carries out or permits what He does, as something ... Read More

If I could re-title this book, it would be, "Freed From the Shackles of Inerrancy." I wouldn't waste my time on it, frankly; I'm not. Yeah, call me dismissive. There are way too many other books of immediate importance (recent and from church history) and worth reading out there and ... Read More

"To some extent, cohesive social forces are at work in any culture or subculture with shared worldview and shared doctrines. In itself this counts neither for nor against the truth of the worldview or the doctrines. But it does mean that things that seem 'obvious' or 'plain' or 'commonsensical' to ... Read More

1. Why are Creeds and Confessions necessary, and how have they been produced? The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament having been given by inspiration of God, are for man in his present state the only and the all–sufficient rule of faith and practice. This divine word, therefore, is the ... Read More

Arthur Pink gives an outstanding explanation of total depravity in his book The Total Depravity of Man. You can download a free e-book of this excellent work on the link given. Here are a few excerpts: It is a sadly neglected subject. Notwithstanding the clear and uniform teaching of Scripture, man’s ... Read More

It started with a friend calling me out on being too wrapped up in the whole ER2 thing, seeing as how I'm on the sidelines anyway (my own observation). Point taken, though I'd be lying if I said I wasn't slightly put off for a while, in my pride. Then ... Read More

I'm absolutely all for having "conversations" with those outside orthodoxy. But to have fellow "orthodoxians" castigate people who have serious theological questions downgrades the very discourse that would bring light and truth, the very truth that leads to Christ. The church should be an example of proper discourse (like the ... Read More

Joseph attributes the ultimate cause of his trials and being sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers: "And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here, but God" ... Read More

(Resources at the bottom of the page pertaining to this topic) Over the past several years, the missional movement has picked up steam and has become a common modus operandi for ministry in mainstream evangelicalism, even within aspects of my own church. The term 'missional' has taken on many different definitions ... Read More

"Brian McLaren and his ilk of the emerging church ... all it is is 19th, 20th century liberalism in a postmodern dress. There isn’t anything new in it at all. And the only reason they can get away with it is because people are so a-historical ... Read More