Matthew Weathers of Biola University pulls off a pretty good trick: … [Read more...] about April Fool’s Day Shadow Trick
Jesus’ Momentary Suffering Deliver Millions From Eternal Suffering?
John Piper addresses the seeming incongruity between the suffering of one man (Jesus) paying for the sins of millions of people, as well as the fact that Jesus' suffering was temporary and yet He delivers sinners from eternal condemnation: HT: Tyler Kenney … [Read more...] about Jesus’ Momentary Suffering Deliver Millions From Eternal Suffering?
The Good News We Almost Forgot
Speaking of catechizing, Kevin Deyoung's new book on the Heidelberg Catechism--52 brief chapters on what it has shown him--has just arrived, and WTS is selling it for 45% off from now April 14th at midnight. The book is called The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism. Only $8.24 for the next two weeks. … [Read more...] about The Good News We Almost Forgot
Easter Week Questions For A Four-Year Old
Our 4-year old daughter Karis is good at memorizing. These are some questions we're working through this week. They are not just applicable at Easter. I'm posting them in case others might find this a good springboard for your own catechizing. The answers are admittedly a bit short and simplistic, but I figured that would make it easier for her to memorize and we can build on these concepts later. And there's a bit of repetition, which I figure will only foster better memorization. Also, each can be associated with Scripture texts, which she can also be memorizing. Q: Who is Jesus? A: … [Read more...] about Easter Week Questions For A Four-Year Old
John Piper To Take Extended Leave
I have enormous respect and affection for John Piper, not just because of his preaching, speaking, and writing abilities, but because of his tenacious pursuit of personal godliness. May God greatly bless his soul and that of his family as he takes an extended leave from May 1 through December 31. Today, he posted this letter of explanation. What makes this leave different is that Pastor John will step back from almost all his speaking engagements and from book writing: In this leave, I intend to let go of all of it. No book-writing. No sermon preparation or preaching. No blogging. No … [Read more...] about John Piper To Take Extended Leave
NPR on McLaren (with Mohler, Ware, and Hamilton)
NPR gives an obviously-slanted perspective on Brian McLaren and his new book, A New Kind of Christianity, ending this 4 min 35 sec segment (which features McLaren, but also Albert Mohler, Bruce Ware, and Jim Hamilton) with this remark: "Mohler is determined to nip any such trend in the bud. But if McLaren and surveys of young people are any guide, there seems to be an appetite for a different sort of evangelical Christianity."This is exactly the sort of trend that the 2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference was about. Painfully, NPR twice refers to McLaren as a "leading evangelical." One … [Read more...] about NPR on McLaren (with Mohler, Ware, and Hamilton)