John Piper hosted "An Evening of Eschatology," with Jim Hamilton representing the historic pre-millennial view, Sam Storms representing the amillennial view, Doug Wilson representing the post-millennial view, and John Piper moderating. The audio and video are now available, courtesy Desiring God. … [Read more...] about Eschatology Roundtable: Piper, Wilson, Storms, Hamilton
God, Wrath, Sin, Kingdom, Judgment
Mike Horton: In the 1950s, Yale's H. Richard Niebuhr described the so-called "gospel" of Protestant liberalism poignantly: "A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross." Each clause is telling. First, more like Mr. Rogers than the judge of all the earth, the sentimental deity of many Americans is incapable of wrath. Since he exists for us and our happiness, this heavenly friend may be disappointed and sad when we hurt ourselves, but he never sees sin as an offense primarily against himself and his perfect … [Read more...] about God, Wrath, Sin, Kingdom, Judgment
Retirement and Investing in the Next Generation
Ligonier has posted my Generation to Generation column from the October issue of Tabletalk. The opening:You may have heard that retirement can kill you. Men and women die of boredom, for lack of intellectual challenge, or from the deafening silence that can accompany a spouse’s death. Depressed saving accounts may represent another motivation to stay gainfully employed. Even if times were better, you might simply prefer staying active in your career, maintaining a position of influence that you’ve worked hard to reach. It is lawful to seek fruitfulness with one’s skills and talents. Yet there … [Read more...] about Retirement and Investing in the Next Generation
Wait, God. I Need To Check My E-Mail.
Josh Harris humorously illustrates a convicting message: … [Read more...] about Wait, God. I Need To Check My E-Mail.
Interview with David Sitton – Part 2
A few weeks I had the privilege of interviewing David Sitton on this blog. Mr. Sitton is the President of To Every Tribe, a ministry which has been planting churches among unreached people groups of Papua New Guinea and Mexico for many years now. Next month they are hosting a conference entitled The Privilege of Suffering: Jesus is Worth It. So that any who are interested may attend, there will be no charge for this conference. However, they ask that folks please register so that they can plan accordingly. To Every Tribe will seek to offset the conference costs through the freewill … [Read more...] about Interview with David Sitton – Part 2
2009 West Coast Conference – Session 8 – R.C. Sproul
Dr. Sproul brought the conference to a close with a message entitled He Is Risen! -- The Resurrection and Worship. INTRODUCTION Sproul read from Exodus 19, the preamble to the giving of the Decalogue. Imagine that you were there: "On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast." And Moses was told to warn the people, "lest they break through to the Lord to look and many of them perish." We already heard from Alistair about the road to Emmaus. And that passage recounts the relationship between resurrection … [Read more...] about 2009 West Coast Conference – Session 8 – R.C. Sproul