That is the subtitle to N. T. Wright’s book Simply Christian. Wright is Bishop of Durham, England, and author of more than thirty books. Does Christianity make sense? I believe it does–it fits the reality of how we were made, what we desire, what our souls crave: intimacy with God and partnering with Him for […]
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John Piper and “Christian Hedonism.” For those not familiar with this term it was coined by Pastor John Piper back in the eighties with his book entitled Desiring God. The basic premise was that God’s glory is actually intertwined with our enjoyment of Him. In fact he modified the answer to the Westminster Catechism question, […]
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A couple of favorite quotes from Justin Taylor’s blog, Between Two Worlds: Everything Sad Will Come Untrue “Is everything sad going to come untrue?” —Sam Gamgee to Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings (chapter 4, Book Six) “[Some mortals] say of some temporal suffering, “No future bliss can make up for it,” not knowing […]
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CONUNDRUM: a confusing and difficult problem or question. D. A. Carson as a neo-Calvinist reflects a theology in the tradition of Dutch theologian and Prime Minister Abraham Kuyper who said: “In the total expanse of human life there is not a single square inch of which the Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare,’That […]
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If you are not tracking with the missional church movement or are unfamiliar with the rising new Calvinist leaders you may not have heard of Matt Chandler. This is not necessary in order for you to be either encouraged or challenged by the following statements from his book The Explicit Gospel released in early 2012. Matt […]
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One of the most staggering practices in the Church is when something that is rejected in the pulpit is sang with passion within the worship! If you ask your traditional evangelical pastor whether everyone will eventually worship and praise Jesus Christ he will unequivocally say no. Yet here are just a sampling of the words […]
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Scot McKnight is known as a bridge builder having maintained respect from both sides of the church, conservative and liberal, and it is not difficult to see why. In his book Embracing Grace: A Gospel For All of Us, McKnight begins by stating that “the gospel belongs to the whole Church… We know that none of […]
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Mark Galli, senior Managing Editor for Christianity Today, wrote a direct response to Rob Bell’s Love Wins (within 4 months) entitled God Wins. I want to share a few observations regarding God Wins and also consider some things Galli states in a favorite book of mine, Jesus Mean and Wild. Specifically I will reveal how there […]
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