Though by definition baptists agree that a person should be baptized only after confessing faith in Jesus Christ, there are several views on how old a believer must be, or should be, before such a confession can be trusted and acted upon. The views range, on the one end, from baptizing a confessing believer no…
This is now the second of two articles I am writing on the subject of birth control. In the last article I first said that the Bible neither allows nor forbids birth control, I offered two thoughts on what God forbids when it comes to birth control (abortion and abstinence) and then went looking for…
The Church in Canada – The Gospel Coalition is holding an event in Ontario. The Gospel Coalition has an interview with John Mahaffey, a member of the TGC council, on the state of the church in Canada. Tornadoes – The home of the brother of Bobby Gilles (I have sometimes linked to his blog and…
Here is a beautiful and powerful quote from John Owen who calls on you to rejoice in the love of God (It is taken from Communion with the Triune God). Owen says rightly that knowing and believing God’s love is the key to delighting in him. But he says it much better than that. So…
Matthew 18 and Public Critique – Rick Phillips offers four reasons that public critique does not involve Matthew 18. “This demand for personal contact prior to public criticism of published writings is becoming almost ubiquitous these days. We even hear complaints that public critique violates Matthew 18 unless there has private dialogue first. Let me…
I’ve been at this blogging thing for quite a long time now—a bit over 9 years. I’ve been at the daily blogging thing for almost as long. This means that I’ve got an extensive backlist of articles from years gone by. I thought it might be fun to pull out some of the articles I…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Kress Publications and they are offering up five great prize packages, each of which contains three great books. Each of the winners will receive: Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon…
The Forgetting Pill – Consider a pill that could take away our worst memories. “In the very near future, the act of remembering will become a choice. … Psychiatry never cures anything—all we do is treat the worst symptoms. But this new treatment could be the first psychiatric cure ever.” Meet Fred Luter – WSJ…
Hannah is in college when she receives the shocking news her parents hadn’t ever shared with her—she is adopted. Not only is she adopted, but she is the survivor of a failed abortion. Angry, confused and upset, she turns to her oldest friend Jason to help her through this difficult time. Along with his friends…
Welcome to March! To ring in the new month I’ve got a couple of great desktop wallpapers that may interest you. The wallpapers were created by Brent Nelson of Soapbox Studios. Brent is a fantastic designer who was responsible for creating the ordo salutis infographic that I shared a couple of months ago; he is…
5 Dangers of Fallible Prophecy – Nathan Busenitz looks at a recent debate between Wayne Grudem and Ian Hamilton and points out 5 dangers inherent in Wayne Grudem’s view of ongoing, fallible prophecy. Elements in True Reformation – Did you know that J.I. Packer once wrote a book titled Hot Tub Religion? Anyway, Randy Alcorn…