Tota Scriptura
I don’t hear modern Wesleyans praying along the lines of John Wesley (cited below) as far as the more compatibilist understanding of God’s sovereignty. I believe, O sovereign Goodness, O mighty Wisdom, that thou dost sweetly order and govern all things, even the most minute, even the most noxious, to …
If you read Luke 18:15-30 as a joint unit (pericope), then the contrast between the helpless infants and rich young ruler really jump out. The irony is that the infants are more fit for the kingdom than the “godly” young man. Just another Lukan role reversal of exalting the humble …
In the workplace one may be unfortunately familiar with the dog eat dog dynamic often experienced with a superior within a tiered leadership structure that involves various middle managers, where an immediate superior may take the credit for your accomplishments or cast the blame on you for their failures. What’s …
Mercy requires the establishment of the terms of justice – or else it’s not mercy. The person receiving mercy after a judgment would agree that they deserved something else. To call for preemptive mercy instead of justice is not morally commendable but actually a call for injustice because judgment would …
Jack Hayford has a wonderful post on speaking in tongues that is valuable as a corrective for his own Pentecostal/Charismatic community, as well as helpful in clarifying some misconceptions that are often perpetuated by those who object to the ongoing validity of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the …
Wesley Smith has a worthy article at First Things (linked below), on the use of Euphemisms. I hate to admit that I’m …
Jason Bedrick comments on the DOJ going after private schools in WI, requiring them to comply with Title II in mandating the …
Justin Taylor (via Spurgeon on Why You Should Read Wesley on the Christian Life – Justin Taylor.) has some great quotes from …
Weary travelers have, for some time, stopped at inns for rest. An inn would provide a bath, meal, and good cheer in …
All this talk about “doing” church instead of “being” the church seems to be resurfacing and will continued to do so until …
Commenting on 1 Cor. 3:9, Beale/Carson make the following observations (which unites the organic and building metaphors for the church/temple): The comparisons …
N.T. Wright offers this brief explanation concerning whether Jesus or Paul founded the Christian faith and church: There is a sense in …
You can find more information about this book over at Crossway, here. Thanks to Crossway for this review copy – it is …
Bock, commenting on Luke 17:3, states the following (bold mine): Two fundamental relational commitments are expressed in the exhortations to rebuke and …
Cynthia Carney: I wonder if many of today’s evangelical pastors and institutional leaders realize that in Hitler’s Germany during the late 1930s …
John MacArthur offers this helpful description of Hebraic understandings of the afterlife from his comments on Luke 16:23 (MacArthur Study Bible): ““Hades” …
J.I. Packer offers these brief definitions of the two marks of a church: 1.The faithful preaching of the Word of God. This …
Stephen J. Heaney has a great post, Cats and Dogs and Marriage Laws (link), where he ably recognizes that there’s more than …
“Refusal to tell that truth — unvarnished, ungarbled, unfettered, unashamed — is either malice or cowardice. If you know a man to …
Not quite, however, he does acknowledge speaking in tongues. I love how candid and open he is about his experience, tracing it …
But the hard reality is that we can’t pass on what we don’t have. The yawning (and well-documented) gap between profession and …
For there to be a huge union, there must be huge changes. Papering over differences under the guise of Christian charity is …
Parents sue for refusal of school to allow their son to use female restrooms because Coy identifies himself as a girl. Link …
While reading The Chronicles of Narnia tonight to the kids before bedtime, it struck me how Lewis makes a distinction between the …
John Calvin notes the goodness of the father that excites hope in the prodigal son (Luke 15:17, bold mine): 17. And when …
Tom Wright comments on the parable of the prodigal son from Luke 15 with reference to the ‘return from exile’ backdrop (Luke …
Baptist churches often struggle in what amount of faith is adequate before one should be baptized. Some prefer super faith, while others …
From John Piper: Local Christian communities, called churches, are built around shared Biblical convictions, some of which are essential for salvation and …
Pete Spiliakos offers some good advice for pro-life candidates and the pro-life movement in general in a post at First Things: Aggressive …
Acts 23:12–14 “When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink …
Yet was it wise to leave the ninety-nine and wander away searching for the one? … Does the lost individual matter or …
Table fellowship anywhere in the world is a relatively serious matter. This is especially true in the Middle East. In his most …
The shepherd rejoices in community. As we have noted above, this joy in community is quite likely due to two factors. First, …
For first-century Judaism repentance was a way of bringing in the kingdom. In the preaching of Jesus repentance was a response to …
Dietrich Bonhoeffer made the observation that when lust takes control, “At this moment God…loses all reality… Satan does not fill us with …
John Stonestreet offers this commentary (Beyonce and the Super Bowl) on Beyonce, the Super Bowl, the objectifying of women, and our culture: …
Jesus died not because we were lovely, but to make us lovely. He died, Paul says, to “make us holy.” Paradoxically, this …
May God by his Spirit maintain among us, and through our instrumentality revive around us, that truly evangelical type of piety which …
Yep, this was the best commercial from Super Bowl 47.
Desiring God has been releasing quite a few videos recently featuring John Piper on a wide range of topics relating to supernatural …
We discussed Spiritual Gifts tonight at home group and it prompted me to post this video of Sam Storms discussing them. Pastor …
Luke 14:23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, …
Will Willimon is a retired bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church and professor of Christian ministry at …
Luke 14:21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and …
Earl Weaver once said: “A manager wins games in December. He tries not to lose them in July. You win pennants in …
The church should think of healing in terms of caring more than in terms of curing. The first aspect of Luke’s healing …
Luke Timothy Johnson lays out a helpful framework for how the church should “practice exorcism.” A few preliminary thoughts: 1) His use …
Oh, that’s what you call it, ad antiquitatem. Thanks to Steve Hanke (President Obama Falls for a Fallacy | Cato @ Liberty.) …
Anthony Bradley offers his take on the whole Lance Armstrong controversy in this post Lance Armstrongs Shame | Acton PowerBlog.. He opines …
“Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.” ~ Lord Acton