April 2024 M T W T F S S « Jan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pages
Recent Comments
- google authorship check on more prosperity gospel
- zuri on Puppies
- LEE HARRIS on Deacon Outline
- Tracy on Puppies
- Amy e on six scriptural reasons why babies go to heaven
Category Archives: teaching
is faith necessary?
Kevin DeYoung takes a crack at answering the question that tripped up Joel Osteen pretty badly on Larry King Live several years ago. here is the beginning. be sure to read the rest of it. “You know, Larry, that’s a … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged exclusivity, exclusivity of the gospel, faith, joel osteen, Kevin DeYoung, the gospel
Leave a comment
Dr. Moore is not a pre-trib rapture guy
Dr. Russell Moore is not a pre-tribber, but loves those who are. Go listen to his lesson on the topic at the link. It is an excellent approach to a secondary topic in the church. Great lesson in how to … Continue reading
Posted in culture, teaching
Tagged dispensationalism, dr. russell moore, eschatology, last things, rapture, second coming
Leave a comment
has God predetermined EVERYTHING?
yes. Isaiah 45:7: I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things. We had a great home group meeting last night and ended up wrestling fairly intensely with … Continue reading
the Gospel according to Jesus
John Piper’s message at Together for the Gospel 2010 is one for the ages. If you don’t have time to listen to the whole 65 minutes, skip to 30 minutes in and give it a listen. T4G 2010 — Session … Continue reading
tightrope
the questions are several. how do you love someone without giving them the impression that their activity is ok? How do you accept someone without accepting their actions? How do you insure that someone knows that God loves us all … Continue reading
Posted in church, teaching
Tagged christian love, faithfulness, gospel, grace, homosexuality, jennifer knapp, love, mere orthodoxy
1 Comment
Brian McLaren on NPR
I was listening to the radio on the way to work yesterday morning and joined this story in progress. Give it a listen or read right quick. I was especially struck by this bit here: Surveys by Campbell and others … Continue reading
grace in marriage
after adultery. God’s grace and power displayed. Paul Tripp: Paul Tripp- Adultery and new beginnings from Crossway on Vimeo. From the z man.
John Piper tweaks
Here is the video of John Piper out in Seattle at Mark Driscoll’s church. He is hitting the same themes he always does, but with some very important tweaks. give it a listen.
Posted in teaching
Tagged christian hedonism, God's glory, John Piper, mars hill church, self worship, the gospel, worshipping God
Leave a comment
Is God Short of Cash?
Steve Camp asks if God is short of cash. A look at the prosperity gospel. Questions: What does the Bible say about prosperity; and if you are experiencing tough times financially does that mean you are out of the will … Continue reading
Biblical manhood
C.J. Mahaney discussing manhood from a Biblical perspective. this is really good and helpful stuff. I especially liked C.J.’s description of a young man’s “companions” in this modern technological world in which we live. Q&A on Biblical Masculinity from Sovereign … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged Biblical manhood, c.j. mahaney, foolishness, manhood, wisdom
Leave a comment
Jesus + Nothing= Everything
Tullian Tchividjian: “I never realized just how reliant I had become on human approval and acceptance until it was taken away.” A hard message about a hard time in his life. Jesus + Nothing = Everything (Part 5) from Coral … Continue reading
the western church
Tim Keller posted a few days ago at the Resurgence blog about five issues facing the western church. It is all good, but 3, 4 and 5 were especially intriguing. Here is No. 4: 4. The growing cultural remoteness of … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged depravity, heaven, hell, original sin, punishment, redemption, tim keller, western church
Leave a comment
weekend reading
here is a long essay from David B. Hart about our culture’s dominant belief system. here is article’s description of David Hart and the circumstances of this paper’s delivery so you have some idea of the direction from which he … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged belief system, david b. hart, free will, nihilism, post-christian, rationalism, rejection of christianity, will
Leave a comment
why me?
These are questions we tend to ask when things aren’t going the way we would desire for them to go. Why me? Why this? Why now? Justin Taylor posts an answer tree from David Powlison, “God’s Grace and Your Sufferings,” … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged comfort, david powlison, deeper questions, God's love, justin taylor, sovereignty, suffering
Leave a comment
Fuel for the Christian Life
Tullian Tchividjian explains that the Gospel is the power of God for salvation as well as fuel for living the Christian life. HT to Timmy Brister
Posted in teaching
Tagged Christian life, Christian living, Power of God, the gospel, Timmy Brister, Tullian Tchividjian
Leave a comment
Brian McLaren's new book
Kevin DeYoung thoroughly (pdf 12 pages long) reviews all ten premises of Brian McClaren’s new book A New Kind of Christianity here. Kevin’s describes his approach at the outset: I want to be fair with McLaren. I want to understand … Continue reading
handling criticism
Tim Keller has some useful insights into handling criticism. First, you should look to see if there is a kernel of truth in even the most exaggerated and unfair broadsides. There is usually such a kernel when the criticism comes … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged criticism, humility, john newton, prayer, smugness, tim keller
Leave a comment
personal election
here is a beautiful essay by Tim Challies about Mary Magdalene at the tomb of Jesus and what it means for Jesus to have called us to life by name. As I read these words, I think of the way … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged chosen, election, Jesus' tomb, mary magdalene, open eyes, resurrection
Leave a comment
more reviews of The Shack
some big guns have turned their attention to Wm P. Young’s book, The Shack. Tim Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian has read it and Dr. Al Mohler is concerned about the discernment ability of modern evangelicals in light of the fact … Continue reading
Posted in books, teaching
Tagged al mohler, idolatry, the shack, theology, tim keller, william p. young
Leave a comment
couple of good ones
I have had a couple of windows open the last couple of days in order to post about them. one political and one theological. here we go. first the political: I believe it is crucial to understand that it doesn’t … Continue reading
Glory of God
here is a message from John Piper about why he finds the Glory of God to be the central point of the Bible and all creation. fascinating stuff. the intro: How does the Bible orient us around the glory of … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged bible, centrality of God's glory, glory of God, John Piper
Leave a comment