Items of Interest
James White Offers a Helpful Critique of Rob Bell’s Teaching
Last month James White posted two videos on his YouTube channel that deal with some of the more disturbing tendencies and teachings of Rob Bell. The first was posted on March 5 and the second was posted on March 31. I offer both of them here for your edification. In this second video Dr. White…
John MacArthur Begins a Series of Articles Analyzing the Teaching of Rob Bell
Yesterday John MacArthur posted the first in a series of articles that will address the teaching of controversial emergent church pastor Rob Bell. The first post is entitled Rob Bell: a Brother to Embrace, or a Wolf to Avoid? In it MacArthur introduces the projected series by explaining the need for it and the Biblical…
A Solid Critique of Rob Bell From Martin Bashir
For the readers of this blog who may not yet have heard about this story or seen this video, here is the interview of Rob Bell by Martin Bashir. I recommend checking out Paul Edwards’ follow-up interview with Bashir, in which Bashir affirms that he is indeed a committed Christian who attends Redeemer Presbyterian Church…
Should Christians celebrate Christmas?
This was a question that John Piper sought to answer back in December of 2007, and I find myself in essential agreement with his point of view. So, for your own consideration, here is his response: I sympathize with those who want to be rigorously and distinctly Christian, who want to be disentangled from the…
Veterans Day Remembrance – Every War Has An End
As both a Christian and a veteran, I look forward to the time when all war will end. Isaiah foretold that the Messiah, the Lord Jesus, would usher in such a time: NKJ Isaiah 2:4 “He shall judge between the nations, and rebuke many people; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears…
Al Mohler and R.C. Sproul on the "Seeker Sensitive" Movement
I saw this video over at the Reformed Baptist Fellowship blog, and I couldn’t help but post it here as well. I think the readers of this blog will see why.
Watch a Biography of America For Free
Since tomorrow we will celebrate our countriy’s birthday, I thought I would share with you a free series I found our about. It is called A Biography of America and involves a number of leading historians discussing and explaining the various periods in the development and history of America. Each roughly half-hour episode includes a clickable…
Christians Unjustly Arrested in Dearborn, Michigan
The description of the video at Godtube reads: These Christian missionaries were exercising their constitutional rights to free speech and the free exercise of religion, but apparently the Constitution carries little weight in Dearborn, where the Muslim population seems to dominate the political apparatus. Somehow I don’t think we’ve seen the last of such things.…
Chris Poe Interviews Jeffrey Johnson
Earlier today Chris Poe posted an interview with Jeffrey Johnson, author of The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism. You can read it here.
Recent Discoveries by the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts
In a recent special edition E-Newsletter, the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts announced the discovery of a number of New Testament manuscripts: A team from the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) just returned from a month-long trip to Greece and Romania. They were in Athens, Meteora, and Kozani…