Items of Interest
John Piper on Fundamentalists
Back in June, John Piper wrote an interesting article at the Desiring God Blog. The article was called 20 Reasons I Don’t Take Potshots at Fundamentalists. I was intrigued by the title and got to thinking that, in too many Evangelical circles, those “fundamentalists” have become the whipping boys from which most appear to want…
Ben Witherington’s Response to Pagan Christianity
Some of you may already have discovered Ben Witherington’s ongoing critique of Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, by Frank Viola and George Barna. But for those who haven’t, I want to recommend his review here. Of course, as a Reformed Baptist I would not share many of his views, but this…
Willow’s Creek’s Continued "Repentance"
Back on April 11, the Out of Ur blog at the Christianity Today website reported on the continued effort of Willow Creek Community Church to implement big changes based upon an extensive survey that they had done. Here is a significant portion of the article: Because it’s the mature Christians who drive evangelism in the…
Help Being a Good Hearer of the Word
Solid Ground Christian Books has recently re-published Jay Adam’s Be Careful How You Listen: How to Get the Most out of a Sermon. Here is a word about it from the author: Preaching will never be out of date. And there are seminary courses without number to prove the point. But where can one find…
American Idol Changes "Shout to the Lord" Lyrics
Notice that they remove the name of Jesus from the lyrics of the song. Instead of beginning, “My Jesus, My Savior,” they begin the song with “My shepherd, my savior.” So the song is robbed of it’s Christological center and becomes a generic song that resonates with the popular trend of people referring to themselves…
Probe Ministries Highly Recommends ‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’
Ray Bohlin, President of Probe Ministries, has written a great review of Ben Stein’s Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, in which he discusses the fate of three scientists featured in the film, who showed an openness to Intelligent Design, or at least did not show a bias against it. The three scientists are Richard Sternberg, Caroline…
Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation
I was recently informed about the Cornwall Alliance and thought I would share it with the blog’s readers. I haven’t yet had time to read all of the material there, but so far it looks like a very good place to find information about a Biblical view of our stewardship of Creation as well as…
Jack Cashill’s Review of ‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’
Jack Cashill, Executive Editor of Ingram’s Magazine, has written a very positive review of Ben Stein’s soon-to-be-released documentary, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. The review is entitled Ben Stein Smart Bombs Darwinian Bunker, and it will make you want to see this movie. Here is an excerpt: A rousing SRO preview on Tuesday of the new…
Ben Stein’s Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Personally, I was glad to see this, and I hope it does well in the theaters.
Zane Anderson’s Review of Pagan Christianity
Zane Anderson of the House Church Network recently published a helpful review of Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, by Frank Viola and George Barna. The review is entitled Pagan Christianity: Real Hope or Shrill Hype. Although Anderson is himself an advocate of the House-Church Movement, and I certainly would not agree…