Pastoral Insights from a Reformed Baptist Perspective
Introduction: On April 30, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a Proclamation for a National Day of Fasting, in which he stated: We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation … Continue reading Marks of Genuine Revival (in the Life of Josiah, 2 Kings 22-23)
A clip from a recent address by John Piper from the live-streamed T4G conference has emerged and stirred quite the controversy on Twitter (surprise!). You can view it here. https://twitter.com/T4Gorg/status/1250580133506940929 If you don't want to take the time, Piper is giving his reasons for believing that complementarianism gives better grounds for the fight against spousal … Continue reading On Mocking John Piper
I have seen a few articles recently decrying the idea that the shelter-in-place mandate has shown that the American church has crumbled under persecution because the government is asking the church not to gather together for worship. There are those espousing that the government is violating our first amendment right and that this is leading … Continue reading Why the Shelter-in-Place Order Does Not Equal Persecution of the Church
While watching the Fox News Channel last week in an endeavor to keep up on the latest coronavirus updates, I repeatedly saw a commercial with Franklin Graham on behalf of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. I was surprised to see such a commercial, but I was even more surprised at what it said (or rather … Continue reading Responding to Franklin Graham’s Fox News Commercial
Michael Kruger, author of my favorite book on New Testament canonicity, Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books, has made freely available a series of lectures on the subject at the Ligonier Ministries website here. Although I haven't yet had a chance to watch all the videos myself, I am … Continue reading Michael Kruger on the Canon of the New Testament
The Petty France blog has a page dedicated to Online Particular Baptist Resources, and it is definitely worth checking out. Here is the page description: This page is dedicated to collating online links to copies of Particular Baptist literature (which are rare). PDF downloads of original sources are the preferred material, but transcribed works are … Continue reading A Good Place to Find Online Particular Baptist Resources
Thanksgiving is Expressed in Shouting to the LORD - "Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!" We shout when we watch our favorite baseball players hit a home run, or when our football team scores a touchdown, but it seems that Christians in our culture rarely shout to the LORD in gratitude. … Continue reading A Thanksgiving Meditation on Psalm 100
Some readers of our blog who have been with us for a while might remember that I once posted an article entitled Concerns About the Manhattan Declaration, in which I explained why I could not, in good conscience, sign the document as so many others had done. The document was released on November 20, 2009, … Continue reading Ten Years Later and Still Concerned About the Manhattan Declaration
I'm sure most of the blog's readers are familiar with the Nashville Statement that was published on the website of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood back on August 29, 2017. If you haven't yet read it, though, I would encourage you to do so and also to consider signing it. Here is the … Continue reading The Nashville Statement Fortified
Throughout my years as a believer, I have been told and taught that when one reads or studies the Bible that one should not come with any preconceived theology in mind but allow the Word of God and the Spirit of God to work as one reads and studies the text. This is, of course, … Continue reading Of Bible Reading and Theological Formulation
