After extenstive research, I am sorry to have to break an exclusive story about my blogging buddy Tim Challies. Perhaps you have noticed that Tim recently began to list sponsors on his website in a move that he always said he wouldn’t do – it was this act that first alerted me to the fact that things were changing over in Challiesland. Recently, I can exclusively reveal, he has become more and more desperate for money following his house-move. I... Read more
links for 2006-03-31 Funky Dung Joins the Fray My post on Catholicism bouncing off my mate, Dave Anthony, seems to have stirred up something of a hornet’s nest – perhaps I have more Catholic readers left than Evangelical Cessationists . . . ? (tags: catholic cessationist) Gambling: Covetousness Distilled to Its Very Essence “Gambling places something valuable at risk for an illegitimate purpose.” Phil Johnson explains why gambling violates the most basic principle of wise and faithful stewardship. (tags: sin... Read more
Todays Piper is a classic piece about the choice we all need to make – what is the one thing that we are going to live for? This piece reminds me of my pastors sermon from a while back entitled One Thing and of Sam Storm’s book by the same name. A Cause to Live for: What the teenagers of our city need, and what everyone of us needs, is a cause to live for that accords with the purposes... Read more
links for 2006-03-30 Anthony Bradley on the Forgotten Side of Sin “Many traditions have reduced sin to rebellion and have skipped over the fact that people have been sinned against in ways that have left them living as the walking wounded, often acting out sinfully as a way to self-medicate pain.” (tags: sin pastoral) Blind Man Pulls Woman From Fire Neighbor used a fence and his ears as guides. (tags: family) Church 3.0 Engaging the 21st Century Culture Driscoll explains... Read more
I havent forgotten my blogging the gifts series, and will get to faith shortly. But I know many of you are longing for the bit on tongues so here is a prelude in the form of a reader-submitted question. I would be interested in your responses to the following either here or on your blog with a link posted here in my comments section:- Let’s say you are in service, and there is a tongue given, and you feel you... Read more
David Anthony says : “Just been reading Luke 11v27-28. This along with 8v21 are Jesus prophetically speaking into where Catholicism will go wrong centuries later. A woman declares ‘blessed be the mother who gave birth to you’ and look at Jesus’ reaction. Rather than agree that Mary ought to be revered he says ‘blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!’. This strikes right at the heart of where Roman Catholicism has gone wrong.”It is... Read more
links for 2006-03-28 The Gospel summarised His love (he provided the sacrifice), our sinfulness (we’ve been separated from God by our sin), His provision in Christ (his life and death) and our response (we need to hear this word preached and respond to it in repentance and faith) (tags: gospel) Calvinism debate A debate on Calvinism is planned for October 16, 2006 between Tom Ascol and James White versus Dr. Ergun Caner and his brother, Dr. Emir Caner (converts from... Read more
links for 2006-03-27 God or Not is no more…..?Go tell em you want it to live on, or am I the only theist blogger who is sorry this has passed away? CJ gets to the very heart of the issueCJ has laid out the most important questions facing the church today: “What is the gospel? What is the most serious threat to the gospel in the evangelical church today?” Differing measures and negotioationDavid Wayne poses some interesting questions about driving... Read more
BBC NEWS reports: “Downing Street is trying to play down remarks by the prime minister that it was ‘a mistake’ to announce he was not standing for a fourth term.” Nothing is ever straight forward in politics. Blairs original decision not to stand for a forth term was I am sure designed to deflect some criticism and political pressure from him. But the piece ends with another quote from the interview which is about Iraq but I cant help but... Read more
Challies had better watch it – he is almost sounding like a charismatic! “True worship relies on both feeling and understanding, or as Jesus said, on spirit and truth. Worship that is devoid of feeling and emotion will be dead worship, for the God we serve is worthy of feelings that express His worth. It is the very height of hypocrisy to pay lip-service to God when we do not truly feel affection for Him. At the same time worship... Read more
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