In the video above, John Piper explains why he abominates -- or hates -- the "prosperity gospel." He lists several reasons. He rightly says that it is another gospel, and he cites Paul's teaching in 1 Timothy:NKJ 1 Timothy 6:6-9 Now godliness with... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Note: The LXX says that David wrote this Psalm, and the author of Hebrews confirms this fact when he cites a portion of the psalm and attributes it to David (4:7). We will look at this passage from Hebrews later in our examination of the psalm. I... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
On Sunday, August 9, my blog partner, Jeff Johnson, will seek to answer the question, "Have the spiritual gifts ceased?" In answer to the question, he will offer a Biblical case for Cessationism. He will be addressing the issue at 6:00 PM at Grace... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
On Sunday July 19 John MacArthur spoke to his congregation in the light of the June 26 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same sex marriage in our country. His response is thoroughly Scriptural -- as is usual with John -- and i [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
My wife recently reminded me of an article that Al Mohler wrote over a year ago, but which is still very more worth reading. In fact, it describes a problem that is becoming more and more widespread every day. The article is entitled Why So Many Chur [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
On June 29 a Canadian pastor named Carey Nieuwhof posted an article on his blog entitled Some Advice on Same-Sex Marriage for US Church Leaders From a Canadian. His intent was to offer advice to American pastors in the light of the June 26 U.S.... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The video above contains the debate between James White and Gregg Strawbridge concerning the issue of baptizing believers only versus baptizing believers and their children. Here is the YouTube description, which includes a breakdown of the [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Yesterday I added my signature to the document entitled Here We stand: An Evangelical Declaration on Marriage. The document may be found online at the website of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. H [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Back in May I posted a link on my Facebook page to an article on the Pulpit & Pen blog entitled Andy Stanley Trashes Expository Preaching; Calls it “Easy” and “Cheating”. I also posted an comment which accompanied the link in which I said:This... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
In celebration of my wife's seventh year full of being cancer free, I am posting again the article I wrote about how God saw us through that difficult trial. Of course, the focus here is on my own struggle as her husband, but the article communi [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
