I’ve been having an ongoing conversation with someone about the need for preachers to point to Christ in their sermons and I realized that while we both affirmed preachers should do so, we disagree rather emphatically about what it means to do it. So, I thought I’d offer a few thoughts on the matter. To [...]
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Innovation is one of those buzzwords that everybody likes. What, after all, is there to not like about innovation? It’s innovation! It’s new and exciting. Innovation has made things like the internet (ever heard of it?) possible. And the iPad. And the Macbook Pro on which I am currently typing. Innovation makes life interesting. Just [...]
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Christians have favorite Bible verses. They’re the ones you find on posters with pictures of eagles and mountains; on coffee cups or bumper stickers; and underlined and memorized. Jeremiah 29:11 is one such verse. It reads, For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to [...]
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I’ll start off with a confession: I’m a terrible blogger. It has been months since my last post. I keep resolving (silently, in my head) to blog more often, but I refrain from ever saying this to anyone so I can’t be held accountable to it. Know this: my spirit is willing, but my flesh [...]
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Okay, so my last post focused on the importance of making the distinction between what is descriptive and prescriptive in Scripture, and in particular, when reading of others personal experiences with God. I concluded that blog post briefly rehashing the story of Hosea who was called by God to marry a prostitute. The Israelites wouldn’t [...]
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In Part 1 of this short series on the sufficiency of Scripture, I made the argument that the hunger among Evangelical Christians for personal revelations from God as requisite to an intimate personal relationship with him is a sin. This blog is dedicated to the question that inevitably gets asked in response: if God doesn’t [...]
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In my last post, I wrote about how, in my opinion, Evangelical Christians do not really trust Scripture. As you can imagine, that sparked some controversy. I’ve had conversations about it over the phone with some, others in person, and a select few actually commented on the blog, Facebook, or Twitter. One thread that seems [...]
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Sola Scriptura. Latin for “by Scripture alone” Sola Scriptura was a foundational theological belief of the Protestant Reformation begun by Martin Luther in 1517. For most evangelical Christians, it is a staple of our faith. Most of us readily admit that Scripture is authoritative on matters of doctrine, but few of us trust Scripture enough [...]
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