Saturday night I got an email asking if I could help drive our church teens down to Camp Benaiah today for a week of camp. I was thankful for the opportunity to do it because I believe in camp ministry. Here are some of the reasons why… 1. Young people […]
It’s been quite a while since I started my discussion on Bible interpretation so I’ll link you to the first two posts. Why they think we’re dangerous (and why they might be right) Those rigid literalists Another point has pressed itself onto my mind. Here it is: God’s word is […]
It’s a sad indictment on Christianity that we have come to be known as anti-intellectuals. But you can hardly blame people for getting this impression considering some of what they see us do. But that is not what this post is about. This post is about the dangers of non […]
My pastor, Steven Mock, preached on Psalm 96 on Sunday. He called this Psalm “a missionary melody.” “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!” There were three key points that Steven made from the text: 1. Mission starts with worship (v. 1) Mission is […]
Life is not a game. God made us and He put us here for a purpose. Sounds obvious, but it’s so easy to forget when you live in the technology toy factory we call modern Australia. You know what I mean. Facebook, Twitter, forums, blogs… iPhone, iPod, iMac… X-box, Wii, […]
There’s nothing in all the world like the local church. There’s joy. There’s friendship. There’s fellowship and life. People are being born again. People are testifying publicly through baptism. People are learning to love and know God. There are wise elderly mentors. There are children. There are families. There is […]
So it’s been big stuff over on the other side of the planet. The big names have gotten involved: Doran, Bauder, Vaughn… John MacArthur’s second hand man, Phil Johnson, is watching. Even John Piper has put in his two cents. What’s it all about? I understand most of you don’t […]
I normally don’t focus much on what is happening in US Fundamentalism here. But you’d have to be asleep or seriously disconnected with the blogosphere to have missed the current ruckus over Danny Sweatt’s message at the recent meeting of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International. Let me start by saying […]
I appreciate Kent’s patience with my slow response. My studies have kept me quite busy. I’ll start with a few brief comments: I’m glad that Kent has written on this topic in some detail. I believe this issue may be the most important issue our generation addresses. I’m glad that […]
“Before you can get someone saved, you first have to get them lost.” The primary need of our day is to help lost people realise they are sinners. And that is difficult in a society of relative morality. There is a school of thinking in Fundamentalism that focuses […]
