Straw men cannot save us

A great article in the local paper:
A straw man argument is one that misrepresents an opponent’s position, building instead a “straw man” that is easily attacked and overcome. It sometimes works to convince the uninformed, but a straw man is a pitiful weapon in the hands of those who should know better.
That’s why I was [...]

A Bookmark of Apologetic Resources

Here is a great page to bookmark for a list of Christian apologetic resources. Enjoy!
Truthbomb Apologetics: An Apologetics Arsenal

My Favorite Scene from FireProof

HT: Christian In College
Here is a review I wrote after seeing the movie

Tadd’s “Less Than Grand Apology” Deserves The Benefit Of The Doubt

Last night I was preparing a new article based on some comments on my recent post entitled: Sermon Copying: When The World Has More Integrity Than The Church, when my mind was changed on a matter in which I’ve previously commented.
For the sake of brevity, I won’t quote the comments or my response. If you are [...]

Two Kind of Righteousness

The radio show “Fighting For The Faith” covered my article “Sermon Copying: When The World Has More Integrity Than The Church” on yesterday’s show. It can be heard in this podcast, starting around minute 51:00.
More importantly, the following segment covers a great sermon called “Two Kind of Righteousness.” This is an excellent presentation of the [...]

More ‘Shock & Awe’ Heresy

Whatever happened to the gospel being precious? Is this why Christ died? So we can “bring sexy back?”
First we had “I Hate Christians,” only to later be outdone with “XXXMas, “Pimpin’ Jesus,” and finally, “Meet Us At Church Naked,” by the shock-jock “preacher” Tadd Grandstaff, of Pine Ridge “Church.”
Now he has managed to actually out-shock [...]

Calvinist will love this; Arminians should read it

If you are Calvinist you will appreciate this. If you are Arminians, well, it should make you at least go, “Hmmmm…”
Multiple Choice Regarding the Master’s Choice

Thankful

In addition to being thankful for my family, I am also thankful for:

The marvel of our existence (Psalm 139:13-16)
The grace and goodness of God  (Psalm 106.1)
Our salvation (2 Cor. 9:15; 2 Thess. 2:13)
Our deliverance from sin (Rom. 7:14-25)
Our victor over death (1 Cor. 15:57)
Our inheritance in Christ (Col. 1:12)
The sovereignty of God in our lives [...]

Reformation Truth Weekend

I am spending the weekend at this conference. Phil Johnson, James White, and Andy Davis are really a blessing to the Christian church!

PHIL JOHNSON

▪Can Truth Survive in a Postmodern Society?
▪Truth and the Emerging Church
▪Constrained into Conflict: Why We Must Fight for the Faith

JAMES WHITE

▪The Devastating Consequences of Contemporary Preaching
▪The Cross & Islam
▪How to Survive [...]

What is “the gospel?”

Great video clip by Mark Dever of 9 Marks Ministry explaining the gospel:
What Is the Gospel?
HT: Jonathan Leeman
UPDATE: Here is a great clip of the T4G panel discussion what the gospel is, and isn’t.

Does your church music st*nk?

Looks like every neighborhood has got one! Michael Mckinley at 9 Marks has a good response to the “Church-In-A-Box” that popped up in his neighborhood:

Does your church music st*nk?
by Michael Mckinley
A new church is launching in our town in a couple of weeks. Nothing new about that, new churches pop up here about every 15 [...]

If God isn’t in it, this is good.

This is what should happen when a pastor and church abandon the Word of God.
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Controversial pastor shuts down his church
TULSA, Okla. - A once prominent leader in the charismatic movement has been forced to shut down his church in the wake of a radical change in his theological beliefs.
Eight years ago, Bishop Carlton Pearson’s Higher Dimensions Church had about [...]

My review of “Fireproof”

Last night my wife and I went to see the movie “Fireproof” with cautious anticipation.
Even though I had heard several good things about “Fireproof,” I had throttled my anticipation for this movie due to somewhat of a letdown I experienced with the maker’s first movie “Facing The Giants.” In anticipation of “Facing The Giants” I [...]

“Whatever it takes?”

“Whatever it takes” can sometimes be a perversion of the Gospel. Then it
becomes “whatever works” and eventually “anything goes.”

A Great Quote

“My principal method of defeating heresy is by establishing truth. One proposes to fill a bushel with tares. Now, if I can fill it first with wheat, I shall defy his attempts.”
-J. Newton