John Broadus offers this excellent advice on the reading habits of ministers (from his Lectures on the History of Preaching, 230-31). I think that young men should be specially exhorted to read old books. If you have a friend in the ministry who is growing old, urge him to…
John Piper pastors Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, whose main campus is about 1 mile from the I35 bridge over the Mississippi River that collapsed August 1. His reflections on that tragedy has been distributed far and wide and helped provide a biblical perspective on such events. Piper also…
If you have not discovered Tom in the box, yesterday’s post is a great one to read as an introduction. The Pope has banned my blog! Warning: if satire escapes you or deem it inappropriate in theological discussion, you might want to stay away from this site. If, on…
Last year Dr. Steve Lemke asked me to participate in a series of interviews he was conducting with various folks across the SBC. I submitted my answers to his questions in January of this year and they were published yesterday. Though it is amazing how much can change in…
These sisters are children of John and Cindy Swaska, fellow members of Grace Baptist Church. Anne is learning early how to multi-task, getting a jump on preparing for motherhood.
Check out Gene’s insights at Triablogue. Curiouser and curiouser.
In another of his articles in the Alabama Baptist, Dr. Garrett asks, “Have Baptists always been Dortian Calvinists in their confesions of faith?” The answer, indisputably, is no. General (Arminian) Baptists and Particular (Calvinistic) Baptists have published their own confessions of faith throughout the modern history of Baptists. Dr….
I am not a movie buff. In fact, “buff” is not a word that would ever be forced into service to describe me. But I digress. I take my wife to see a movie two or three times a year. Even on those occasions I confess that I am…
From Peter Lumpkins (Wednesday, June 06, 2007, Tom Ascol, John Sullivan & Anti-Calvinism): My first response is I wonder if Dr. Ascol would be upset if Dr. Sullivan sent, to every Pastor, a series of sermons by Dr. Mark Dever or Dr. John Piper? Though I cannot speak for…
In what is being hailed as a “landmark” study, MTV and the Associate Press are reporting that both family and faith have a significant impact on the happiness of 13-24 year olds. The two entities collaborated on a 7 month, in-depth study of how sex, money, race, faith, family…