Author Archives: Chaplainmike

What’s A Conservative Reading of Song of Solomon?

I have too many religious channels on my Dish tv. Any time of the day or night, I can get at least 6 preachers. Some of these television preachers are Word-Faith, prosperity gospel charlatans and phonies. They should be arrested, locked up and the key thrown away. But several of these preachers are actually tryingContinue reading “What’s A Conservative Reading of Song of Solomon?”

Riffs: Scot McKnight on “Why I Am Not Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox”

Read Scot Mcknight’s post, “Why I Am Not Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox.” A model of ecumenical integrity, but an impassioned evangelical. A great post. Honest and not without some controversy, but there is no one more about the task Robert Webber left us than Scot. Normally when I do a “Riff,” I have somethingContinue reading “Riffs: Scot McKnight on “Why I Am Not Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox””

Responding to D.A. Carson’s “Five Trends In The Church”

In his talk before the Desiring God conference, Dr. D. A. Carson mentioned Five Trends In The Church Today. Read the summary before reading my response. I don’t know if the talk itself is out there, but from the summary posted at Acts 29, I found a lot to agree with. (Which I usually doContinue reading “Responding to D.A. Carson’s “Five Trends In The Church””

Rebaptism: Where to from here?

Rebaptism: How Did We Get here? and Rebaptism: What is it? This last post in the Rebaptism series deals with what can be done in the present situation. Once again, I want to address these issues related to rebaptism with my own Southern Baptist context primarily in mind. I realize the issue changes a bitContinue reading “Rebaptism: Where to from here?”

ESV Study Bible Product Placement Photos Needed

UPDATE: Thanks to Brandon M for the first exhibit. Oprah needs to get some work done on her hands, though. Van Til here again. The lawsuit is proceeding well, but I need some evidence. I need “Product Placement Photographs” of the ESV Study Bible. Where in the media has Justin Taylor cleverly placed the ESVContinue reading “ESV Study Bible Product Placement Photos Needed”