Craig Allert’s A High View of Scripture? sets out to convince the reader that most of what evangelicals have said about the subject of canonization amounts to anachronism, a purposeful ignorance of the role of the church and a false foundation for concepts about the role of the Bible in early Christianity. He succeeds completelyContinue reading “Recommendation and Review: A High View of Scripture? by Craig D. Allert”
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Internet Monk Radio Podcast #62
Summer plans, background for “The Baptist Way” and complementarian mythology. There’s a slight error in the first couple of seconds when it’s played in the player or in QT. It’s not on the actual mp3, I don’t hear it in iTunes and I’m not going to rerecord to fix it. It’s all of 2 seconds.Continue reading “Internet Monk Radio Podcast #62”
The Baptist Way: The Dire Situation of the Southern Baptist Convention as I See It
One of the reasons I am doing this series of posts on “The Baptist Way†is to face what is going on in Baptist life today: We’re losing our soul and our identity. We’re becoming the very definition of generic evangelicalism. We need to face what’s happening to us and we need to stop it.Continue reading “The Baptist Way: The Dire Situation of the Southern Baptist Convention as I See It”
The Baptist Way: Interview with Dr. Wyman Richardson on Baptists, The Lord’s Supper, Church Discipline and Tradition
Wyman Richardson has served as the pastor of First Baptist Church in Dawson, Georgia, since 2002. He previously pastored churches in Woodstock, GA, and Burneyville, OK. He is the author of Walking Together: A Congregational Reflection on Biblical Church Discipline, which was published in book, Leader’s Guide, and Student Workbook formats by Wipf and StockContinue reading “The Baptist Way: Interview with Dr. Wyman Richardson on Baptists, The Lord’s Supper, Church Discipline and Tradition”
Coffee Cup Apologetics 9
Does culture determine our view of truth? + Should we use apologetic resources from Christians with whom we differ? + Roberts/Hitchens debate. Mark Roberts website Roberts/Hitchens Transcript Roberts/Hitchens mp3s Coffee Cup Apologetics now has its own website: ccapologetics.wordpress.com Can someone help me get this onto iTunes?
The Baptist Way: The Lord’s Supper (1)
UPDATE: A related issue to the meaning of the Lord’s Supper is the methodology for receiving it. Alastair takes on the wine in communion issue, along with a number of other questions. UPDATE II: In this BHT post, I demonstrate the the language of Baptist confessions avoided the word “symbol” until the BFM. Note theContinue reading “The Baptist Way: The Lord’s Supper (1)”
Lost, False or Real?: A Closer Look at Assurance
UPDATE: Some of my pastoral thoughts on assurance are here: On Faith’s Crumbling Edge. Mark Shea is a sharp thinker and commenter. His daily “Catholic Exchange†podcast is always provocative. In a recent podcast contrasting evangelical (Shea is a convert to the RCC) and Roman Catholic views on spiritual security and assurance, Shea made aContinue reading “Lost, False or Real?: A Closer Look at Assurance”
Recommendation and Review: Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul by Tony Hendra
Read an extended excerpt. Also, a story involving the author of the book suggests he may have problems not mentioned in the book. I read a lot of Catholic fiction. Baptists and other Christians haven’t done very well with the genre. To be honest, the same could be said of almost any kind of literature,Continue reading “Recommendation and Review: Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul by Tony Hendra”
Site News: Kicking Moderation Up a Notch
A few weeks ago, I made a small change in this site: I stopped requiring registration in order to comment. So far, it’s been a great change. The traffic on the site and in the comments, especially, is way up. The average IM essay easily has 3 or 4 times more commenters than before. NowContinue reading “Site News: Kicking Moderation Up a Notch”
Five Post-evangelical Answers for Today’s Evangelical Crisis
UPDATE: A Bible translator in Africa takes issue with me. I’ll say more about his observations in a later post. Answers. I don’t seem to have many. A lot of complaints. Not that many answers. Right? I’m an analytical person, and if someone could be paid to diagnose problems, I could probably make a goodContinue reading “Five Post-evangelical Answers for Today’s Evangelical Crisis”
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