Every model of church, in order to be biblically legitimate, must seek to focus men and women’s hearts on God and His truth as revealed in scripture. The Old Testament, for example, is rich and extremely detailed in describing worship–the worship of God’s people. God’s instructions leave nothing to the imagination–He [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 24, 2008
Heath Ledger–Part II
One of my friends sent me a link to a foxnews.com article saying that the people of Westboro Baptist Church (in Kansas) were planning to picket Heath Ledger’s funeral. The people of Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) have become famous for their “God Hates Fags” vitriol. I have visited their site (which I DO [...]
January 23, 2008
Heath Ledger
Ok, so I don’t usually comment on “Pop Culture.” In fact, I will have to add a new category for this post, the afore-mentioned “Pop Culture.” I only knew Heath Ledger through his films, most notably The Patriot. I thought him to be an excellent actor with a great presence on the [...]
January 21, 2008
Reading The Bible and “Getting” the Point.
This post is going to be about Hermeneutics. I know, you’re thinking, “Didn’t they sing ‘Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter?’” No, that would be the 60’s British invasion band Herman’s Hermits. Hermeneutics can be summarily defined as the science of reading and interpreting the Bible.
The first issue we address in [...]
January 18, 2008
Clash of Worldviews in Worship
The worship of the Church is dismally weak. Worship is fundamental to the Christian life. But do we ever stop to consider what worship is all about? Do we stop to consider that the world views worship one way and God views worship another way? Many Christians do not stop to consider [...]
January 17, 2008
Our Pain, Our Gain
My wife and I took our daughter to the doctor today (well, now it’s yesterday). It was time for her four-month checkup. We did not know (although we should have) that our little munchkin would be getting four shots–again. Oh how she cried! I don’t like to hear her cry, no [...]
January 16, 2008
Calvinism Gets a Bad Rap-Part II
I missed commenting on this, somehow, in my previous posting. The Baptist Press article has more matters of frustration for me. Now, I don’t know his theological leanings, but some of the comments made by Hal Poe, Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University in Jackson, TN, illustrate several problems with today’s [...]
January 15, 2008
Calvinists-Getting a Bad Rap…Again.
There are some people who do not understand Calvinism. A recent Baptist Press article illustrates the confusion. In the article, Jerry Drace, an evangelist from Humboldt, Tenn., was quoted lamenting the rise of Calvinism in the SBC. The article quotes:
Drace told the group he currently is working with some young pastors who are “so leaning [...]
January 14, 2008
Worshiping God though Missions
The church exists to worship God. Everything must be done with this one over-arching goal. Every endeavor of the church must have the worship of God as its ultimate end. Otherwise, the church runs the risk of doing ministry for the sake of the local church or for the sake of people in general (these [...]
January 14, 2008
New Adventure!
Hello All! This blog is a new experiment. The content will be theological. I hope this will be informative, educational, and interesting.
For about five years, I have been an intermittent poster on BaptistBoard.com. I usually participate in debates regarding Calvinism and the so-called Doctrines of Grace. I decided to start [...]
