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Moralism Trap
To reach people in our day, the gospel will have to be distinguished from moralism, because moralism is what most people outside the church think Christianity is all about – rules and standards and behavior and cleaning yourself up. Millions of people, both inside and outside the church, believe that the essential message of Christianity…
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The Great Physician’s Assistants
The question still resounds in my mind; and resonates in my heart. An wise old pastor approached the table where I was lunching with my father-in-law and my pastor on the day I was to be examined for ordination. He sat easily in an open chair with a friendly grin and forewarned me that he…
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Church Consumerism
Wow! In this message Matt Chandler rants against the consumeristic climate catered to and cultivated by the contemporary Evangelical culture… I wish I had said this! OK, I have said this. I just wish I had said it as well as Matt does!
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Gospel Greater Than Conservatism & Liberalism
The gospel is neither conservative nor liberal; and at the same time the gospel is both liberal and conservative. This causes a lot of confusion to folks both inside and outside of the Church. On the one hand, the gospel is conservative because it declares that there is such a thing as right and wrong,…
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Men & Woman and a Biblical Perspective
Here is a provocative post from Russell Moore concerning Men & Women and authority issues. The Conservative Southern Baptist Moore may surprise a few people with his opening paragraphs: Those of us who hold to so-called “traditional gender roles” are often assumed to believe that women should submit to men. This isn’t true. Indeed, a…
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Fundamentalists, Liberals, and Gospel-Centered Christianity
If you think about it, Fundamentalist and Liberal Christians have more on common with one another than either does with Gospel-centered Christianity. While Fundamentalists and Liberals would seem to be very different from the other, almost even polar opposites, I am convinced this is true. For both of those traditions tend to view the purpose of Christianity to…
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Portrait of a Recovering Pharisee
by Nancy Scott When Sally first heard the gospel at age eleven, she understood immediately that God’s grace is what saves us. She already knew her heart was full of evil and that she had nothing to bring to God. It made perfect sense that God would have to do the saving, if any saving…
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When People Go
Let’s face it, it is one of the bummers of being in ministry – or for that matter, of being a part of a church. While death and taxes may be among life’s inevitables, sadly, if you are part of a church, so is periodically watching people go out the doors. With the Wal-Martization of…
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I Will Rise
I will rise and seek my God, And bowed down beneath my load, Lay all my sins before Him; Then He will wash my soul from sin, And put a new heart me within, And teach me to adore Him. O ye that fain would find the joy – The only one that wants alloy…
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In the Valley
A beautiful song of prayer based on the title from Valley of Vision. The music and arrangement are by Sovereign Grace Music.
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The Old Man and the Flesh
by Robin Boisvert What actually changes when one becomes a Christian? Confusion about this is common, especially when we realize that we continue to struggle with sin and temptation even after conversion. Paul tells us in Galatians that we have a war that goes on within us after conversion: “For the desires of the flesh…
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