All Posts

Below is a list of all my posts in the order they were published (the top of the list is the most recent post).

• Dealing with Dryness
• An Encouragement to Study History
• The Bible Isn’t a Hebraic Aesop’s Fables
• Scripture & the Age of the Earth
• 5 Hindrances to Fruitful Bible Study
• Biblical Manhood ≠ Cage Fighting
• That Smells Like…
• A Performance of Rich Mullins’ “Creed”
• Pretty Boy Preachers
• Preaching Mythology
• “Breathed Out By God”
• Gospel Theater
• Under the Whirling Sword, Under the Cross
• Flying Teachers Make Bad Role Models
• When the Building Collapses
• Dust Off Your Crossbow
• Getting the Balance Right
• Dispelling Silly Myths About Jesus
• Eat Like A Christian!
• Misunderstanding the Mosaic Law
• Sin is About God, Not Pears (or Sex, or Money, or Fame)
• Pleasures that Betray Us
• Goodbye Encyclopedia Britannica, Hello Exaggerated Crisis for Western Civilization
• Luther on God’s Hardening of Hearts
• Pray for Our Brother!
• Huge Sale at Desiring God!
• A Reminder for Pastors
• Book Review: Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament
• The Very Highest Worship of God
• Why I Love (Pure) Religion, But Hate False Dichotomies
• The Pedestal Complex
• The Foolishness of Scientism
• Statistics Like A Bikini
• Without God, Ought is Naught
• Why the Hell Do We Have the Special Olympics?
• China’s Abandoned Disney World
• Westminster Shorter Catechism App
• Stats on Christianity
• Superfluous Justice
• The (True) War on Christmas – Part 2
• Intergenerational Discipleship is Not Optional…It’s Crucial!
• “Modest is Hottest”?
• Don’t “Surrender Slowly”
• Want to Learn a New Language?
• Enervating the Normative Force of Morality
• Don’t Abuse Inspiration
• Fantastic Conceit
• The (True) War on Christmas – Part 1
• The Kingdom Book Trailer
• Video: N.T. Wright at The Moody Bible Institute
• Geisler and Mohler, Upset Again…
• Celebrity Pastors?
• Dependency and Democracy
• We Have No One to Blame But Ourselves
• “Consider the Outcome of Their Way of Life…”
• Time Lapse Video of the Earth from Space
• A Sad Day for Wheaton
• Amazing Murmuration
• What Is the Mission of the Church?
• Reflections on the Death of Jesus – Part 2
• Horton Interviews McKnight About The King Jesus Gospel
• Reflections on the Death of Jesus – Part 1
• Our Sacred Anchor
• An Introduction to Islam
• Sound Advice for the Occupy Wall Street Crowd
• What Sola Scriptura Does Not Mean
• Reformation Day Deals!
• Captive to the Word of God
• How Each NT Book Fulfills the OT
• Are Evangelicals Dangerous?
• Free Audiobook: The Barber Who Wanted to Pray
• The Initiative of Grace
• 3 Things We Can Learn from Harold Camping
• Your “Conversion Experience” Isn’t All That Important
• The NT Use of the OT
• Steve Jobs on the Afterlife
• God’s Care for Orphans Through Haitian Churches
• An Introduction to the Doctrine of Scripture
• Fighting Pride and Despair with the Gospel
• Leadership According to the World vs. Leadership According to Jesus
• Looking Back Through Time
• Are Mormons Christians?
• More Proof that God Loves Us
• Horton Reviews The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight
• Francis Schaeffer on Hospitality
• The Truth About Food Commercials
• 5 Truths About Climate Change
• The Amazing God We Worship
• Reading the Bible with the Reformers
• Credo Magazine
• A Precipitous, Presumptuous, Impetuous Fool
• John Piper’s Bloodlines Documentary
• Chicago Together for Adoption Conference
• Reversing the Gospel
• Iranian Pastor Sentenced to Death
• The Importance of the Creeds
• No More Bumper Sticker Christianity!
• The Psychology of a Shipwreck
• The Dead Sea Scrolls Online
• A Glimpse Into the Future
• A Week in the Life of Corinth
• Dispelling Caricatures
• The Importance of the Old Testament
• Christ and Science
• Pretty Inclusive
• Doug Wilson on a New Palestinian State
• What a Day Will That Be!
• Don’t Be An Intellectual Bully
• The Poem Exists
• ESV Student Study Bible: Buy 1, Get 1!
• An Introduction to Francis Schaeffer
• Tradition vs. Traditionalism
• Scripture Breathes Something Divine
• Compelling Community
• Persecution is Real!
• Angry Calvinists?
• Election Keeps No One Out of Heaven
• Not Just Abortion Anymore, Infanticide
• Homeschooling Blindspots
• Mark Driscoll Central
• The Folly of Pat Robertson
• New Trailer for Bloodlines by John Piper
• Mission Leads to Fellowship
• Evil? Says Who?
• Lindsay’s First Crossway Post!
• That’s My King!
• Your Home is Not Your Castle
• Atheistic Incoherence
• The True Story About Galileo
• A Reader’s Guide for the Christian Life
• Free Book: Why Our Church Switched to the ESV by Kevin DeYoung
• A Reminder for Married Couples
• 9/11 and the New Calvinism
• Wise Words from a Heretic
• Sproul Jr. on Multi-Site Churches
• N.T. Wright’s NT
• The Importance of Commentaries
• Defending Biblicism
• Walking About in Me
• Drive-In Church?
• Growing Programs vs. Equipping Disciples
• Are Islam and Liberty Necessarily At Odds?
• The Bible As Theodrama
• 3 Misconceptions About the Church Fathers
• Google Doesn’t Consider Churches to be “Non-Profit”
• Tips for College Students
• The Death of Postmodernity
• The Incredible Diversity of Creation
• Another Response to MacArthur & “Booze”
• Carson on Generational Conflict
• ESV Grow! Children’s Bible
• Book Review: Welcome to the Story by Stephen Nichols
• Cracking the Bible
• Enjoy a Good Brew to the Glory of God
• “Reduction,” aka Murder
• New Study: Cohabiting May Be Bad for Kids
• Light at Street Level
• Free Access to the ESV Student Study Bible
• Christians and Controversy
• Studying Theology for Jesus
• Piper + Vanderstelt + Stetzer = Awesome!
• Why I’m Studying Historical Theology
• Pastors and Evangelism
• Author Interview: Getting to Know the Church Fathers by Bryan Litfin
• Why Christian History Matters
• A Call to Women
• Humility Is Not Another Word for Hypocrisy
• The Story
• Jesus’s True Siblings
• Adoption is About Status, Not Behavior
• Marriage is First and Foremost a Covenant
• Carson & Piper Discuss the Value of Hermeneutics
• Starbucks Sells Hospitality, Not Coffee
• More Thoughts on Being “Incarnational”
• Conspiracy Theories and Calvinism
• Author Interview: The Message of Sonship by Trevor Burke
• The Gospel in Three Words
• Can Christians Be “Incarnational”?
• Jesus’s Mission Strategy
• Book Review: Am I Really a Christian?
• New US-Russian Adoption Accord
• Magnificent Sand
• Come and Die
• The Gospel is Not Mere Happy Sentimentality
• Book Review: Primal
• Augustine & Calvin – Part 4
• Shallow Small Group (Hilarious!)
• Away From the Trees of the Garden
• Equipping People for Ministry in Every Sphere
• Apologetics: Truth + Beauty
• If Merely An Example, Jesus Will Crush You
• Book Review: King’s Cross
• Gospel Proclamation and Gospel Demonstration
• Trust & Obey: Steven B.
• The Fellowship of the Cross
• Augustine & Calvin – Part 3
• The Sound of Transformers
• Missional Communities: Renovation Church
• The Practice of Preaching
• Mission Denver 2011 – Update 5
• Note To Self
• The Hands of the King Are Healing Hands
• Augustine & Calvin – Part 2
• Mission Denver 2011 – Update 4
• 5 Statements Summarizing Christian Hedonism
• Mission Denver 2011 – Update 3
• Jonathan Edwards’ Resolutions
• Mission Denver 2011 – Update 2
• Mission Denver 2011 – Update 1
• The Insanity of Fame
• Trust & Obey: Josh L.
• Augustine & Calvin – Part 1
• The Heart of the Arminian/Calvinist Debate
• Wingsuiting Off the Sears Tower
• Mark Driscoll’s Welcome to Westboro Baptist Church
• Set Your Hope
• Election According to Arminians and Calvinists
• God-Centered Leaders Always Know What To Do
• 5 Reasons E-Books Don’t Beat Paper Books (Yet)
• Book Review: Ghost Wars
• Did Jesus Descend Into Hell?
• 9Marks: Congregationalism is Used By Satan…Just Like Everything Else
• Trust & Obey: Scott H.
• Trust & Obey: Heather N.
• Radical: Your Thoughts?
• James MacDonald: Congregationalism is from Satan
• Q&A – Bloopers!
• Learning from Political Scandals
• Not Lessened One Whit
• How to Study the Bible
• The Marvel of Our Adoption
• Francis Chan: Making Disciples and Knowing Christ
• Finding the Will of God
• Free “A Place of Healing” Audiobook
• The Paschal Sermon of John Chrysostom
• Busy People Always Have Time
• The Very Center of the Eternal Purposes of God
• The Incredible Power of the United States Military
• What Do You Mean By “Missional”?
• John Piper Interviews Rick Warren
• More Than Handing Out Coffee
• Doug Wilson on Lady Gaga and Yearning for the Infinite
• Jonathan Edwards & Free Will – Part 5
• Reading Between the Bible’s Lines
• Book Review: Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? by C. John Collins
• Jonathan Edwards & Free Will – Part 4
• Jonathan Edwards & Free Will – Part 3
• Amazing Pictures from the Mississippi Flooding
• What If We’re Still Here Tomorrow?
• Jonathan Edwards & Free Will – Part 2
• The Gift: Author Interviews
• CNN Interviews Gary Haugen
• R.C. Sproul: The Freedom of the Will
• Jonathan Edwards & Free Will – Part 1
• George E. Ladd: History Begets Existential Import
• Area 51 ‘Uncensored’
• John Owen on Scripture and Community
• Training Pastors and Christian Leaders
• Are Multi-Site Churches Biblical?
• Why Small Groups? Here’s Why…
• Austin Stone Church: Missional Communities
• 500 Freed From Slavery!
• Jeff Vanderstelt: In Community & On Mission
• Dropbox: It’s Awesome!
• Are Christians Required to Tithe?
• The Puritans and Practical Theology
• Trevor Burke: 1 Peter Overview (Video)
• The Message of Sonship
• G.O.S.P.E.L.
• Q&A – Is There a Contradiction Between the ESV & NIV in Genesis 17:19?
• The Evangelical Adoption Crusade
• What A Dandelion Invasion Looks Like
• A Conversation About the Evangelical Hollywood
• D.A. Carson: Getting Excited About Melchizedek
• Tim Keller: Getting Out
• Book Review: The Next Christians by Gabe Lyons
• The Pastor as Scholar & the Scholar as Pastor
• The Glory of Grace
• Kevin Wilkening: 6 Basic Truths About the Gospel
• Francis Chan: Stepping Out of the Spotlight
• The Evangelical Hollywood
• Lloyd-Jones on the Primacy of Preaching
• The Power of the Cross
• Ovi Maps: Incredibly Realistic 3D Maps
• Good Friday Video
• Tim Keller: Martyn Lloyd-Jones & Preaching
• Prayer of Confession – Isaiah 53:10-12
• ESV GreekTools
• Thrive80: Blogging for Millennials
• Keith & Kristyn Getty: By Faith
• Mark Driscoll on the Ministy of the Word
• Free Audiobook: The Hiding Place
• D.A. Carson – What is Exegesis?
• The Real Problem with Our Discipleship
• Robbed Hell: A Satire
• The Shoals of an Impersonal Destiny
• Church Planter: The Video Game
• Q&A – Melchizedek the High Priest
• Q&A – Melchizedek’s Age
• Q&A – Melchizedek’s Parents
• Being An Example Is Not Optional
• Amazon.com Embraces the Cloud
• Are You in a Christian Bubble?
• A Commitment Unto Death
• Why Do We Let Them Dress Like That?
• The Devastation in Japan
• Awesome (Free!) Bible Apps
• Don’t Stop Being a “Teenager”
• The Gift: Read the Prologue and Chapter 1!
• The Ultimate Apologetic
• Is the Bible Confused About Sex?
• Dever, Driscoll, & MacDonald Debate Multi-Site Churches
• Contend and Contextualize
• NPR’s CEO Resigns
• Would You Pay to Tour Noah’s Ark?
• D.A. Carson: When Barna Becomes More Important than the Bible
• Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America
• The Kimyal People Receive the NT
• Blessings in this Life from 1 Peter
• Love Wins, Rob Bell Loses
• Superheros Invade Girls’ Soccer Game
• More Young People “Scorning” Sex?
• Free Aerial Photo!
• Free “The Holiness of God” Audiobook
• Jesus Was In It to Win. Are You?
• D.A. Carson: The Ministry and Mission of the Local Church
• Free Book From NavPress!
• 7 Ways to Grow as a Laborer
• Rock of Ages
• Slavery Still Exists…
• God’s Filet Mignon
• Darwin Fish and Happy Holidays!
• Babies are Geniuses
• The Gift Trailer
• The Secret Powers of Time
• Generous Justice
• An Extremely Dangerous Habit
• God’s Purpose in Our Election
• Our Hope: An Ineffable Pitch of Pleasure and Joy
• Tim Keller: Three Ways with Families
• Social Security Now In the Red
• Christ Has Risen!
• Don’t Just Understand the Bible
• Francis Chan: Prayer as a Way of Walking in Love
• Evangelistic Unity
• Free “Adopted for Life” Audiobook
• Are You Growing?
• Iowa House Approves Referendum on Gay Marriage
• e-Books Outsell Paperbacks at Amazon.com
• The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way
• God’s Purposes in Suffering
• What Is Romans 7 About? – Part 5
• What is Romans 7 About? – Part 4
• Obama As A Wartime President
• Q&A – The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
• The Resurgence Total Church Conference
• Q&A – What is the Protoevangelium?
• Q&A – Chiasm in the Flood Narrative
• Actions Speak Louder Than Words
• The Case for Early Marriage
• Q&A – The Literary Structure of Genesis
• Christian Rap: An Interview with Lecrae and Trip Lee
• Abortion in America
• What Is Romans 7 About? – Part 3
• What Is Romans 7 About? – Part 2
• What Is Romans 7 About? – Part 1
• Reclaiming Adoption
• Together for Adoption National Conference 2010
• The ESV for Free!
• Does Theology Matter for Normal Christians?
• The Gift: Now Available for Pre-Order
• The Gospel: Not of Tongue But of Life
• Do You Believe This?
• The Purpose of Christmas
• RingTheology – True Humility
• Listen Up, “Religious Right”
• The History of Redemption
• Pastoral Narcissism
• Free to Disagree – Part 4
• My Only Real Treasure is Christ
• Steadfast Love for Thousands
• Free to Disagree – Part 3
• RingTheology – Vengeance is the Lord’s
• RingTheology – God’s Providence
• Q&A – The “Sons of God” and the “Daughters of Men”
• Q&A – The Creation of Angels
• Q&A – The Creation Days
• Pray for Gao Zhisheng
• Free to Disagree – Part 2
• Ask Pastor Kevin
• Free to Disagree – Part 1
• Free “Don’t Waste Your Life” Audiobook!
• The Urgency of Authenticity
• Humble Calvinism – Part 8
• Humble Calvinism – Part 7
• Screwtape on Humility
• Humble Calvinism – Part 6
• Humble Calvinism – Part 5
• Romans 8 – Live in the Spirit
• Humble Calvinism – Part 4
• Humble Calvinism – Part 3
• Humble Calvinism – Part 2
• Humble Calvinism – Part 1
• A Prayer for a Dying Atheist
• What Makes a Church?
• The Only Hermeneutic of the Gospel
• Muta’a vs. Biblical Marriage
• Don’t Just Talk About God
• “I Do” Always Implies “I Don’t”
• What is the New Perspective on Paul?
• Bart, Interrupted – Part 2
• Bart, Interrupted – Part 1
• The Web is Dead
• Francis Chan: Think Hard, Stay Humble
• Adoption: The Highest Privilege of the Gospel