An Encouragement to Study History

Some Evangelicals have a good grasp of the history of evangelical theology.  Unforunately, the majority is sadly deficient in historical knowledge.  Their theology tends to be ahistorical.  They lack a sense of the course of theological history which is their heritage.  They believe what they are taught here-and-now and have no awareness of the there-and-before.  [...]

Under the Whirling Sword, Under the Cross

The end of Cain’s history, and so the end of all history, is Christ on the cross, the murdered Son of God.  That is the last desperate assault on the gate of paradise.  And under the whirling sword, under the cross, the human race dies.  But Christ lives.  The trunk of the cross becomes the [...]

Dispelling Silly Myths About Jesus

With Easter fast approaching and the perfectly-timed publication of Bart Ehrman’s latest book, I thought it might be helpful to call attention to a series of videos related to the historicity of the resurrection produced by Credo House.  New Testament scholar Dr. Mike Licona (author of the recently published, The Resurrection of Jesus: A Historiographical [...]

Goodbye Encyclopedia Britannica, Hello Exaggerated Crisis for Western Civilization

Al Mohler calls this a “tragic announcement“: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. announced Tuesday that it would no longer offer its venerable reference set in a printed edition. Western Civilization just took another hard blow to the chin. Mohler bemoans the fact that the experience of reading a physical book will soon be relegated to the sidelines of twenty-first [...]

Why I Love (Pure) Religion, But Hate False Dichotomies

As I’m sure everyone who has Facebook knows, Jefferson Bethke’s “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” video is lighting up the internet.  Currently, his video has over 6.5 million views on YouTube.  Clearly, something about his message is appealing to many people (it also helps to get a shout-out from The Resurgence). In light [...]

Captive to the Word of God

Since then your serene majesty and your lordships seek a simple answer, I will give it in this manner, plain and unvarnished: Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason, for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that [...]

Free Audiobook: The Barber Who Wanted to Pray

In honor of Reformation Day, Ligonier Ministries is giving away the audio version of R.C. Sproul’s latest children’s book, The Barber Who Wanted to Pray.  But make sure you get it soon because the offer is only available through October 31st! From the publisher: This imaginative tale, based on a true story, begins one evening [...]

3 Things We Can Learn from Harold Camping

Mere Orthodoxy: #1. Knowing church history can save you time, money, and pain.  G.K. Chesterton succinctly said that Christian orthodoxy was ‘practical as potatoes.’  Traditional Christianity is a wealth of wisdom, not only the timeless doctrines, but the timeline of experiences. It’s just plain helpful to know what the church has done in the (distant and [...]