Over the past few years---due to teaching assignments, writing projects, and personal interest---I've done a fair amount of reading and reflection on the Genesis creation narrative. One the major questions with which professing evangelicals are currently wrestling is how we should understand the Genesis account as it pertains specifically to the existence of Adam and … Continue reading Toward a Christian Philosophy of History
Compassionate Engagement: A Survey of the Life of Francis Schaeffer
This Survey of Schaeffer's life self-consciously omits discussion of Schaeffer’s involvement the inerrancy debate of the 1970s and early 1980s. Although Schaeffer’s involvement with the issue of inerrancy is a significant aspect of his life, I focus here on his influence among evangelicals with regard to their intellectual engagement with wider culture. Francis Schaeffer was … Continue reading Compassionate Engagement: A Survey of the Life of Francis Schaeffer
History, Theology, and Edwards' Devotion to the Bible
Jonathan Edwards is well-known for his devotion to Scripture; not only for his commitment to biblical doctrine, but also for his deriving that doctrine from its original source: the Scriptures themselves. In Edwards' two volume collected works, there is a massive 140 page section entitled 'Notes on the Bible,' which contains over 1500 numbered entries … Continue reading History, Theology, and Edwards' Devotion to the Bible
John Owen on Handling Controversy
Another vital component in our approach to controversy that will keep our hearts soft and our mind focused is communion with God. Not merely communion with God in prayer for help (e.g. 'Lord help me to remain steadfast as I defend your truth,' etc.) but also in the truth itself that we are currently contending for. … Continue reading John Owen on Handling Controversy
John Newton on Handling Controversy
John Newton provides us with some very helpful words in a letter he wrote to a man who was involved in some kind of controversy in his day: As to your opponent, I wish, that, before you set pen to paper against him, and during the whole time you are preparing your answer, you may … Continue reading John Newton on Handling Controversy
‘The Roots of Endurance’ by John Piper
I love biographies. I love John Piper. So I really love biographies written by John Piper. The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon and William Wilberforce is the third book (of four) in the Swans are not Silent biography series. Piper, each year, hosts a pastor's conference at his church. … Continue reading ‘The Roots of Endurance’ by John Piper
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