I came across this blog post today by Tim Keller and I thought it was very thought provoking. In summary, he suggests five things which the church needs to take seriously in order to engage the world in which we live: 1) The local church has to support culture-making. 2) The local church needs a [...]
Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
Handling the Big Issues Facing the Church Today – by Tim Keller
Posted in Christian Life, Culture, Ecclesiology, Evangelism / Missions, Pastoral Ministry on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Reaching the Next Generation is Harder and Easier than You Think – By Kevin DeYoung
Posted in Culture, Ecclesiology, Evangelism / Missions, Pastoral Ministry on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kevin DeYoung has posted a couple of posts recently on reaching the younger generation with the gospel. He has some excellent (and biblical) suggestions for how to do this. Here is an excerpt from his first post… “Reaching the next generation—whether they are outside the church or sitting there bored in your church—is easier and [...]
Does Your Child’s Cellphone Preach Another Gospel – by Russell Moore
Posted in Children's Ministry, Culture, Family, Homeschooling, Worldviews on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Russell Moore has some interesting (convicting?) thoughts on unrestricted and unmonitored cellphone usage among our children. Like virtually everything he writes, it is worth the time to read. Here is an excerpt… “The formation and discipline of children, after all, is built on the pattern of God’s fatherly discipline of his people (Heb 12:3-11), [...]
The American Experience and the Death of Evangelism – By Al Mohler
Posted in Culture, Evangelism / Missions, Gospel, Pastoral Ministry, Reformed Theology, Worldviews on January 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Do you believe that Jesus is the only way to heaven? Jesus does (see Jn 14:6…) But according to a recent study by the Barna Research Group, more and more American evangelicals are rejecting this crucial doctrine. Dr. Al Mohler weighs in on this issue in a recent post which is worth reading. You can find [...]
Why are there never enough parking spaces at the prostate clinic? – by Carl Trueman
Posted in Culture, Pastoral Ministry, Worldviews on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Carl Trueman never ceases to amaze me. He is insightful, witty and incredibly smart. I will admit that sometimes I find his sarcasm a bit much for my taste (maybe that is because I know that I could never get away with it???) And I must admit that… sometimes… he speaks over my head. [...]
Beware of Worshipping “Santa Christ”
Posted in Culture, Jesus Christ on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In an excerpt from his book, “In Christ Alone”, Sinclair Ferguson warns Christians against the cultural tendency to confuse Jesus with Santa Claus and he urges us to be shaken to the core of our being as remember the awesome nature of the incarnation of the Son of the God. Here is an excerpt… “There [...]
The Danger of Being Enslaved to Technology
Posted in Christian Life, Culture on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tim Challies has an insightful (and convicting) post about how dangerous it is to be enslaved to technology. Here is a snippet of his thoughts… “Technology is a great servant but an evil master. Technology is proof of the greatness and grace of God and something we ought to be thankful for. But why, then, [...]
New Audio Interviews Available for Download
Posted in Christian Life, Culture, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Pastoral Ministry, Worldviews on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
9 Marks Ministries has recently posted an audio interview of D.A. Carson conducted by Mark Dever entitled “Observing Evangelicalism.” These men are two of the sharpest evangelical theologians out there. Don’t miss this interview! You can stream it or download it here http://media.9marks.org/. Also new to the internet is an interview of Jerry Bridges by [...]
Praying for President-elect Obama
Posted in Culture on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. J. Ligon Duncan has posted some helpful thoughts on how and why we should be praying for President-elect Barack Obama. You can find it here http://www.reformation21.org/blog/2008/11/some-initial-thoughts-on-prayi.php . Dr. John Piper has also posted some biblical thoughts on praying for our political leaders. You can find his post here http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1478_grateful_for_almost_any_government/ .
Today’s Election in Light of the Promise of Romans 8:28
Posted in Culture on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nathan Williams has posted a very timely article over at the Pulpit Magazine webpage on how the promise of Romans 8:28 should impact Christians on election day. He points out three important points from this passage in reference to today’s election: 1) We must realize that God is completely sovereign over all events. 2) The [...]
