The United States has a trade gap but one product we shouldn’t be importing is schlocky “evangelical” piety and practice.
Evangelical Escapades
You Knew it Had to Be Something
When I serving a congregation in Kansas City, as I remember it, a local mega-church pastor hooked himself up to a garage-door opener. At the right time in the service, someone hit the remote and up went the pastor.
Forget the Gospel in the Stars…
Forget the gospel in the stars. Try the gospel in the seas… (HT: Kevin Efflandt)
It's Official: It's the End of the World
Thank (I think) to Daily Scroll. I think Grandma used to say, “there’s no fool like an old fool.”
Is the "Gospel in the Stars"? or the Distinction Between Nature and Grace
In 1882 the Lutheran minister Joseph A. Seiss (1823-1904) published the provocative volume, The Gospel in the Stars, Or, Prímeval Astronomy (Philadelphia: E. Claxton & company, 1882). Evidently it found an audience and it has been reprinted as recently as the early . . . Continue reading →
Newsweek Gets Osteen
All heretics quote scripture and even read it. (HT: Bill Godfrey)
iMonk: Evangelicalism's Stock Needs to Drop
Michael explains why. It’s also possible, according to Darryl Hart, that “evangelicalism” doesn’t exist. Mike Horton has argued that “evangelicalism” should be considered just a place to talk, a village green of sort. Clark argues that Reformed Christians are “evangelical” but not . . . Continue reading →
It's In the Bookstore: Reforming or Conforming: Postconservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church
Edited by Gary Johnson and Ron Gleason, Reforming or Conforming contains essays on on Scripture (Paul Wells, and John Bolt), on John Franke’s use of postmodernism in theology (Paul Helm), on Brian McLaren’s relation to boundaries (Scott Clark), on Princeton and reason (Paul . . . Continue reading →
Why We're Not Emergent (Even Though We Could Be)
This Sunday morning, in the adult catechism class at Oceanside URC, I begin a series on the emerging/-ent church movement. Catechism begins at 10:15 AM and worship begins at 11:00 AM (I’m also preaching the next two Sunday mornings and WSC Jon . . . Continue reading →
The Spirit of Carl Trueman is Upon Her
Julie Neidlinger has had it “hipster” pastors. (HT: Alex Webster)
"Guy Church" – A New Evangelical Fad
John Sawtelle raises some interesting and provocative questions about a new trend. Caveat: If you’re easily offended John’s blog is not the blog for you. There’s frank talk about adult beverages and conjugal relations with one’s wife over there. Consider yourself warned.
Unable to Verify Healings
CT reports about the Lakeland “revival,”
So Easy a Child Can Do it…or Sectarian Child Abuse?
The world’s youngest preacher. Alex wrote to ask if this is QIRC or QIRE. It’s definitely the latter.
It's Back: The Social Gospel
No Rauschenbusch isn’t resurrected literally but Austin says that he’s being resurrected theologically and Brian McLaren is the new Rauschenbusch.
A New "Evangelical" Means of Grace?
It’s Bibleman. “It’s all just fun and games until someone loses eternity.” That’s what I always say. Remember, “Only Jesus is a true superhero.”
Kelly Clarkson: Opiate of the Masses?
Or just an opiate for the mass? A self-described “balding, middle-aged” Carl Trueman weighs in.
Uh, You Mean Jesus Isn't My Boyfriend?
Hannah Rosin offers a brief synopsis of Daniel Radosh’s Rapture Ready. What Rosin doesn’t mention is that there have been voices within the Christianity such as the Wittenburg Door (in the 70s), and more seriously the White Horse Inn guys have been examining . . . Continue reading →
Coming This Fall: Reforming or Conforming?
Thanks to Gary Johnson and Ron Gleason for their editorial work. David Wells wrote the foreword. Contributors include Paul Helm, Paul Wells, R. Scott Clark, John Bolt, Jeffrey Waddington, Paul Kjoss Helseth, and Martin Downes (HT: Martin Downes). Crossway says that this . . . Continue reading →
Issues Etc as of 10AM Good Friday
Reliable word is that Todd and Jeff were called to LCMS headquarters and offered severance in exchange for silence. Still no explanation from the LCMS. Earlier post is here (link repaired).
Virtual Confession and More (Video)
The Evangelicals are doing it online and the Romanists are taking it to the mall (HT: Solomon Li).