Have a look at this good but very depressing post from Justin Taylor:
It was interesting that at the Saddleback Presidential Forum, Rick Warren asked a very good and specific question: “At what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?” He did not ask a theological question (e.g., when does the baby begin to [...]
Archive for January, 2009
29 Jan
Respecting Evangelism
My personal evangelism has a lot of room for improvement. In this month’s Briefing, Tony Payne quotes Penn Jillette, a well known atheist. It’s pretty challenging:
…I’ve always said, you know, that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize. I don’t respect that at all. If you believe that there’s a heaven and a hell, and people could be [...]
13 Jan
What is a healthy church?
In this shorter version of his “9 marks” book, Mark Dever gives an introduction to what we should look for in a church. The book is split into three sections:
Part 1: What is a healthy church. Deals with what church is all about at its core and how Christians and the church relate to each [...]
8 Jan
Jesus the Evangelist
I’m often asked why Calvinists need to be enthusiastic about evangelism if God is sovereign and the elect will be saved anyway. Mark Driscoll posted this week on evangelism and reformed theology, reminding us to look at Romans 9-11; in the middle of Paul’s treatment of God’s sovereignty in salvation, he tells us that people [...]
