• Culture,  Politics,  Theology/Bible

    Faculty Shake-up at Patrick Henry College

    Strange things are afoot at the Circle K . . . oops, I meant Patrick Henry College. According to the LA Times, one professor was fired and three others resigned in protest. One of the exiting professors was Todd Bates, former professor at Criswell College where I teach.The LA Times writes: Patrick Henry College, the small evangelical Christian school founded six years ago to train students for careers in public life, gained national prominence for placing many students in White House internships and other government positions. Now five of the school’s 16 faculty members have left, saying the school’s approach is too doctrinaire to prepare students for the realities of…

  • Culture,  Personal,  Theology/Bible

    Broadcasting Sexless Marriages and All Things Gender

    I will be hosting Jerry Johnson Live today and will be talking about gender issues and the role of men and women in the church and in the home. I will be talking about Dr. Russell Moore’s fascinating commentary, “Sexless Marriages.” Dr. Randy Stinson, executive director of the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, will be my guest.If you are in the Dallas area, you can hear the show on 90.9 FM from 5-6pm CST. Or you can listen to the show through the live stream at the radio station’s website. Or you can download the podcast via iTunes later this evening. For those of you who may be listening…

  • Culture,  Humor,  Theology/Bible

    Get In Here Ministries

    If you haven’t done so already, you need to check out “Get In Here Ministries.” They have a website that features a video interview with the two founders of the ministry, Johnny Lang and Chachi Laruso.These guys will revolutionize your thinking about Christianity and its mission. I urge you to watch the video and be transformed by “Get In Here Ministries.” It will change you life forever.

  • Theology/Bible

    Ehrman & Hays: Caricaturing Inerrancy

    In a previous post, I made reference to a recent debate between Bart Ehrman and Richard Hays. For all of their disagreements about the origins of Christianity, they were in decided agreement in their caricature of inerrancy. This kind of an attitude does not surprise me coming from Bart Ehrman. I’ve seen him misrepresent the inerrancy position before, and I have written about it on this blog.

  • Theology/Bible

    Why “Together for the Gospel” Is Necessary

    I was reading Scot McKnight’s blog this morning, and he offered some critiques of the 18 affirmations and denials recently signed by the fantastic four: Al Mohler, C.J. Mahaney, Ligon Duncan, and Mark Dever. Among other things, McKnight suggests that the statement leaves some important things out (e.g., second coming, Holy Spirit) while privileging Paul’s language over Jesus’ language. My aim here is not to critique line by line McKnight’s short piece. I do, however, want to add my assent to the”Together for the Gospel” statement and to say that I think it is an important affirmation of core Gospel truths that are without question being contested by voices both…

  • Culture,  Theology/Bible

    The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World

    What do John Piper, Mark Driscoll, D. A. Carson, David Wells, Tim Keller, and Voddie Baucham have in common? They are all preaching at the 2006 Desiring God National Conference (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1): “Above All Earthly Powers: The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World.”Desiring God Ministries has produced a promotional trailer for the conference that is posted on their website. The promo is way cool. Beware of watching it. You’ll want to sign-up for the conference if you do. Click on the following link to download it: Promotional Trailer: “Above All Earthly Powers: The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World” (HT: Steve McCoy)

  • Culture,  Theology/Bible

    Ehrman and Hays Debating “The DaVinci Code”

    Two eminent scholars of the New Testament recently debated questions raised by The DaVinci Code. The debate was held at the new chapel at Duke Divinity School, and the discussion was meant to address questions raised by the bestselling book, soon to be released as a film. So Bart Ehrman and Richard Hays went at it for an hour and forty-six minutes. The reliability of portrayals of Jesus in the Bible and other ancient texts was among the topics addressed. Hays is definitely the more conservative of the two, though perhaps not conservative enough for some. In any case, this one will definitely be worth the time to download.You can…

  • Theology/Bible

    Scratching My Head at Baptism for the Dead

    Is it okay for a teacher or preacher of the Bible to admit that sometimes he just doesn’t know all the answers?This question was impressed on me as I was preparing to teach on “baptism for the dead” this past Sunday morning. This text (1 Corinthians 15:29-34), to my mind, is one of the most enigmatic sections of the entire Bible. As I worked my way through the text, I just could not find much there to help me figure out exactly what the Corinthians were doing. As I made my way through Gordon Fee’s commentary, it became really clear to me that I am not alone in this predicament…

  • Theology/Bible

    N. T. Wright on the Necessity of Believing the Resurrection

    I used to think that the “N. T.” in N. T. Wright stood for “New Testament.” He’s such a fine scholar of the New Testament, it only made sense. However, having read his comments in The Australian, I am not so sure (HT: Al Mohler). Contrary to 1 Corinthians 15, and Romans 10:9-10, and a host of other scriptures, the Bishop of Durham thinks that belief in the bodily resurrection of Christ is unnecessary in order for one to be a Christian. He says,