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February 14, 2012
Book Review: Friends and Lovers by Joel. R. Beeke
There appears to be a marriage book renaissance going on within the Reformed-ish circles of evangelicalism and this is a very good thing indeed. One only has to look at the divorce rates both inside and outside the church to see that marriage is in crisis. But why? Why are we so unhappy in our marriages? In Friends and Lovers: Cultivating Companionship and Intimacy in Marriage, Joel Beeke argues it's a gospel issue—and the true hope for a God-glorifying marriage is found in Jesus:
By nature...
February 13, 2012
What's the Deal with One or Two?
This past week I spent a lot of time blogging through the messages of the truthXchange's Think Tank and some of you might be wondering, "What's the deal with this One or Two thing they keep going on about?" The big idea behind this concept is that fundamentally, there are only two worldviews—there is the Truth and the Lie. This is essentially what Paul is talking about in Romans 1:25 when he says that "they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather t...
February 12, 2012
Around the Interweb
What All Of Our Ministries Really Need
Stephen Altrogge:
…I'm all for planning. You can usually tell when something has just been thrown together. The first sign that things haven't been planned well is when someone gets up on stage and says, "Well, I don't really know what we're going to do today, but we're trusting the Spirit to guide us." Planning is a good and necessary thing.
But sometimes we can be tempted to put way too much trust in our planning, at the expense of relying on the Holy...
February 11, 2012
The Principal Crime of the Human Race
The principal crime of the human race, the highest guilt charged upon the world, the whole procuring cause of judgment, is idolatry. For, although each single fault retains its own proper feature, although it is destined to judgment under its own proper name also, yet it is marked off under the general account of idolatry. Set aside names, examine works, the idolater is likewise a murderer. Do you inquire whom he has slain? If it contributes ought to the aggravation of the indictment, no...
February 10, 2012
It is Binding Over all the Globe
Jeff Ventrella shared this quote from William Blackstone in his message, "Two-ism and the Law" at the TruthXchange Think Tank:
This law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries, and at all times: no human laws are of any validity, if contrary to this; and such of them as are valid derive all their force, and all their authority, mediately or immediately, from this...
The King and the Fox
Matt Jensen shared this quote from Irenaeus in his message at the truthXchange Think Tank, "Two-ism and Apologetics":
Such, then, is their [the Valentinians'] system, which neither the prophets announced, nor the Lord taught, nor the apostles delivered, but of which they boast that beyond all others they have a perfect knowledge. They gather their views from other sources than the Scriptures; and, to use a common proverb, they strive to weave ropes of sand, while they endeavour to adapt with...
February 9, 2012
Dannah Gresh: Two-ism & Sexuality #ThinkTank
Dannah Gresh, a best-selling author and sought-after speaker. Her best-selling titles include And the Bride Wore White and 2010's best-selling CBA youth book, Lies Young Women Believe co-authored with Nancy Leigh DeMoss. She says the most important book she has or will ever write is What Are You Waiting For: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex, which traces the Hebrew language of sexuality from Genesis to Revelation answering every question a heart could ask. She has long been at...
The Loss of Art
A powerful quote from J. Gresham Machen's Christianity and Liberalism, as shared in Steve Baarendse's message at the truthXchange Think Tank, "Two-ism in Art and Literature":
Scientific investigation . . . has certainly accomplished much; it has in many respects produced a new world. But there is another aspect of the picture which should not be ignored. The modern world represents in some respects an enormous improvement over the world in which our ancestors lived; but in other respects it...
February 8, 2012
David Fandey: Two-ism and the Missional Life #ThinkTank
Jeff Fandey is the founding pastor of The Fields, an Acts 29 church plant in Carlsbad, CA. Before planting The Fields, David served 9 years at Riverview Church located in North County, San Diego. He has been serving as an adjunct professor at Biola University for over ten years. David is also the Australia area director for Acts29 International. David and his wife Wilma have been married 19 years have six children.
When we talk about the missional life, we are going to have to udnerstand that ...
Ardel Caneday: Two-ism and the Doctrine of Scripture #ThinkTank
Ardel Caneday (Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Professor of New Testament Studies and Biblical Studies at Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has served churches in various pastoral roles, including senior pastor. He has authored numerous journal articles, many essays in books, and has co-authored with Thomas Schreiner the book The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance & Assurance (Inter-Varsity, 2001).
It is entirely fitting that we should ponder t...
