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July 14, 2015
“Ad Fontes” Benedict Option!: From the World to the Word
Post by Nathan Rinne Rod Dreher is one of my favorite columnists. I consider his blog at the American Conservative to be essential reading. Over the past couple of years he has been talking about something he calls the Benedict Option. He contends that Christians in America who take their faith seriously are basically going [Read More...]
July 11, 2015
A Review of the Modern English Version
I recently purchased a copy of the Modern English Version of the Bible. This translation was released in 2014 by Passio, which is an arm of Charisma Publishing House. It claims to be the most modern edition of the King James Bible. Though released by a charismatic publishing house, there doesn’t appear to be any [Read More...]
July 9, 2015
A Review of “IndoctriNation”
As a father of two young boys, I have had to think extensively about the educational decisions that my wife and I have to make in the next few years. Among Christians, there are essentially three options: public education, private Christian schooling, or homeschooling. We’ve been looking at a variety of resources on these issues, [Read More...]
July 7, 2015
Pastors, Don’t Stop Performing Weddings
After the recent SCOTUS decision, I have seen a number of different responses from Christian pastors about how Christians should respond to such issues. Many fear that legal action will eventually come to those who refuse to perform gay weddings. Due to this fear, some Christians have argued that the church should step out of [Read More...]
A Response to Matthew Vines’ 40 Questions
On today’s program, I responded to Matthew Vines’ recent post “40 Questions for Christians who Oppose Marriage Equality.” I was able to get through all 40 questions, and explained how Vines does not agree with the Scriptural view of marriage. Instead, his ethical system is guided by experience and emotion. This is an important program. [Read More...]
Is “You May Not Use Your Conscience to Guide My Behavior” a Christian Way of Speaking?
Post by Nathan Rinne “The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” — I Timothy 1:5 Recently, I read the following quotation from a conservative Lutheran pastor: “You may use your conscience to guide your behavior. You may not use your conscience [Read More...]
June 30, 2015
America, Behold Your God [of “Civil Religion”]: the Underlying Meaning of Gay Marriage and Other Incoming Issues (Summary)
Post by Nathan Rinne A few days ago, Pastor Cooper posted a link to an excellent podcast discussing the idea of gay marriage from a biblical perspective. In the podcast, he also talked about a recent article on the topic by the popular Eastern Orthodox theologian David Bentley Hart. Pastor Cooper’s analysis is very helpful [Read More...]
June 27, 2015
Response to the SCOTUS Decision on Gay Marriage
I recorded next week’s program early due to a trip I will be on next week. On this program I responded the recent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage. I asked the question: does this issue matter? and answer in the affirmative. I discuss how important it is for Christians to defend the orders of [Read More...]
June 24, 2015
Three New Sermons Uploaded
I’ve been way behind in uploading my sermons. Here are my messages from the last three weeks: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 Acts 13:13-26 Also, if you haven’t yet, check out these lectures I gave on the Biblical theology of the family: A Biblical Theology of the Family: The Old Testament A Biblical [Read More...]
Martin Luther: Christ Means to Draw the World’s Wrath and to Pick a Fight
Post by Nathan Rinne And as my pastor puts it, summing up Martin Luther’s interpretation of John 16:8-13, “The Holy Spirit wants to subjugate the entire world to Christ.” Please note, when it comes to picking this fight, this means striving to make Him, not yourself, the stumbling block. The pictured book is a fresh [Read More...]
