Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A Question from a Pastor About Leaving the ABC?

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Since the separation of the Transformation Ministries (formerly ABCPSW) congregations from the ABC several years ago, this barking dog has b...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Calvin 500

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Few people have impacted Christian theology as much as John Calvin. His Institutes have stood the test of time and continue to inform and ...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

ABC Biennial: A Case of the Law of Unintended Consequences???

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I was shocked to learn from my brother, a volunteer at the ABC biennial in Pasadena, that the denominational structure plan did not pass. W...

ABC Biennial - Whence and Whither

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Being part of the ABC for more than a half century made this biennial a particularly painful one for me. Not being present at a "famil...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

What is an "Executive Pastor" Anyway?

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I have been absent from this forum for several months due to pressing work responsibilities and enjoying being part of a very active theolog...
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Friday, September 05, 2008

Evangelicalism's Greatest Failure Redux

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Several friends and even one daughter-in-law took offense at my indictment of evangelicalism. Suffice it to say, I did not intend for my ear...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Evangelicalism’s Greatest Sin: The failure of the evangelical experiment as illustrated in the recent Saddleback Civil Forum

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Evangelicalism, not the classic meaning of the term in church history and theology, but the unique constellation of doctrinal, sociological,...
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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Was Separation from the ABC Really Necessary?

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Recently a friendly interlocutor quipped that since the withdrawal of Transformation Ministries (formerly ABC PSW) from the ABCUSA, His Bark...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Why Every Self-Respecting What? Is a What?

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Few contemporary writers have generated as many books as John MacArthur. With more than 26 commentaries, 43 books, and over a dozen study gu...
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Thursday, May 01, 2008

Better Learn Some History Before It's Too Late - The Lessons of the Past for Current Practice

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Henry Ford is famous for his frank assessment: "History is bunk." The more I read of church history, the more it illuminates my cu...
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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Caught Inside a Seminar with a Consultant Man Again!

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Today I experienced one of the most challenging, annoying, and disturbing seminars in a very long time. Firstly, with more than five decades...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Expelled Exposes Antipathy to God in the Academy

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Expelled is the kind of documentary for those who like their highly technical information served up with a wry sense of humor, lots of crea...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

What About the "Non Violent Atonement"?

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“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross” (H. Rich...
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Sunday, March 09, 2008

What Motivates Us to Change Our Deeply Held Convictions?

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One of the most difficult issues facing Christians in our post-modern era relates to the source(s) of authority and how we are to balance be...
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Friday, February 29, 2008

Bishop Threatens to Suspend J.I. Packer from Ministry

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It is one thing to face high level dissension bordering on schism in your church. But, when you threaten a man hailed by Time Magazine as o...
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