An Apologetic for Men’s Skirts
I’ve said in a moment of calm and thoughtfulness, “Put a skirt on him!” I, of course, in that tranquil demeanor that I often manifest, spoke of a lack of masculinity, and I am here to inform you that I want to take it all back. I’m starting to see the light, and I am […]
The Big Bang and the Big One
I like to say that I believe in the Big Bang, just that it hasn’t happened yet. 2 Peter 3:10, “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the […]
Group Praying
Do you remember Elijah and the priests of Baal? No, not the pop group! This was on Mt. Carmel and they had that contest—the rocks, water, sacrifice—calling down fire from heaven. Well, if you can recall, the priests of Baal danced around, screamed, cut themselves, and then Elijah said, I’m pretty sure sarcastically (UNDERSTATEMENT), ‘pray […]
Projectionist
I’m preaching through Isaiah on Sunday mornings. I’m in a section where God prophesies the judgment of nations. He mainly wants Judah to stop relying on alliances with nations and to start trusting Him. In the midst of these prophecies, through Isaiah God brings in the city of Jerusalem (chapter 22). In that context, God […]
What Do You Think?
Something keeps bugging me. Do you ever have that? There is more than this, but here it is. A few years ago, our church published a book entitled Thou Shalt Keep Them, which is a Biblical theology of the perfect preservation of Scripture. I graduated from Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wisconsin. I wanted […]
Not a Big Disappearing Act
In a discussion during discipleship with a man, part of the lesson on eschatology (study of last things), we got onto the topic of “how people will be fooled by the Antichrist during the tribulation period.” Here’s the thing. A huge best-selling series has been written about it, The Left Behind series. Even many unbelievers […]
Government, Family, Church: Why More?
Seven days. Spoken word. How God created the earth. Tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin. How God lived on earth. We can’t flee from Him, fool Him, or fight Him. He understands all mysteries and all knowledge. Nothing occurs to Him. Oh, and then He is love, and He loves us. […]
What the Evangelicals Have On the Fundamentalists
Sometimes evangelicals are called new-evangelicals. Why? At one time, everyone who believed the gospel (the only Scriptural one) were evangelicals. Then liberalism came, a group split and they were called fundamentalists, hence, fundamentalism. Then fundamentalism split over separation issues. The less separated called themselves evangelicals. The fundamentalists called them new-evangelicals. (Incidentally, because of history, everybody […]
Any Fault in Fideism?
In the very last paragraph, next to last sentence, of our book Thou Shalt Keep Them, I write: “The only Scriptural approach to the doctrine of the preservation of Scripture is the fideistic approach.” I like the sound of fideistic versus evidentialistic or rationalistic, don’t you? And yet, that seems to be the big problem […]
Highway Work
If you get to Chicago much, then you know that you can’t get many places without stopping for construction. Several thoughts cross my mind while I wait. Shouldn’t repairs finally end? If these guys are doing a good job, shouldn’t the highway be getting better? I’m convinced that Mayor Daley has a deal with the […]