Audio Picks July 02, 2013 Here are a few audio picks for your consideration: Conversations Special: Jonathan Edwards – Douglas Wilson [http://www.canonwired.com/category/resources/jonathan-edwards/] Not long ago, Douglas Wilson and Joe Rigney sat down
atheism and morality One Converstion To Have With An Atheist - With Answers June 14, 2013 [http://genref.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/crooked-line.jpg]The atheism of today is a strange brew. Many of the more vocal proponents have a kind of eat their cake and have
Gospel Coalition: National Conference June 03, 2013 [http://genref.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gospel-coalition.jpg]Talk about bursting at the seams! This year’s Gospel Coalition National Conference will make a glutton out of your ears. The sheer
John Calvin Calvin's Counsel on Gentle Reformation April 30, 2013 While studying for a recent sermon series on the Lord's Supper, I read an interesting passage in John Calvin's 1540 treatise on that sacrament. Toward the end of his
apologetics and Christianity What Are We Defending? A Simple Plea To Christian Apologists April 03, 2013 Formal introductions are made, the crowd applauds, and the Christian and non-Christian position themselves behind a lectern, notes in hand. It is a debate, a venue where two worldviews collide in an
Lesbianism and Christianity A GenRef Podcast: Interview with Rosaria Butterfield & Ken Smith March 12, 2013 I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. -Psalm 9:1- Stories of conversion are a wonderful thing. Through them God’s
Blind Evolution January 26, 2013 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59YN8_lg6-U&feature=player_embedded] I recently watched a video about a man born blind trying to understand color. Naturally, he couldn’t grasp
Christian gamers The Hobbit, Magic, and the Christian Worldview December 19, 2012 A good question was recently asked by Scott Doherty. He wrote, “I have a suggestion for you fellows, seeing that once again the Tolkein books are being made into movies. A perennial question
Books That Have Shaped Our Lives December 04, 2012 While imprisoned in a dank cell, the Apostle Paul made a request. He asked Timothy to bring him three things. “When you come,” he said, “bring the cloak that I left with Carpus
Athanasius Holidays and Holy Days December 03, 2012 Christmas is just a few weeks off. Most churches have Christmas trees up by now, and many ministers started their Advent sermon series this past weekend. Christmas--like Easter and the other holy
A Small Basket of Audio Picks November 10, 2012 How about a few audio recommendations for your listening pleasure? 2012 Desiring God National Conference This recommendation should come as no surprise. I’m a huge fan of the conferences put on by
church polity The Trellis And The Vine October 13, 2012 While at my parents home this summer I snapped this picture on a whim, then stuffed it in "digital memory" ... meaning I forgot it. Today I found it, and meditate upon
Free Speech and Homosexuality Two Audio Recommendations... Along with a Bar of Soap October 03, 2012 I’ve got a couple audio recommendations. Both are shocking, though for different reasons. In the case of Douglas Wilson’s relatively recent talks on human sexuality at IU Bloomington, the event proved
Penetrating the Darkness September 13, 2012 Talk to someone opposed to the existence of God, perhaps an agnostic or an atheist. What do you encounter? Questions. Many, many questions. But not merely questions, as if they’re sentences simply
Fear Are We Really Supposed to Fear the Lord? September 06, 2012 Every now and then, people ask me why the Bible talks so much about fearingthe Lord. Isn't it odd to speak of serving God using a word like "fear"
D.A. Carson on Parables August 29, 2012 I recently stumbled upon a series of messages by D.A Carson that deserves your attention. Speaking with his usual scholarly insight, as well as pastoral heart, Dr. Carson masterfully unpacks a number
Cleaning The Crib August 11, 2012 August is a very important month in my pastoral ministry. The way our family works, summer is the time to travel, stay up late, and do things out of the ordinary. It is
The Extraordinary Logic of Romans 5:9-10 July 26, 2012 If you’ve never heard of the term a_ fortiori_, you’ve almost certainly reasoned in a way that reflects its meaning. The idea behind it is basically this: “How much more then?
2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians and the Grand Purposes of God July 13, 2012 I’ve been chewing on 2 Corinthians lately, not in the slow methodical way where each sentence is carefully weighed in the balances of exegesis, but at a normal pace, like how a
An Ensemble of Audio June 26, 2012 Lots to download, folks. Gorge your ears! The Bible Meets the Modern Age: A Conversation with Former President Jimmy Carter [http://www.albertmohler.com/2012/03/26/a-conversation-with-former-president-jimmy-
atheist double standard A Quick Reflection June 15, 2012 “I can understand why the notion of God has arisen and persisted, for it provides a simple purported explanation of great matters. It is a comfort blanket for the anxious and deprived, and
Ever Had One Of Those Weeks? June 14, 2012 Ever had one of those weeks when everything you touch seems to go to dust. Just had one, at least I hope it's over. Ever been in a situation/s where
In Case You Missed T4G May 31, 2012 I have only listened to three of the 2012 main session T4G messages, and all three were superb! If you can find time to listen to these, or at least one of them
Church problems An Ancient "Problem-Solving" Technique May 15, 2012 My friends speak of it. I hear distant reports of it. And I have seen it with my own eyes, more than once. It seems that wherever I turn, the same problem runs
The Gift of Faith April 27, 2012 It never struck me, quite the way it did this week, how very alone Jesus was as he went to the cross. A couple friends and I are doing a Bible study through
