The movie Avatar has created quite a stir. I have many friends and family members who have seen it and reported that it is sensational, even the most amazing film they have ever seen...
January 2010
And We Think We're Modern
Fri, 2010-01-22 09:39 — Joseph BaylyMy wife and I are currently reading out loud together volume one of Iain Murray’s two-volume biography of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, “The First Forty Years.” (By the way, reading out loud is an excellent and profitable way to pass the time, but more about that on another occasion.) Whenever I read history, I find myself wondering at my own stupidity...
The Relationship Between a Pastor’s Private and Public Duties (Pt. 3)
Wed, 2010-01-20 14:09 — Stephen BakerThe work of pastoral ministry requires a man to have close personal involvement with others. The nature of this involvement depends on the need of the moment. Paul commands Timothy to be involved personally in the lives of people in many ways. He must “appeal” and “rebuke” and “reprove” and “exhort” and “speak” and “urge.” If a pastor is going to fulfill the duties of the ministry, he must heed these commands. A man is no shepherd who refuses to dirty his hands in the fleece of the sheep...
The Cosmic Killjoy
Fri, 2010-01-15 13:12 — Max CurellCosmic Killjoy (noun): somebody who universally spoils others’ fun
Fearful and Fearless Women
Wed, 2010-01-13 11:57 — Heidi BaylyThe majority of women today, myself included, would not admit to being fearful and anxious. Today we roll our eyes at the women of the past who fainted far too often and squealed much too high. Fear has become distinctly un-American. After all, in America what do we have to fear except fear itself?
The Relationship Between a Pastor’s Private and Public Duties (Pt. 2)
Sun, 2010-01-10 23:14 — Stephen BakerMeditating on the Word enables a pastor to preach and teach
It is self evident that if a man desires to preach the Word, he must first know the Word. But this knowledge must not be the cold, academic, theoretical knowledge of the detached scholar. It must be the warm, spiritual, experiential knowledge of the meditator. “A faithful minister must see before he say.”[1]
Training Your Toddler to Battle Porn
Fri, 2010-01-08 09:21 — M Scott FosterThe battle against porn starts while your son is still in diapers…
The Pleasure of Patriarchy (Pt. 1)
Wed, 2010-01-06 01:06 — Anne JonesPatriarchy has a bad name these days. In most circles, saying of a man, “He’s so patriarchal” can only be topped by saying “He’s such a Neanderthal,” because most 21st-century people, even those within Christ’s own church, assume that patriarchy is not only outdated, but backward, out of touch, and—more to the point—wrong.
The Relationship Between a Pastor’s Private and Public Duties—Part 1
Mon, 2010-01-04 07:00 — Stephen BakerPlaying a musical instrument requires hours and hours of private practice and study before it can be done in public. A man who has never touched an organ would be a fool if he thought he could publicly perform a Bach fugue on the first try. The same is true with playing basketball. One does not learn to play like Michael Jordan simply by watching from the stands. A surgeon does not perform intricate brain surgery without years of preparation.
Why Study Church History: the Myopia of the Modern
Fri, 2010-01-01 07:00 — Josh CongroveThose of us who are Protestants are tempted to regard the study of Church history as unessential, an extra, perhaps even at odds with our belief in the sufficiency of Scripture. So why pursue it?