It may be that I am lazy recently but I have seen so much good writing on some other blogs, that I don’t have much to say. I was turned toward the blog reformation 21 by Dave Doran’s Glory and Grace (see side links). Carl Trueman has an excellent (albeit lengthy) post on the new tool of post-modern debaters called…
Category: <span>Fundamentalism</span>
There is a grave danger within fundamentalism to want to shoot those on the same team or to want a pound of flesh (like old Shylock) from those we disagree with. I am convinced that unity can exist where agreement does not, therefore; I have resisted in my public ministry from lobbing critical grenades at those who are on my…
I have heard and experienced enough of one brand of fundamentalism to know that I am not exaggerating when I say that much of the preaching is absolutely horrid. There is a lot of good oration and fabulous story-telling, but that is not Biblical preaching. The young and restless fundamentalists are not restless because we have been influenced by certain…
There has been a lot of buzz in the blogosphere set off by a sermon preached at a FBF meeting in the south by Dr. Dan Sweatt; and the responses (Dr. Kevin Bauder, Dr. David Doran, FBFI, Bob Bixby, Chris Anderson) from several concerning that message. I would like to blog several posts about fundamentalism and its identity in light…
Here are some interesting quotes I discovered reading John Broadus’ On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons (the volume I have was revised by Jesse Weatherspoon). “With the emphasis today upon the institutional program of the church, pastoral visitation, counseling and administration, the proper use of ceremonial and ritual in worship these tend to become competitors of preaching and to disparage the…
I am studying Ephesians chapter one in our worship services. I am so overwhelmed with the grace of God in choosing to adopt me, so that like Paul, I can’t help but get excited as I ascribe praise upon praise to my wonderful Savior. Of course those who study theology know that these verses are so hotly debated and have…
Monday and Tuesday Pastor Wally and I spent hours sitting in a car braving the Wyoming winter to attend the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship meeting in Denver, CO. Was it worth it to drive about 9.5 hours for one day of fellowship? Was it worth it to have to drive through a typical Wyoming storm along I-80 for a few hours…
“And the duty of singing praises to God seems to be appointed wholly to excite and express religious affections. No other reason can be assigned why we should express ourselves to God in verse rather than in prose, and do it with music, but only that such is our nature and frame that these things have a tendency to move…
"Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety." -Proverbs 11:14 It seems that this is a hard one for Christians, especially independent baptists. We are so independent, that many times we practically kill ourselves "for the Lord." The most noble offenders are, in fact, pastors. Sometimes pastors get lifted up with pride…
Sometimes it is easier to wait by the dock and steal the fish from another boat rather than going through the labor and endurance needed to catch the fish. “We’re no longer fishers of men, but keepers of the aquarium, and we spend most of our time swiping fish from each other’s bowls.” -Dr. Kermit Long I do believe that…