Entries from April 2008

April 25, 2008

Grunge Christianity

One of the favorite topics on the evangelical agenda these days is how the church should “engage the culture.” Do Christians need to imitate the boorish aspects of a quickly-decaying civilization in order to remain “relevant”? Some evidently think so. Continue reading this excellent article by John MacArthur here. I’m glad someone’s not afraid to [...]

April 23, 2008

Jesus: the Password to Eternity?

“I literally hate church signs that call Jesus a key to heaven. He’s not a key! He’s the Son of God!”
-Paul Washer

April 22, 2008

Puritan Library Online

I would like to inform you of a fantastic resource, PuritanLibrary.com. This website has archived hundreds of Puritan works online, all available to download for free. Authors include Richard Sibbes, John Owen, Thomas Watson, Thomas Boston, John Bunyan, John Flavel, Jonathan Edwards, Richard Baxter, John Colquhoun, Matthew Henry, and many more. Be challenged and inspired [...]

April 20, 2008

Isaiah 12

And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my [...]

April 20, 2008

Holy Sonnet V

I love the poetry of John Donne as it reflects so many of the sentiments that I have felt and do feel. Not only is his poetry beautiful, I would say on the level of Shakespeare, it is born out of a heart of true devotion to the Lord. This poem is the fifth in [...]

April 8, 2008

A Reformation Revival

In recent days, there has been a resurgence of reformed theology; especially among younger generations who are turned off by the error of the emerging church and the excesses of the mega churches. This has puzzled some and excited others. In an attempt to answer why this is occuring, Nathan Pitchford of the Reformation Theology [...]