Archive for category: Post-Evangelicalism

Inspired by today’s Dividing Line webcast, I offer the following compare and contrast on Rob Bell’s theology. Rob Bell (Love Wins, p. 66): Could God say to someone truly humbled, broken, and desperate for reconciliation, “Sorry, too late”? Many have refused to accept the scenario in which somebody is pounding on the door, apologizing, repenting, and asking God to be

To John H. Armstrong, author of the book, “Your Church is Too Small,” and to those who buy into his way of thinking, my response is “Your hell is too small.” What do I mean by that? I mean that you are too quick to assume that people don’t need to hear the gospel. You figure, “if they call themselves

Peter Pike’s questions illustrate the illocutionary and perlocutionary acts of Rob Bell.

Pastor Marty Fields of Westminster Presbyterian Church believes that it is: The first crack in the church growth edifice came a couple of years ago when church growth advocate George Barna expressed frustration that – since the full-blown implementation of church growth principles 20 years ago – there has been no net growth in the Christian church to speak of;

“When you have to come to a Methodist for a biblical sermon, that’s pitiful.” HT: Pistueo Those are the sobering words of William H. Willimon, a self-designated liberal preacher who offers a well-deserved rebuke of “conservative” preachers who, despite all their arguments for “connecting”, meeting “felt needs”, “contextualizing”, and (insert fadish buzzword here), have ended up sounding indistinguishable from liberal

In contrast to John Ryland’s profound thoughts on the office of Christian preacher, I would like to share a clip from a modern pastor who mocks nameless congregants for wanting to go deeper into God’s word: HT: The Museum of Idolatry In this clip, after mocking the congregant by using a derogatory word against them, Perry Noble, demonstrating pastoral patience

S. P. Tregelles was one of the most noted 19th century Greek scholars. His observations back then still holds true today. He keenly writes, t has been painful to hear earnest and real desire definitely to study the Word of God regarded and termed by some, as being “occupied with the letter of Scripture.” But do those who say this

Why aren’t you a Roman Catholic? That probably seems like an odd question to many of you. Yet, have you ever considered it? If you are a former Roman Catholic, you might have an answer to that question. But is it a valid answer? A solid answer? If it is an answer that involves “Father Mike was mean to me”

I believe the readers of this blog would enjoy (very much) listening to a recent interview with Dr. Lane Tipton. The discussion took place in light of the new book Resurrection and Eschatology: Theology in Service of the Church: Essays in Honor of Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (P&R, 2008), but the discussion is more general in nature. The interview took

   Lane (a regular in our channel) found this video on YouTube. I don’t know who bezel333 is, but I appreciate the work that went into this. It is striking. Update: Evidently “The Secret” folks complained to YouTube and scuttled this fine video (what do you expect from folks scamming folks like they are?). So here’s a link that can take

The “acquittal” of a “lesbian pastor” by officials of the United Methodist Church (story) has once again demonstrated what happens when the full authority and inerrancy of the Scriptures is abandoned by a once strongly evangelistic denomination. If you are one of those who cannot begin to understand how anyone can call themselves a minister of the gospel, claim fidelity