>Too Missional?

>Kevin DeYoung has a great post over at his site. Apparently some were concerned with Kevin's comments about 'missional' language at the Desiring God Conference. Here's how he opened his comments on 'missional':Let me say something at this point about the relatively new term “missional.” I do not have a problem with people putting “al” … Continue reading >Too Missional?

>How prophetic should we be?

>I have this book sitting on my shelf that I can't wait to get to. Ok, I have a dozen or so books on my shelf that I can't wait to get to when I'm done with the Independent Study I'm doing now. The one I'm referring to is by Jason Stellman (not Jason Statham). … Continue reading >How prophetic should we be?

>Two Kingdoms

>Kim Riddlebarger has a great post on living in the two kingdoms. It's clear, and it's relatively short. This is a critical distinction, as Dr. Riddlebarger points out. If we don't get it and confuse the two kingdoms, it quickly leads to 1) social gospel liberalism, or 2) some type of theonomy. Here's a preview:Christ's … Continue reading >Two Kingdoms

>Was The US Ever A Christian Nation?

>Coming off the 4th of July weekend, I'm sure many heard sermons about returning our nation to it's Christian roots (though here at ECC, happily, no mention was even made of the fact that it was the 4th!). But was the US ever a Christian Nation? I thought I'd post this short video by Bryan … Continue reading >Was The US Ever A Christian Nation?

>The Gospel and Social Transformation

>I ran across these insightful thoughts by Mark Dever via Kevin DeYoung's blog (via Justin Taylor's blog). Dever offers "35 somewhat overlapping statements as a pastor to pastors concerning the topic of the congregation’s responsibility for its wider community." I'll not copy and paste all 35, but here's a few of the most important (in … Continue reading >The Gospel and Social Transformation