>As Luke would say, 'Didn't see that one comin!"John Piper has invited Rick Warren to be at the Desiring God national conference in the fall. I have never been a fan of Warren's. Other than the first page of the Purpose Driven Life, I thought it was awful (but I've never tried to write a … Continue reading >From out of Left Field
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>Interesting Interview with D.G. Hart
>I really appreciate D.G. Hart. I don't always agree with him. Sometimes I don't even understand him. But he always makes me think - think about my assumptions about God, about salvation and about the church especially. His books The Lost Soul of American Protestantism and Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy … Continue reading >Interesting Interview with D.G. Hart
>First Infant Baptism
>This past Sunday was important for me. Honestly, they are all important, but this past Sunday I had the privilege of baptizing an infant for the first time. I have had the privilege of baptizing many adults, each one special (though baptizing my wife Lynn 10 years ago and my oldest son Caleb this year … Continue reading >First Infant Baptism
>Jesus Made in America, part 3
>I'll wrap up this summary/review of Stephen Nichols Jesus Made in America: A Cultural History from the Puritans to the Passion of the Christ in this post, covering briefly four whole chapter. You could call this section "Jesus in Nashville, Hollywood, Branson, and Washington"Chapter Five traces the developments of the Christian music industry from a … Continue reading >Jesus Made in America, part 3
>False Beliefs can Kill
>A friend of mine recommended a book called Myths America Lives By. The title brought to mind a 20/20 episode I saw years ago by John Stossel called 'Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity'. I don't think the book and Stossel's reports have much in common except the word 'Myth' in the title and that both … Continue reading >False Beliefs can Kill
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