>Ok, plummets is an exaggeration. It didn't have that far to fall. But after seeing this, it may have just hit an all time low.Update: apparently, Rep. Johnson was joking. At least, that's what he said in a written statement on Thursday. "The subtle humor of this obviously metaphorical reference to a ship capsizing illustrated … Continue reading >My confidence in our leaders plummets (update)
>Stott on the Subsitutionary Death of Jesus
>We strongly reject, therefore, every explanation of the death of Christ which does not have at it's centre 'satisfaction through substitution' indeed divine self satisfaction through divine self substitution. The cross was not a commercial bargain with the devil, let alone one which tricked and trapped him, nor an exact equivalent, a quid pro quo … Continue reading >Stott on the Subsitutionary Death of Jesus
>From out of Left Field
>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
>Love Lustres at Calvary, from Valley of Vision
>MY FATHER,Enlarge my heart, warm my affections, open my lips, supply words that proclaim ‘Love lustres at Calvary.’ There grace removes my burdens and heaps them on thy Son, made a transgressor, a curse, and sin for me; There the sword of thy justice smote the man, thy fellow; There thy infinite attributes were magnified, … Continue reading >Love Lustres at Calvary, from Valley of Vision
>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
God Entranced 