Preaching in Tragedy: Ye Will All Likewise Perish…
There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse...
View ArticleReactions to Theonomy: A Collaborative Post
As I write this, I’m tempted to say “this is my last word on theonomy and theonomists,” because as JD Hall rightly stated on our program, “Theonomy is a distraction.” Anyone who listens to Bible...
View ArticleSermon: Who Killed Holiness 3 – The Lord’s Day is Not Dead.
From Exodus 20, Pastor JD describes the Sabbatarian and Reformed view of the New Testament Sabbath or Lord’s Day. Does it still apply? Are we still to follow it. If so, how? Listen to the third in the...
View ArticlePodcast: Preaching Truth in Times of Tragedy
JD discusses the recent criticism of Tony Miano and Alan Maricle for them both – in their own ways – preaching at inopportune times during the suffering of others. Is that appropriate or not? Listen...
View ArticlePodcast: Theonomy and Truth in Advertising
On today’s program, JD briefly discusses the need for a theological truth in advertising, then plays his message on the Reformed, Sabbatarian view of the Lord’s Day. You can listen here, or listen and...
View ArticleSermon: Who Killed Holiness 2
The second from the sermon series, “Who Killed Holiness?” You can listen here or listen and download from SermonAudio or iTunes.
View ArticlePerry Noble Sharply Rebukes SBC for Disinviting Ben Carson
Last week, we gave our concerns with having Seventh Day Adventist, Dr. Ben Carson, speak at the 2015 Pastor’s Conference. We echoed the rightful concerns first articulated at Baptist Twenty-One....
View ArticleTheologians and Perry Noble, a Perp Who Doesn’t Like the Police
On April 30th, Perry Noble, pastor of SBC megachurch NewSpring Church, published a personal reflection in which he expressed his disappointment that Ben Carson will no longer be speaking at the...
View ArticleMark Driscoll Restored, Given Tickets to Disney Land
Mark Driscoll just spoke at Thrive Conference 2015. This is the only video from Driscoll’s time on stage, posted first here and uploaded to P&P in case it is Canerized (you never know). In the...
View ArticleThe Unbreakable Mark Driscoll
“Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?” John 4:29 M. Knight Shyamalan’s film Unbreakable tells the story of a security guard named David Dunn who...
View ArticleRemedial Theology (1): Why Theology?
[This series began life as a series of weekly summaries of core theological concepts using Louis Berkhof’s Summary of Christian Doctrine as a road map. I’ve adapted them slightly for the blog and I...
View ArticleSBC Establishment Angry at those Meddling Bloggers over Ben Carson Fiasco
With the decision last week by Willy Rice (president of the 2015 SBC Pastor’s Conference) to drop Dr. Ben Carson from the speakers list, there has been some backlash from the evangelical establishment....
View ArticlePodcast: SBC Establishment Angry at Meddling Bloggers
In this program, JD discusses Perry Noble’s scolding of the SBC for disinviting Seventh Day Adventist, Ben Carson, from its speaking roster at the 2015 SBC Pastor’s Conference. Next, he discusses the...
View ArticleSERMON: Biblical Modesty
In this message, Pastor JD preaches from Genesis 3 on modesty and a Biblical theology of clothing. From the sermon series, “Who Killed Holiness?” Listen in your browser above, or click below for...
View ArticleCalvinist Bogeymen – The Ongoing Dreyfus Affair of Evangelicalism
“It’s too easy to criticize a man when he’s out of favour, and to make him shoulder the blame for everybody else’s mistakes.” Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace In 1894, a French military officer of Jewish...
View ArticlePreach the Gospel and ALWAYS Use Words
Romans 10:14-17 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?...
View ArticleBen Carson, the IRS, and an Implicit Rebuke of David Uth and First Baptist...
“I think the decision to disinvite (Ben Carson from the SBC Pastors Conference) is sad and more importantly wrong.” David Uth “The point about the Carson controversy is not what individual evangelicals...
View ArticlePodcast: Rick Warren Having A Gay Old Time
On today’s program, JD discusses prayer requests from the Bunker, and an article about a United Methodist pastrix being persecuted for upholding “traditional marriage.” Then, JD discusses Rick...
View ArticleAndy Stanley Trashes Expository Preaching; Calls it “Easy” and “Cheating”
Ed Stetzer, whose employer – Lifeway “Christian” Resources – sells more than a few Andy Stanley books, interviewed the Texas pastor on the topic of preaching related to his book, Communicating for a...
View ArticleRick Warren Having a Gay Old Time
The ugliest woman you’ll ever meet, but she’s mine and she’s ugly.- Elton John, Ugly This past Wednesday, Saddleback Church’s pastor Rick Warren, along with gay pop star, Elton John, attended a Senate...
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