Books A Review of “The Quest for the Historical Adam” by William VanDoodewaard 6 May 20156 May 2015 I confess: I have often struggled with the first three chapters of Genesis. In my own arrogance I have often questioned their intelligence and legitimacy, and have looked for more…
Books A Review of The “Rid Of My Disgrace Small Group Discussion Guide” by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb with Stephanie Hurter 1 May 2015 Is your church, your counseling ministry, your staff prepared to provide compassionate and intelligent care to the victims of sexual assault? National statistics say that 1 in 4 women, and…
Books A Review of “Roman Catholic Theology & Practice” by Greg Allison 29 Apr 2015 Living in one of those parts of the country that is highly influenced by Catholicism I often hear comparisons. Tensions between Catholics and Baptists abound, and comparisons and contrasts are…
Books A Review of “The Presence of God” by J. Ryan Lister 27 Apr 2015 “Talk of God’s presence is part of the white noise of evangelicalism,” says J. Ryan Lister (21). The language itself is common parlance in Christian churches, yet a robust theological…
Books A Review of “What is Experiential Calvinism?” by Ian Hamilton 22 Apr 2015 Calvinism has sadly been reduced to five points and characterized as a cold academic system of thought. Ian Hamilton has set out to recast it in a light that is…
Books A Review of “Mapping Apologetics” by Brian Morley 20 Apr 2015 “There could not be a more important question than how we are to decide what to believe,” says Brian Morley (10). Morley, professor of philosophy and apologetics at The Master’s…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 18 Apr 2015 Here's this week's list of interesting articles from around the web: 1. "The Unrighteous Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God" by Sam Storms Dr. Storms reflects on the meaning…
Personal An Online Hiatus 17 Apr 201517 Apr 2015 Not being online as much is going to be hard for a while, but I believe it is important to my own spiritual health. I am taking an indefinite hiatus…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: How Can God Be Good If He Allows Sexual Abuse? 17 Apr 2015 It is a terrible thing that this question has to be asked, and I am incredibly sorry for the hurt that must be behind it. This is not one of…
Counseling Crisis Care Initiative: Support Network 15 Apr 2015 “Change is a community project,” says Tim Lane and Paul Tripp (How People Change). This means, in developing a crisis care plan for our church we are not simply interested…
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