A Sophisticated Way of Denying the Gospel

by Joe Holland • January 09, 2015

Peter wasn’t stealing from Gentiles; he just wasn’t eating with them. I wonder if that is a category that most Christians have. Do we work as hard at avoiding Gospel-undermining behavior as we do at avoiding immoral behavior? If not, it is imperative that we learn to do so. Otherwise, we may find ourselves, in a real way, standing condemned as Peter at the Antiochan meal.

I wish I knew what Peter was thinking when he was looking at Paul--a ministerial acquaintance at best--who was now confronting him publicly. Yes, publicly. At least some portion of the Antioch Church was looking on as it unfolded. Was Peter shocked, dumbstruck, mouth agape? Was he incredulous, tight-fisted? Was he broken and penitent like a man shaken awake from a bad dream? These are the kinds of questions that arise when we come across those rare moments when one Apostle gets sideways with another.

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Round and About

Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2015 by Todd Pruitt on 1517

A few highlights from around the interweb

Great stuff from Rick Phillips on whether evolution is compatible with the Scriptures. 

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Preaching and Ministry with Kent Hughes

Posted on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 by Todd Pruitt on 1517

A conversation with Kent Hughes

A few months ago Carl, Aimee, and I had the priviledge of having a public conversation with Kent Hughes about preaching and ministry. I was moved not only by Dr. Hughes' graciousness but grateful for the wisdom that the Lord has given him after years in ministry.

Here are a few titles worth checking out:

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Oral Roberts, Existentialist

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 by Carl Trueman on Postcards from Palookaville

Oral Roberts. The man of modern happiness.

Politico published an interesting article on Oral Roberts over the weekend.  Unlike the typical hit-piece one might expect on such a figure, the portrait of Roberts here is more nuanced.  Perhaps the key paragraph is this:

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Did the Prophets Speak of Podunksville?

Posted on Monday, January 5, 2015 by Aimee Byrd on Housewife Theologian

On Nazareth, Enter the Dragon, and a van down by the river.

Something came up at the end of the sermon this weekend when the pastor was speaking on the last verse in his text, Matthew 2:13-23:
“And they went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.” 
This is a bit of a difficult verse for a couple of reasons. First of all, try to find one prophet recorded saying that the Savior will be called a Nazarene in the Old Testament. It’s not there.

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Why We Feast?

by Donny Friederichsen • January 01, 2015

A feast is necessary when it is accompanied with true fellowship. Think about all the times Jesus would share food with his disciples. It is no accident that the visual picture God has given us of Christ, his sacrifice for us, and our fellowship with him is a meal. We celebrate a feast each week when we celebrate the Lord’s Supper in the bread and the wine. This is a picture of the extravagant meal, the bounteous feast, and the over-whelming indulgence of God’s generous grace. Through Christ we are given a seat at the table of the King.

New Year's Day, like Thanksgiving before it, is often  a time of feasting and celebration. We gather together with family and friends to celebrate new beginnings and the prospects of a new year ahead of us.  However, there is much in the way that I have always celebrated at these times that seems borderline gluttonous. If I had to bet, I would guess that many of you are silently nodding your heads with me.

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Friendship: Loss and Gain

Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 by Carl Trueman on Postcards from Palookaville

On the importance of recovering the concept of friendship.

The confusion and contradictory statements emanating from Wheaton College over same sex attraction some weeks ago provoked the Ref Pack into revisiting a topic which Aimee and

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5 Works on Assurance of Salvation

by Nick Batzig • December 30, 2014

There are so many factors that contribute to our assurance of the lack thereof that it takes a great deal of care in sifting through the many nuances. There is the way in which personal sin shakes our assurance of God's love and grace to us in Christ. Then, there are the accusations of the evil One--who loves to paralyze believers after they have sinned. Different personalities can also be factors in an individuals attainment of and continuance in a state of assurance. Add to this, the many ways in which our own minds and heart deceive us. It was for these and other reasons why many of the Puritans were interested in "cases of conscience."

As a pastor, I find that there are several subjects that have abiding significance in the lives of the people of God that do not seem to get adequate attention from pulpit or pen. One of the most important of these subjects is the matter of the assurance of salvation. Whenever I have turned the conversation to the subject of assurance in a small group or theology group setting, several individuals inevitably come up to me afterwards to let me know that they have struggled (some for years) with assurance of salvation.

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Because We Are A Confessing Community

Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 by Aimee Byrd on Housewife Theologian

On our responsibility to promote one another's godliness and help keep each other from becoming hardened.

For such a small book, O. Palmer Robertson’s God’s People in the Wilderness: The Church in Hebrews has greatly colored my thoughts about the church.

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A Gay Vicar's View

Posted on Monday, December 29, 2014 by Carl Trueman on Postcards from Palookaville

A gay vicar gives a masterclass in the rhetoric of the moment.

A friend brought my attention to this article by an Anglican priest, Andrew Foreshew-Cain, over the weekend.  Foreshew-Cain is distressed by Archbishop Welby’s stand on gay marriage, especially as it relates to the Anglican priesthood.

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