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It Is Time to Kiss the Church Hello
Print(Volume 25, Issue 5, September/October 2019) By now the details about Josh Harris’s divorce and apostasy is old news and every cheesy pun associated with his best-selling book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, has been trotted out ad nauseam. I thought I would attempt a positive pun instead,–“It is time to kiss the church hello,”–because I think ultimately the focus is on the wrong issue. Follow my musings for a moment. Harris experienced the world of evangelical celebrity at a very young age. As a youth he assisted his parents in their leadership in the homeschooling movement, traveling to home school conferences and selling his father’s materials. Still, in his teens, Josh was speaking at these conferences and produced a magazine for homeschoolers called New Attitude. At the ripe old age of 21, he published his signature book, which not only sold over a million copies but also launched a movement…Read More »
Recent Articles
The Unseen Realm, A Critique
Print(Volume 25, Issue 4, July/August 2019) Michael Heiser’s view of Scripture and the supernatural realm has generated much attention within evangelical circles recently. His concepts have generated a wave of speculation that some are now riding. What does he teach …Read More »The Lord’s Supper Part 2
Print(Volume 25, Issue 3, May/June 2019) The Supper in Practice If you visited a variety of local churches of various denominational stripes, you will find that the Lord’s Table is practiced in many different ways. In some congregations, believers remain …Read More »The Lord’s Supper Part 1
Print(Volume 25, Issue 2, April 2019) During the formative days of the Reformation, when Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli were at the height of their influence, they came together to discuss some of the theological differences that had surfaced between …Read More »Social Justice: Modern Roots and Promoters
Print(Volume 25, Issue 1, February 2019/March 2019) As we attempt to evaluate the social justice movement,[1] especially in light of the debates within evangelicalism surrounding the publication of The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel, it would be helpful …Read More »
Recent Book Reviews
Hearers and Doers, a Pastor’s Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine by Kevin J. Vanhoozer
PrintIn the opening words of the Preface, professor Kevin Vanhoozer lays out the intention of the book: “Hearers and Doers is intended to help pastors fulfill their Great Commission to make disciples, with emphasis on the importance of teaching disciples …Read More »Perspectives on the Extent of the Atonement, Three Views Edited by Andrew David Naselli and Mark A. Snoeberger
PrintWhile the extent of the atonement has been debated since the Reformation it has taken on new energy recently. One of the best ways to get a handle on any difficult theological subject is to allow opposing views to be …Read More »The Storm-Tossed Family, How the Cross Reshapes the Home by Russell Moore
PrintThe Storm-Tossed Family was honored with Christianity Today’s 2019 Beautiful Orthodoxy Book of the Year Award, so I was curious as to why. I found the book interesting in places, even if Moore often wrote in generalities and loaded the …Read More »The Apostles’ Creed, Discovering Authentic Christianity in an Age of Counterfeits by R. Albert Mohler Jr.
PrintThe Apostles’ Creed is one of the first (fourth century), and most universally accepted and honored, of the ancient creeds and confessions (pp. xxiii, xvii, 199). It is a summary of what the Bible teaches on many cardinal doctrines (p. …Read More »