Tom Schreiner (co-editor with Shawn Wright of Beleiver's Baptism) debates Gregg Strawbridge (editor of The Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism). When: May 24, 10:00-11:30 PM EST This debate is sponsored by the Converse with Scholars series (organized and led by a ministry called Reclaiming the Mind). Participants are allowed to call in and join the discussion. Update: Though it is called a debate, in fact Strawbridge gave his presentation last week (May 17), and Schreiner is speaking tonight (May 24). I apologize that my post, prior to this update, was probably misleading. (HT: Erik … [Read more...] about Tom Schreiner – Gregg Strawbridge Debate on Baptism
Archives for May 2007
An Array of Christ-Centered MP3s
Looking for a vast array of sermons and messages from men like Ken Sande, Voddie Baucham, Sovereign Grace Ministries, and Sinclair Ferguson? Look no further. … [Read more...] about An Array of Christ-Centered MP3s
Family Driven Faith
This book is about the crucially important role of parents in raising godly children with a view to multigenerational faithfulness. Voddie Baucham (quoting a 2001 study from the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee) notes that "between 70 and 88 percent of Christian teens are leaving the church by their second year in college." This immediately grabbed my attention because a similar trend was reported 15 years ago when I was in high school. If it was happening back then, I imagine the ascendancy of post-modernism has only increased this disturbing trend. For example, George … [Read more...] about Family Driven Faith
New Audio Books from Desiring God
Desiring God has made available a number of new audio books, including What Jesus Demands from the World, Battling Unbelief: Defeating Sin with Superior Pleasure, and Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce. … [Read more...] about New Audio Books from Desiring God
Intensive Course on Galatians with Tom Schreiner
This June 4-8 I'll be participating in a week-long intensive course on the book of Galatians with Dr. Tom Schreiner of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Schreiner will be hosting this class at Bethlehem Baptist Church as part of The Bethlehem Institute (TBI) Apprenticeship program. Given the number of e-mails I've received asking me about TBI, I thought I'd list for you what we have been doing since September in preparation for Dr. Schreiner's arrival. First of all, we have been diagramming and ARCing all six chapters of the Greek text. ARCing is a technique for tracing an … [Read more...] about Intensive Course on Galatians with Tom Schreiner
D.A. Carson on Intelligent Design (and more)
The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (SBJT), Spring 2007 issue, is now available. The forum is entitled "In the Beginning..." and it features responses from D.A. Carson, Kirk Wellum, Todd Miles, Terry Mortenson, and C. Everett Berry on matters pertaining to science, origins, and the Christian faith. Don Carson provides a very helpful perspective for understanding the discussion on Intelligent Design in Christian and non-Christian circles. … [Read more...] about D.A. Carson on Intelligent Design (and more)