Alexandra Alder writes a completely negative story about church discipline, even though she interviewed Dr. Hershael York, Pastor of Buck Run Baptist Church and Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and one of Dr. York's parishioners who was the recipient of church discipline, with amazingly positive results. York explains: So when the WSJ reporter called me, I explained its biblical basis, its practical application, and its obvious benefits. I reasoned that, if sin is indeed harmful, the cruelest thing we can do is leave someone in it. Confrontation … [Read more...] about WSJ on Church Discipline; Hershael York in the News
Archives for January 2008
Political Blog-Spotting (Including Book Reviews)
Joe Carter dissecting the South Carolina results: "In a few weeks, when the conservative punditry realizes that a man they truly despise (McCain) will be the eventual nominee, they'll suddenly "discover" that Huckabee's record and positions were more conservative than they had led people to believe. The admission will lead to a backlash among conservatives who trusted that the pundits were telling the truth about Huckabee rather than unfairly maligning him because they were ashamed to have a barefoot hillbilly preacher as the head of their party."Mark Gauvreau Judge reviews Jonah Goldberg's … [Read more...] about Political Blog-Spotting (Including Book Reviews)
Can Christians Play Secular Music for God’s Glory?
Bob Kauflin gives sound, balanced advice on this important question faced by many Christian musicians. Kauflin's bottom line: "Know your heart and seek to make music for the glory of Jesus Christ, no matter where you play or sing. Our music isn’t about us. It’s about drawing attention to the God who gave us music in the first place. No other kind of music is going to last anyway."Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about Can Christians Play Secular Music for God’s Glory?
Huckabee Defends His Conservative Record
On January 14, Frank Pastore wrote an open letter to Gov. Mike Huckabee entitled Dear Huck: You’ve Won Our Hearts, Now Win Our Minds Too. Governor Huckabee wrote an outstanding response. On taxes: When I was Governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes 94 times, including the largest broad-based tax cut in the history of my state. I doubled the standard deduction and the child care credit, eliminated the marriage penalty, indexed tax brackets to prevent bracket creep, reduced the capital gains tax for both businesses and individuals, and eliminated the capital gains tax on the sale of a home. I reduced … [Read more...] about Huckabee Defends His Conservative Record
Mark Dever on Prime Time America
Mark Dever, senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC and the executive director of 9Marks, will be a guest on Moody Radio's Prime Time America the week of January 21. He will be discussing two of his books, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church and The Gospel and Personal Evangelism. … [Read more...] about Mark Dever on Prime Time America
Mohler on the Rise of Matriarchy
Dr. Albert Mohler expresses concern at a trend I've been following for some time: male under-representation in higher education. In the 1990s, six women graduated college for every five men. Today, the trend is closer to four women for every three men. The concern (in my opinion) is not the abundance of educated women but the disproportionate loss of men along the way. Though not treated in Mohler's essay, I have previously seen data indicating that women tend to outperform their male counterparts in high school and in college--in virtually all subjects. Excerpt (part of a quote from … [Read more...] about Mohler on the Rise of Matriarchy