Theo-Enthumology

A.W. Pink on modern theology and the sovereignty of God

2012-01-21T07:45:00.001+02:00

“It would be foolish for us to expect that this work will meet with general approval. The trend of modern theology-if theology it can be called-is ever toward the deification of the creature rather than the glorification of the Creator, and the leaven of present-day Rationalism is rapidly permeating the whole of Christendom. The malevolent effects of Darwinianism are more far reaching than most are aware. Many of those among our religious leaders who are still regarded as orthodox would, we fear, be found to be very heterodox if they were weighed in the balances of the Sanctuary. Even those who are clear intellectually, upon other truths, are rarely sound in doctrine. Few, very few, today, really believe in the complete ruin and total depravity of man. Those who speak of man's "free will," and insist upon his inherent power to either accept or reject the Saviour, do but voice their ignorance of the real condition of Adam's fallen children. And if there are few who believe that, so far as he is concerned, the condition of the sinner is entirely hopeless, there are fewer still who really believe in the absolute Sovereignty of God.” (A.W. Pink, The Sovereignty of God, Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI, p6, Twenty-First Printing, 2004)

Why Christians need to study theology

2012-01-21T07:20:00.001+02:00

Studying theology is important on many levels. First, we study theology to get to know God better. Studying the Bible forms in us the truth about God. The Scriptures give us clear objective truth about God. We also study theology to be able to stand against false doctrine and heresies.

But, be that as it may, watch the next video to see in just over 2 minutes why studying theology is important.

DugDownDeep_Carnahan.mov from Covenant Life Church on Vimeo.

HT: Todd Braye

What is Christmas all about?

2011-12-23T09:41:00.001+02:00

Image Courtesy of The Christmas Station Europe

When asking people what Christmas is all about, you can be sure that there would be a variety of answers. Some would say that it is about family and healing broken relationships, and that can be seen in many Christmas movies. Others would say that it is the season for giving. Of course, both answers are only partially right. These types of answers lack the most important element of Christmas, though. An essential element without which Christmas would have no meaning, in fact, wouldn’t even exist!

You see, Christmas is not essentially about doing nice things and saying nice things per se. Christmas is about Jesus Christ. Without the incarnation of Christ, Him coming in the flesh of a human being, Christmas would be meaningless.

In fact, Christmas is not only about the birth of Christ either. It is way bigger than just the appearance of God on earth. The first Christmas had a purpose in mind. A purpose decreed in eternity past.

“(18) knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, (19) but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. (20) For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you.” (1 Peter 1:18-20)

Heresies in the church - Part 8

2011-12-05T23:13:00.001+02:00

Previous posts in the series

Heresies in the church – Part 1

Heresies in the church – Part 2

Heresies in the church – Part 3

Heresies in the church – Part 4

Heresies in the church – Part 5

Heresies in the church – Part 6

Heresies in the church – Part 7

I wrote the initial posts in this series back in 2005. This post will be about Joyce Meyer specifically, since she has infiltrated the evangelical church to an alarming extent. She has even made inroads among members of Reformed churches. Although, I have to say, the only Reformed church I personally know of where this heretic has made inroads into is among some of the members (not officially) of a Reformed-Charismatic church. From this I assume others among Reformed churches could also have been hoodwinked by her.

To make this post simple, I would recommend to you the reader to read the first seven posts in this series to see what the Word-of-Faith crowd believe, and why they should be labelled as heretics. Once you have read those parts, I want you to understand that Joyce Meyer is part of that crowd, and should along with them, be labelled as a heretic.

Spiritual gifts do not guarantee the perfect church

2011-11-15T05:40:00.001+02:00

"If only we could get the gifts of the Spirit to flow freely in our church, then our church will be just like it was in the New Testament times and everything will be perfect for us!"

This is what many a charismatic has thought before, and I was there myself many years ago. Charismatics seem to think that everything will become perfect when they can just "flow" in the gifts of the Spirit. I am a charismatic myself (I prefer to call myself a continuationist or non-cessationist), so I know what I am talking about. At some point a charismatic will think that the gifts are the answer to everything. Most of them never move on from this point because they have been duped into believing this by their church leadership.

The fact is that no-one knows how the New Testament church really "flowed" in the gifts of the Spirit. Look at tongues, for example. Almost every charismatic/pentecostal church I have been to sees tongues as God speaking to us in some mystical way. However, 1 Cor 14:2 says clearly that "one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God." The thing is that charismatics have an idea of what that "flowing" in the gifts should be like even when no-one knows what it looked like in New Testament times. This is one of the reasons why I have held onto a healthy scepticism concerning the gifts.

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Bible translation philosophy: Which Bible translation should I use?

2011-11-14T22:52:00.001+02:00

I downloaded and watched a series of videos on the question, Which Bible Translation Should I Use? I found this Biblical Studies Symposium presented by Liberty University very helpful. Three scholars presented their case of why their translation philosophy was best. Dr. Wayne Grudem represented the “essentially literal” philosophy of translation of the English Standard Version (ESV). Dr. Doug Moo contended for the dynamic equivalence philosophy of the 2011 New International Version (NIV2011) on the other side, and Dr. Ray Clendenen represented the optimal equivalence philosophy of the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) somewhere in the middle between the ESV and NIV2011.

Dave Croteau invited these three men to contend for their philosophies of translation and their respective translations.

I felt that each representative did a good job in airing their views. There are 5 videos to watch, and they vary from about 36 minutes to around 48 minutes in length. They are:

Video 1: Dr. Ray Clendenen and the Holman Christian Standard Bible
Video 2: Dr. Wayne Grudem and the English Standard Version
Video 3: Dr. Doug Moo and the New International Version
Video 4: Responses and Q&A
Video 5: Dr. Wayne Grudem's Morning Session: "The Trustworthiness of Scripture"

Something quite unrelated to the philosophy of translation is the fact that in the Q&A session, a few students found it very difficult to put together a coherent statement and/or question to ask.

Some time ago I wrote a blog post called Which Bible translation should I use? I compared the ESV/NIV2011/NASB/HCSB. It could be helpful. I also wrote a blog post on why The Message is not a trustworthy Bible to use.

The Lost Tools of (Bible) Learning

2011-11-14T21:22:00.001+02:00

“When we think about the remarkably early age at which the young men went up to university in, let us say, Tudor times, and thereafter were held fit to assume responsibility for the conduct of their own affairs, are we altogether comfortable about that artificial prolongation of intellectual childhood and adolescence into the years of physical maturity which is so marked in our own day? To postpone the acceptance of responsibility to a late date brings with it a number of psychological complications which, while they may interest the psychiatrist, are scarcely beneficial either to the individual or to society. The stock argument in favor of postponing the school- leaving age and prolonging the period of education generally is that there is now so much more to learn than there was in the Middle Ages. This is partly true, but not wholly. The modern boy and girl are certainly taught more subjects – but does that always mean that they actually know more?

Has it ever struck you as odd, or unfortunate, that today, when the proportion of literacy throughout Western Europe is higher than it has ever been, people should have become susceptible to the influence of advertisement and mass propaganda to an extent hitherto unheard of and unimagined? Do you put this down to the mere mechanical fact that the press and the radio and so on have made propaganda much easier to distribute over a wide area? Or do you sometimes have an uneasy suspicion that the product of modern educational methods is less good than he or she might be at disentangling fact from opinion and the proven from the plausible?

Have you ever, in listening to a debate among adult and presumably responsible people, been fretted by the extraordinary inability of the average debater to speak to the question, or to meet and refute the arguments of speakers on the other side? Or have you ever pondered upon the extremely high incidence of irrelevant matter which crops up at committee meetings, and upon the very great rarity of persons capable of acting as chairmen of committees? And when you think of this, and think that most of our public affairs are settled by debates and committees, have you ever felt a certain sinking of the heart?

Have you ever followed a discussion in the newspapers or elsewhere and noticed how frequently writers fail to define the terms they use? Or how often, if one man does define his terms, another will assume in his reply that he was using the terms in precisely the opposite sense to that in which he has already defined them? Have you ever been faintly troubled by the amount of slipshod syntax going about? And, if so, are you troubled because it is inelegant or because it may lead to dangerous misunderstanding?

Do you ever find that young people, when they have left school, not only forget most of what they have learnt (that is only to be expected), but forget also, or betray that they have never really known, how to tackle a new subject for themselves? Are you often bothered by coming across grown-up men and women who seem unable to distinguish between a book that is sound, scholarly, and properly documented, and one that is, to any trained eye, very conspicuously none of these things? Or who cannot handle a library catalogue? Or who, when faced with a book of reference, betray a curious inability to extract from it the passages relevant to the particular question which interests them?” (Dorothy Sayers, The Lost Tools of Learning)

Does God Whisper? or Finding the will of God

2011-11-05T10:37:00.001+02:00

This is a playlist of all three the introductory videos to the 3 Solid Grounds dealing with today’s topic.

9Marks eJournal: Revitalizing the church

2011-11-03T14:11:00.001+02:00

9Marks ministries has released their latest eJournal, and the subject matter of this month’s journal is, Revitalize: Why We Must Reclaim Dying Churches—and How. There is a story on a church that went through revitalization, articles on “Why revitalize?” and articles on “How to revitalize.” There are several really good articles on this subject. So, if you, as a pastor is thinking of revitalizing your church, you need to pay attention!

In his article, Be a Tortoise, not a Hare, Jeramie Rinne gives the personalities of 4 types of revitalizers:

The Purist: “The Purist has strong theological convictions. He has been blessed with a clear biblical vision for church life and practice. He runs straight and true without deviating from the course. Unfortunately, he moves too fast for the congregation.”
The Pragmatist: “The opposite extreme from the Purist, the Pragmatist will do ‘whatever works’ to get people into the church and keep them there. Nothing is out of bounds so long as it grows the church and doesn’t involve blatant immorality or obvious heresy.” Of course, questions remain such as, “Are people truly being converted by the gospel, repenting of sins and trusting in Christ?”
The Copycat: “The Copycat shaves time by taking a short-cut: he merely replicates another church’s philosophy, programs, and structure in his own congregation. Why reinvent the wheel? Why not just buy the book, attend the conference, order the kit, and download the sermons from another successful church?”
The Narcissist: “This final hare is perhaps the most dangerous. The Narcissist views church ministry through the lens of his own personal narrative. He sees congregational renewal and reform as the stage for acting out a self-centered script. Maybe he dreams of being the guy who helps the stodgy traditional church become cutting edge. Or perhaps he fancies himself an activist who confronts the complacent suburban church about engaging the poor.”
The Uniquetist (my own): The Uniquetist (pronounced as unique-a-tist) is the person who wants to always be different. This person wants to be unique and will almost do anything not to be like anybody else. As a result, this person ends up forcing his church into that mould too. The result of this is that you have a church that no longer looks like a church, but a club in the world.
The Listening-To-Godist (my own): The Listening-To-Godist’s view is that God is speaking endlessly and we must listen all the time, just in case we miss out on something. This pastor, or group of pastors, will, perhaps several times a year, go away for 2 or 3 days just to hear from God for the future. While this is admirable (wanting to know what God wants us to do), it also creates the idea that God may just change His mind from what He said 3 months ago. Is God so double-minded that he is going to change His mind every couple of months? Or, perhaps this person simply is not sure that he has heard God correctly the first time (or the second, third, fourth, . . . time).

I suggest you visit the eJournal for several articles that may just answer some of your questions.

The Reformation must continue

2011-11-02T13:02:00.001+02:00

The church is in need of reformation today as much as it did back in the middle ages! Back then, the Roman Catholic institution (RCi) taught gross heresies that damned millions to hell. Not much has changed in this regard. The sad thing of it all is that in the protestant church today, and within evangelicalism, the same reformation is needed.

In the evangelical church today we find preachers of large churches not knowing what Christianity is, declaring that Mormons are Christians! (Read this open letter to Joel Osteen). Other heretics are accepted into the fold without any qualms. Churches are doing the ridiculous to overtly be like the world.

I have written concerning The Reformation before, and for a short introduction on The Reformation, read The Reformation – Unleashing salvation. (Also read this). The Reformation is part of a very important period of the history of the church (read my article Church History: Saving Us from Ourselves to learn why it is a generally good idea to read church history). Although the start of The Reformation is attributed to Martin Luther, and rightly so, when, on 31 October 1517, he nailed his 95 theses against indulgences and corruption within the Roman Catholic institution onto the Castle Church’s door in Wittenburg, there were rumblings of reformation before that. What Luther did was to give the snowball of reformation a decisive push over the edge of a snowy mountain! Of course, this snowball grew fairly rapidly, and had a great impact not just in Germany where it all started, but also in France (to a slightly lesser degree), Switzerland, Netherlands, Scotland, England, the Scandinavian countries and further afield.

Martin Luther on a Manic Monday (Reformation Day)

2011-10-31T03:00:00.000+02:00

It is very appropriate to have the Bangles song, Manic Monday, conscripted towards highlighting Reformation Day today in song. 494 years ago today, on 31 October 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 these on the Wittenburg church door, which set the Reformation into full motion. It is worth thinking about The Reformation today, even if only to remember how God brought back the truth of His gospel, to a dying church! You can visit The Gospel Coalition for some Resources for Reformation Day

Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”

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Joel Osteen once again shows why he can’t be trusted with the gospel

2011-10-26T23:37:00.001+02:00

If medals were handed out to those who spoke the gospel truth clearly, Joel Osteen would not be in the line to receive anything. In fact, he will most probably receive a medal for being a top ranked gospel fudger, since it seems, he simply can’t resist fudging the gospel! The thing with Osteen is that he doesn’t get it wrong in private, in discussions one-on-one! No, he chooses to show the world his complete ignorance concerning the gospel on major television shows like Larry King Live, and now again in an interview with The Washington Times.

In this interview, Osteen said that Mormonism is just another form of Christianity, such as Baptists and Methodists. Like Dr. Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary says, “By now, it is clear that Joel Osteen’s carelessness is deliberate and calculated.” Osteen has made statements similar to this so many times, that it simply cannot be out of ignorance, but from a calculated philosophy of life that refuses to deal with the truth and exclusivity of the gospel! For someone who has been a pastor for some time now, and with the responsibility of shepherding the number of people that attend his church, Osteen is remarkably cavalier about the truth of the gospel, and about the cultic and heretical teachings all around us today.

We can expect statements such as Osteen has made from the ordinary standard Christian in the pew, since most do not take the time to study the absolute truths of the gospel. However, Osteen has drawn the line in the sand, and by his statements it is clear that he is standing on the side of heresy.

Dr. Al Mohler has written an insightful commentary on Joel Osteen’s latest heretical outbursts, in his article named, “Does Joel Osteen Not Know, or Does He Not Care?” Read it as you think about what Osteen is claiming here!

Why stories of trips to heaven do not line up with the Bible

2011-10-18T10:22:00.001+02:00

Why we need to read church history

2011-10-17T09:43:00.001+02:00

Image courtesy of The Hall of Church History.

Back in 2005 I wrote a short blog post on church history, and a little bit on why we as Christians need to know the history of the church.

Mark Rogers, as a guest blogger over at Andy Naselli’s blog, gives us 8 reasons why we need to read church history.

The blog article by Rogers is insightful, and very much needed for a modern church that does not know its own history!

How much do you study your Bible?

2011-10-12T15:46:00.001+02:00

Three requests to worship leaders, worship styles and family Sundays

2011-10-10T16:36:00.001+02:00

HT: Thabiti Anyabwile

Dads and Lads “Passed Thru Fire Experience” camp

2011-09-27T10:33:00.001+02:00

This coming Thursday (29 September 2011), I am taking my son on a camp called the “Passed Thru Fire Experience.” The “Passed thru Fire Experience” is built around a series of Activities/Ordeals and Sessions addressing the 6 attributes of Courage, Self Control, Righteousness, Care for the Weak, Integrity and Obedience to godly authority – the whole event unfolds throughout the 3 days and culminates in the Passage, an incredibly profound experience for both fathers and sons.

The camp is essentially a 3 day experience, although we are arriving on Thursday and return on Sunday. We arrive at the camp on Thursday evening at 18:00 and return home just after lunch on Sunday.

The next two videos give us a glimpse of the camp.

More about the “Passed Thru Fire Experience” can be found at Heartland.

Speaker #4 at the Elephant Room 2 is T.D. Jakes

2011-09-26T19:52:00.001+02:00

... Elephant Room?

I know! Elephant Room? C’mon! What’s with that?

Anyhoo...

“The Elephant Room features blunt conversations between seven influential pastors who share a common love for the Gospel but take differing approaches to ministry. No keynotes. No canned messages. These are ‘the conversations you never thought you’d hear.’ All conversations are moderated by James MacDonald of Harvest Bible Chapel and Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church.” (About)

No, not that Mars Hill where gospel denier Rob Bell preaches (at least for now)! Rob Bells’ is Mars Hill Bible Church at marshill.org. Kind of an oxymoron, isn’t it? Mark Driscoll’s is Mars Hill Church at marshill.com. See the difference?

MacDonald and Driscoll invited T.D. Jakes to join them for blunt conversation in the Elephant Room on 25 January 2012. Another speaker is Mark Dever from Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Also see XIMarks.

I have written about Jakes before (here), especially concerning the fact that he is a Oneness Pentecostal, denying the essential truth of the Trinity, which makes him a classical heretic! To learn more about Jakes’ heretical views, you may read Jonathan Moorhead’s blog post, which essentially is a chapter from his thesis at Master’s Seminary. You can also read about Tommy Tenney in Moorhead’s thesis.

Of course, I cannot pretend to know whether Driscoll and MacDonald (D&M) know that Jakes is a heretic, and neither can I assume what their knowledge about him is. For this, we have to wait until the video/audio/transcript is released online after Elephant Room 2.

The question is obvious: Will D&M ask the difficult questions that could unveil Jakes’ false doctrine concerning the nature of God, or will they accommodate him like they did with Perry Noble?

Providentially, they will have Mark Dever at the Elephant Room 2. Dever is a man who loves God, loves His Word and has a solid Biblical theology! The same cannot be said of Jakes, and so the results from Elephant Room 2 will be an eye opener, in my opinion.

So, keep your ears and eyes open for this event!

... Elephant Room? Really?!

Update
Relevant links:
Tim Challies
Thabiti Anyabwile
Jesse Carr

New Biblical manuscript found, believed to be one of Constantine’s fifty!

2011-09-18T16:56:00.001+02:00

Cairo, September 18, 2011: A statement was released late last night by the International Cooperation on Biblical Manuscripts, that significant evidence now exists that a manuscript which was discovered near the Egyptian city of Alexandria in 2005 may indeed be one of fifty Biblical manuscripts that Emperor Constantine instructed Eusebius Pamphili to order on his behalf for “the instruction of the church.”

According to Dr. J.A. Weber of the ICBM, the front page of this important codex states in Greek:

“One of fifty copies commissioned by
Caesar Victor Constantinus Maximus Augustus
and servant of God
who authorized Eusebius Pamphili to have these
prepared by his scribes in the church at Caesarea
Palaestina and distributed throughout
Constantinople in the year 1088 AUC.”

While the date of the inscription seems problematic, Dr. Weber explained that AUC “is short for Ab urbe condita, from the founding of the city (of Rome). While Rome was founded in 753 BC, adding the 1088 puts the above inscription at AD 335, just two years prior to the death of Constantine the Great!”

According to historical accounts by Eusebius himself, Constantine wrote a letter to him, requesting an order of fifty manuscripts of the sacred Scriptures. This letter can be found in “The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Volume 1” and reads as follows:

“Victor Constantinus, Maximus Augustus, to Eusebius.
“It happens, through the favoring providence of God our Saviour, that great numbers have united themselves to the most holy church in the city which is called by my name. It seems, therefore, highly requisite, since that city is rapidly advancing in prosperity in all other respects, that the number of churches should also be increased. Do you, therefore, receive with all readiness my determination on this behalf. I have thought it expedient to instruct your Prudence to order fifty copies of the sacred Scriptures, the provision and use of which you know to be most needful for the instruction of the Church, to be written on prepared parchment in a legible manner, and in a convenient, portable form, by professional transcribers thoroughly practiced in their art. The catholicus of the diocese has also received instructions by letter from our Clemency to be careful to furnish all things necessary for the preparation of such copies; and it will be for you to take special care that they be completed with as little delay as possible.3335 You have authority also, in virtue of this letter, to use two of the public carriages for their conveyance, by which arrangement the copies when fairly written will most easily be forwarded for my personal inspection; and one of the deacons of your church may be intrusted with this service, who, on his arrival here, shall
experience my liberality. God preserve you, beloved brother!”

According to Dr. Weber, preliminary carbon dating of the codex puts it in the early 4th century which would confirm the authenticity of the codex. Dr. Weber also said that there are hardly any variations from Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus, and that if the final testing on this codex proves it authentic, that it would be the greatest discovery of Biblical manuscripts since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947!

If final tests confirm the authenticity of this exciting discovery, it will be named as Codex Constantinus, after Constantine the Great.

Related News:
The Constantine Codex
Excerpts from the Constantine Codex

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Responses to Alzheimer’s and marriage, and two Robertsons

2011-09-16T11:22:00.001+02:00

... from one (deluded) Robertson ...

We have become accustomed to weird, and sometimes other-worldly, responses from Pat Robertson. This time he counselled a man to divorce his wife with Alzheimer’s in order to marry another woman, “because,” Pat Robertson said, the dementia-riddled wife was “not there” anymore and could no longer provide him with companionship! How opposite to the gospel of Christ and the symbolism of marriage in Christ as the husband and the church as His wife!

... to another (loving) Robertson ...

On the other hand we find Robertson McQuilkin, a college and seminary president, torn between two commitments when his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and his response to this “trial” of love and care.

Part of his story goes like this:

“She is such a delight to me. I don't have to care for her, I get to. One blessing is the way she is teaching me so much—about love, for example, God's love. She picks flowers outside—anyone's—and fills the house with them.

“Lately she has begun to pick them inside, too. Someone had given us a beautiful Easter lily, two stems with four or five lilies on each, and more to come. One day I came into the kitchen and there on the window sill over the sink was a vase with a stem of lilies in it. I've learned to ‘go with the flow’ and not correct irrational behavior. She means no harm and does not understand what should be done, nor would she remember a rebuke. Nevertheless, I did the irrational—I told her how disappointed I was, how the lilies would soon die, the buds would never bloom, and please do not break off the other stem.
“The next day our youngest son, soon to leave for India came from Houston for his next-to-last visit. I told Kent of my rebuke of his mother and how bad I felt about it. As we sat on the porch swing, savoring each moment together, his mother came to the door with a gift of love for me: she carefully laid the other stem of lilies on the table with a gentle smile and turned back into the house. I said simply, ‘Thank you.’ Kent said, ‘You're doing better, Dad!’”

Dr Michael Licona to visit South Africa!

2011-09-16T07:57:00.001+02:00

From the website of Mike Licona the following:

“Mike Licona has a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies (University of Pretoria), which he completed with distinction. He serves as research professor of New Testament at Southern Evangelical Seminary and as external research collaborator at North-West University (Potschefstroom). Mike was interviewed by Lee Strobel in his book The Case for the Real Jesus and appeared in Strobel's video The Case for Christ. He is the author of numerous books including The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach (IVP Academic, 2010), Paul Meets Muhammad (Baker, 2006), co-author with Gary Habermas of the award-winning book The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus (Kregel, 2004) and co-editor with William Dembski of Evidence for God: 50 Arguments for Faith from the Bible, History, Philosophy, and Science (Baker, 2010). Mike is a member of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. He has spoken on more than 50 university campuses, and has appeared on dozens of radio and television programs.”

Dr. Michael Licona will be visiting South Africa from 18 September to 26 September. I know I have reported on this previously, but for those who can, and live around Gauteng (South Africa), it will be well worth the effort to hear Mike Licona speak. To find out where he will be speaking (and debating) visit my previous report on his visit!

Isn’t it interesting that he got his Ph.D from Tukkies and he is a research collaborator at Pukke?!

How to become a hip Christian

2011-09-15T21:53:00.001+02:00

HT: Tim Challies

What we will be watching tonight

2011-09-13T11:23:00.001+02:00

Ester from 3Ci on Vimeo.
Die vervaardigers van Houtkruis Die Musical en AfriFrans bied aan ’n nuwe Afrikaanse Gospel musiekspel: Ester.

Ester vertel hoe die geloof en vernuftigheid van een jong vrou ’n hele nasie van uitwissing red. Met indrukwekkende dekor, pragtige periode kostumering en Afrikaanse musiek besiel met Arabiese klanke, gaan Ester die hoogtepunt wees op die Suid-Afrikaanse verhoog hierdie jaar.

Ester is the Afrikaans musical, based on the providential story of Esther in the Bible, written by a husband and wife team from our church. The members of our church booked out the show for tonight, and we are all very excited! It is at the South African State Theatre in Pretoria and starts at 20:00. The show will be on stage until 2 October 2011, and tickets may be purchased at CompuTicket.

When worship is all about yourself

2011-09-11T06:54:00.001+02:00

May this video be a lesson for us all today!

HT: A. Blake White

[VIDEO] In Christ Alone

2011-09-06T13:44:00.001+02:00