May 02, 2008

The Average Person and the “Inside God”

The Average Person The average person today lives in an atomistic, ahistorical, individualistic, hyper-reductionistic, narcissistic bubble in which he not only manifests marked ignorance of.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 30, 2008

Serpent-Sensitive Worship

Directly lifted from Ben Wright’s Blog, Paleoevangelical Ben Comments: Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology at Southern Seminary, tends toward the provocative. Never.... (Click here to read this post.)
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April 25, 2008

Doctors, Lawyers, Pastors: They’re Much Alike

Doctors, lawyers, pastors; they’re very much alike..... (Click here to read this post.)
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Silly Letters Pastors Get

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March 05, 2008

The Book of Hymns

*What follows is a part one of a two-part rationale prepared for my church to remind it why we have purchased hymnals and why I.... (Click here to read this post.)
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January 21, 2008

Pastoring the Disillusioned

In the latest edition of the Sword & Trowel, Peter Masters has an excellent article on ministering to those who have left the charismatic circles..... (Click here to read this post.)
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December 28, 2007

Clarity is Good

In a day when ambiguity is in vogue, this public testimony on PBS was refreshing. Al Mohler is crystal clear. “Well, I believe that the.... (Click here to read this post.)
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December 08, 2007

Help! Cinematic Counter-Evangelism!

It is consistent, I suppose, of American Evangelicals to get their underwear all in a wad over the latest movie to hit the American public.... (Click here to read this post.)
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October 17, 2007

Eccentric Hospitality

Written for our family blog by my brother, Tim Bixby. On Wednesday morning as we were preparing to leave Rockford, Ill., for the Cincinnati, Ohio.... (Click here to read this post.)
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October 16, 2007

Joel Osteen - Miserable Failure

“We must not try to serve the Lord with our own kind of humanism and egoism. . . In this war if Christians win a.... (Click here to read this post.)
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October 06, 2007

Ridiculous Contextualization

Even the New York Times seems to think that Evangelicals’ craze to “fish for souls” using gratuitous violence is over the top. It’s worse than.... (Click here to read this post.)
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September 21, 2007

K4T and Pirates.

There are no pirates in K4T, thank God! Founder and President of Kids 4 Truth (and friend) sent me an email with some concern that.... (Click here to read this post.)
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September 07, 2007

The Duty of Anger

As far as your person is concerned, you must not get angry with anyone regardless of the injury he may have done to you. But.... (Click here to read this post.)
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August 31, 2007

The “Baptizoblogodebate”

Not to long ago we had a lively discussion on baptism on this blog. My position is a minority position among Baptists. I was very.... (Click here to read this post.)
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August 30, 2007

Edwards and Bob on Congregational Singing

First, Jonathan Edwards: Do you live in sin, in living in neglect of singing God’s praises? If singing praise to God be an ordinance of.... (Click here to read this post.)
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August 20, 2007

Under-shepherds in Hurricanes

Imagine you were a pastor that knew your congregation was about to get slammed by a category 5 hurricane. One under-shepherd I am growing to.... (Click here to read this post.)
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May 24, 2007

A Pastor Resigns

It is hard to measure the influence of a man on one’s personal life and ministry, but if I had to guess who has had.... (Click here to read this post.)
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May 17, 2007

A Baptist Table?

I am Baptist. I think that baptism matters, and I believe that baptism means a post-conversion immersion. But I have not reconciled myself to the.... (Click here to read this post.)
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May 10, 2007

Will the Real Churchman Please Stand

I have learned in the last thirty-two years that if a clergyman leads a quiet life, lets alone the unconverted part of the world, and.... (Click here to read this post.)
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May 08, 2007

The Church Covenant

I have been doubtful about the necessity of a church covenant for a number of years now. This is due mainly to the fact that.... (Click here to read this post.)
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May 04, 2007

“Joe Z is playing with a disease”

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Just One Message on the Emerging Church Views

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May 02, 2007

My Criticism of Zichterman’s “Coming Out”

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May 01, 2007

Why He Joined Willow Creek and My Knee-jerk Reaction

Dr. Joseph Zichterman is a graduate of Bob Jones University, taught at Northland Baptist Bible College, and is now a member at Willow Creek. He.... (Click here to read this post.)
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March 12, 2007

Quit Dating the Church

The Shepherds’ Conference closed with a new twist. Five different podiums were erected around the church campus with lighting and amplification. They were “soapboxes” for.... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 03, 2006

Vicarious Humanity

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November 02, 2006

Philosophical Ponderings of a Pastor on Trends in Worship

The worship wars have taken on whole new dimensions. It is no longer about whether one should or should not use drums or whether a.... (Click here to read this post.)
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November 01, 2006

Emerging

It has been my privilege to be providentially placed in conversation with sincere, young men who are embracing the values and doctrine, but more specifically.... (Click here to read this post.)
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October 23, 2006

Seeker-Sensitive Success

This is interesting. Ligon Duncan said today in his excellent session that many experts agree that the Seeker Sensitive Movement has not even been a.... (Click here to read this post.)
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More on “Seeker-Insensitivy”

My article on “Seeker-Insensitive-Movement” provoked more reaction than I expected. So, let me clarify. First of all, there are a number of good reasons to.... (Click here to read this post.)
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September 20, 2006

A City of Refuge Church

I want to be a city of refuge church. Here the person who has really blown it can find what a person needs most in.... (Click here to read this post.)
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September 16, 2006

John Piper, American Girl, and Holy Ambition

Several things are good about this little clip. 1. The website. Rebelution. Good thing. 2. A pastor taking time in his message (about seven minutes).... (Click here to read this post.)
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September 14, 2006

Perception is Reality? I don’t think so.

I can’t decide what to call this: “Reality, Perception, and the Cultivation of Hypocrisy” or “Reality, Perception, and the Culture of Fear” or “The Canonization.... (Click here to read this post.)
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September 12, 2006

I can’t believe it! I want to pray!

It was Wednesday night. My family and I were on our way to the midweek prayer meeting at our church. As we were about to.... (Click here to read this post.)
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