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Evangelicalism After Billy Graham
As soon as word broke about the death of Billy Graham, the most influential Christian evangelist of the twentieth century, scholars and admirers began asking: “Will there ever be...
How Calvinism Gave Us the Missions Movement
Over at Kevin DeYoung’s blog, Jason Helopoulos asks “ Does Calvinism Kill Missions? ” and answers with a resounding historical ‘no.’ I agree, and want to put a little finer point...
Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?
The Boston Marathon bombings and the faiths of the Tsarnaev brothers have renewed the debate about the nature of Islam, so this week I am reposting my review of...
Three Cheers for the Twidiocracy
The latest issue of the Weekly Standard includes a rant against Twitter by Matt Labash, who does not have a Twitter account. I am on Twitter , and I...
What Does Jesus Look Like?
The History Channel’s hit miniseries “The Bible” offers us yet another on-screen depiction of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The honor this time goes to Diogo Morgado, whom...
With Signs Following: Baptists and the Holy Spirit
One of the perennial struggles in church life is balancing our approach to the work of the Holy Spirit. On one side of the evangelical continuum, there are self-conscious...
C.J. Mahaney Steps Down as President of Sovereign Grace Ministries
The past couple years years have seen a great deal of criticism and allegations about Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM), with a number of churches breaking away from the organization,...
Calvinist Controversy at Louisiana College
The latest front in the Baptist battle over Calvinism and Arminianism has opened at Louisiana College, where the administration has decided not to renew the contracts of three faculty...
