A worldwide secular religion known as environmentalism

JP: A series of links about global warming.
A Worldview that Leaves Me Cold
Excerpt:
The brutal winter of 2009 is finally coming to an end in the Great Plains. Or is it? Temperatures across North Dakota have been five to 10 degrees below normal all winter long. Massive snowfalls have blanketed the Peace Garden State for months. [...]

Apologia for the 24-Hour Day Creation View (Part 2)

JP: Part 2 of 3 part series by Dr. Robert V. McCabe of Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. Part 1.
Apologia for the 24-Hour Day Creation View (Part 2)
Excerpts:
Here we will note four of the most prominent alternative views that have arisen largely as a result of the advent of modern geology and its claims about the [...]

Transformed narcissism

JP: From Christianity Today:
Muslim Priest and Buddhist Bishop-Elect Are Raising Questions About Syncretism
Excerpts:
Jesus saves, the Episcopal Church teaches, but a growing number of its clergy and leaders believe other faiths may lead to salvation as well. Long divided and distracted by questions of sexual ethics, the Episcopal Church (along with most mainline Protestant communities) are [...]

On a collision course for marriage

JP: Adam is a BJU graduate and the author of Fatal Illusions. More on Adam and his newly released novel is available here. The interview below included a question about how he met his wife. Post title is from the last sentence of his answer. I encourage you to read the entire interview.
Adam Blumer Interview, [...]

Veritology: What is Truth?

What: The Truth Project – Lesson 1 – Veritology: What is Truth?
When: April 29th, 2009 (Wednesday night)
Where: Peet’s house in Plymouth (See Kathee or Jim for directions)
What time: 7:00 p.m. The video will commence at 7:15
Details:
The Truth Project begins by defining truth as “that which corresponds to reality.” This absolute and eternal truth, at the [...]

The Divine Method of Salvation – Justification

JP: Notes for our study from Romans 3:21-31 for Wednesday night April 1st:
The Divine Method of Salvation – Justification
Note: Image is the cover art of In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement

The Truth Project

Kathee and I attended The Truth Project training this morning at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Deephaven. Pastor Morrell recommended this to us.
Kathee and I are praying about how we might use this DVD-based small group curriculum with 4BYA or within the body of Fourth Baptist Church. I invite you to pray with as about [...]

A “Grid” Passage for Wisdom in Determining God’s Will

JP: By Pastor John Hartog III. Used with permission. Read Part I.

Studies in Proverbs 3:1-12 (PART TWO)
This passage contains couplets of verses (a “grid”): 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8, 9&10, and 11&12. A “grid” passage is an outline, framework, or list that might be used in order to understand and analyze a complex set of circumstances [...]

Why do things go wrong?

JP: Very worthwhile article by the late James Montgomery Boice
Why Did God Let This Happen? (James 1:1-18)
Excerpt:
Of all the questions I am asked, that is probably the one I have heard most often. Misfortunes come into our lives, unexplained tragedies occur, and we ask, ‘Why? Why did this happen?’ James gives some practical examples. The [...]

Forgiving a killer

HT: Denny Burk