January, 2006
Church Membership, the Archbishop & My Canon of Theologians
Church membership either turns you into a servant, or proves to you that you’re not one. That’s the kind of statement that I’ve been making during these "gospel partnership" meetings here in England. Today, Peter Jensen (Anglican Archbishop of Sydney) and I had the privilege of addressing about 170 Christians (mainly pastors & other fulltime [...]
Evangelism & My Canon of Theologians
I was struck not too long ago by an account I read of the worst kind of well-intended but poorly done work for God. In his 1940 autobiography, The Big Sea, Langston Hughes (d. 1967) recounted his "salvation" experience: “I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen. But not really saved. It [...]
An Appetite For Reading
I thought Mark’s post “The Unbearable Lightness of Blogs” was excellent. Now I understand why my educational experience was so deficient. I had no knowledge of the historic decline in education Mark described. So this would appear to explain why I was playing basketball rather than reading Latin. Actually, I’d like to play point guard [...]
Common Grace
Georgetown 87 – Duke 84
The Means of Conversion and what Conversion Means
I’ve had a great day of walking around London with friends, seeing an excellent used bookstore, and, most importantly, establishing a friendship with Peter Masters, pastor since 1970 of London’s Metropolitan Tabernacle. For 2 1/2 hours this afternoon, Peter graciously entertained me in his study with conversation ranging widely over the history of the Tabernacle [...]
Good Investments–Heavenly Profits for Earthly Ministry
I’ve had two good experiences preaching today–in the morning at Duke Street Baptist Church in Richmond (SW London) and at St Helen’s Bishopsgate [Anglican] this evening. I saw some old friends at both, and had good conversations afterwards with the respective pastors–Liam Goligher and William Taylor. Both men are doing good gospel work in different [...]
The Unbearable Lightness of Blogs
One reason that I’ve been reluctant to enter the blogosphere is that I am concerned that blog-writing and reading only adds to a bad tendency that we today already have–a fascination with the newest, latest, and most recent. And the newest and latest also often means that which is of only immediate value, that which [...]
OK, C J, Enough About Sports
It just had to happen. And, in a strange sort of way, it even helps to make the point. All over the world people gather together because of what animates, excites, and unites them. Just look at the World Cup, Super Bowl, and Olympic crowds — rock concerts, political rallies, and movie openings. But we [...]
Jazzed
Here are just a few of the many reasons why I am jazzed about the Together for the Gospel Conference. Mark Dever, Al Mohler, Ligon Duncan, John Piper, John MacArthur and R.C. Sproul will all be speaking! That lineup works for me. So let me get this straight. As part of my job I get [...]
Preaching Abroad
OK, I would respond to CJ’s "Conversation Joined" but I can’t figure out how to post a comment. So this is going to be its own brief entry. I am in England preaching. I’ve spent the day with Matt Schmucker and others here at Oak Hill Theological College. Peter Jensen (Archbishop of Syndey) and I [...]
