Perry Noble’s Missed Opportunity
Jeff Straub The fall of mega-church pastor Perry Noble has stunned the evangelical world. Noble founded and pastored NewSpring Church of Anderson, SC, for 18… Read More »Perry Noble’s Missed Opportunity
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Worship isn’t just something we do; it is where God does something to us.
When we tacitly assume that we are the primary actors in worship, then we also assume that worship is basically an expressive endeavor. This is why we… Read More »Worship isn’t just something we do; it is where God does something to us.
Fellowship in 1 John
The Greek word koinōnia is translated four times as “fellowship” in 1 John 1. John wrote the letter of 1 John to his readers to… Read More »Fellowship in 1 John
The MBA 2016
Baptist churches in America organized their first local association (the Philadelphia Association) in 1707. That group soon grew to include congregations all the way from… Read More »The MBA 2016
An Overview of 1 John
Apart from the introduction (1:1–4) and conclusion (5:13–21), students of 1 John find little agreement as to how to outline his book. Some see a… Read More »An Overview of 1 John
A Plea for a Three-Year Master of Divinity, Part Two
Jeff Straub Last week, I began a discussion on the trend to combine college and seminary education into a shortened five- or six-year program. By… Read More »A Plea for a Three-Year Master of Divinity, Part Two
Why Christians Should Care About Meaning in Art
Christians claim to be concerned with meaning. They debate over the meaning of texts of Scripture, and urge particular hermeneutics, so as to arrive at… Read More »Why Christians Should Care About Meaning in Art
A Plea for a Three-Year Master of Divinity, Part One
Jeff Straub It has become a bit trendy in recent days to pare down the M.Div. degree to something much less than the traditional 96… Read More »A Plea for a Three-Year Master of Divinity, Part One
Central Seminary Receives ATS Accreditation
Meeting in Pittsburgh, the Board of Commissioners of the Association of Theological Schools voted to grant candidate status to Central Seminary on June 17. Central… Read More »Central Seminary Receives ATS Accreditation
Democracy of the Dead
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to… Read More »Democracy of the Dead
Reflections on the 96th Annual Meeting of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International
Jeff Straub Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International, held in the beautiful facilities of… Read More »Reflections on the 96th Annual Meeting of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International
My favorite parts of Measuring the Music
I announced yesterday the publication of the Third Edition of John Makujina’s classic analysis of the Contemporary Christian Music movement, Measuring the Music. If I remember… Read More »My favorite parts of Measuring the Music
The Four Approaches to Classical Christian Education, Part 4: The Bluedorn Interpretation of Trivium-As-Stages
So, I started this series awhile ago, and it’s not that I’m not enthusiastic about the topic, but life got in the way…namely in the form of… Read More »The Four Approaches to Classical Christian Education, Part 4: The Bluedorn Interpretation of Trivium-As-Stages
What makes something classic?
“Classic”–a word that can describe any number of things, including art, literature, music, theology, and tradition. But what does it mean? What makes something classic?… Read More »What makes something classic?
My Curriculum Choices for 2016-2017: Morning Time, 3rd Grade & 5th Grade
For the first several years that I homeschooled, I would spend the spring and summer searching for curriculum sales on the things I wanted for… Read More »My Curriculum Choices for 2016-2017: Morning Time, 3rd Grade & 5th Grade
Summer Reading: Time for a Change of Pace
Jeff Straub In last week’s Nick, Kevin mentioned some of the books that he had read during the past twelve months. I thought I might… Read More »Summer Reading: Time for a Change of Pace
Best Reading of 2015–2016
It’s been years since I’ve done a “best reading” list. I hesitate because my reading habits are admittedly odd. Most people wouldn’t enjoy following my… Read More »Best Reading of 2015–2016
Chestless Churches
What would ‘Churches Without Chests” look like? To use a strictly Lewisian definition, it would be groups of professing believers without ‘the spirited element’. In… Read More »Chestless Churches
Maintaining appropriate unity and necessary disunity through worship
Over the past several weeks, I have been demonstrating how the theology and practice of worship has historically divided Christians into various denominations, provided the… Read More »Maintaining appropriate unity and necessary disunity through worship
A Homeschool Mom Reads: May 2016
We finished school this month, so that has, thankfully, left me with some more time to read. As a summer goal, I’m going to try… Read More »A Homeschool Mom Reads: May 2016