Authority and Authoritarianism
When authority is usually discussed, about three sentences later, the word authoritarian will make its entrance. In fact, for some, authority is authoritarian – there is… Read More »Authority and Authoritarianism
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Authority – Its Origin
The English words authority and author come from the same Latin root, auctor – an originator. Strange how far we’ve come from older ideas, where… Read More »Authority – Its Origin
Authority
The popular consciousness has knee-jerk reflexes when it comes to authority. Play the word-association game with the average person, show him the flash-card “Authority” and… Read More »Authority
Changing Doctrine
When I was a sophomore in high school my father was a student in Bible college. One Sunday he was sent to preach at a… Read More »Changing Doctrine
The Teaching Office
The clear prescription of the New Testament is that pastors are teachers of churches. To put it more precisely, pastors are the teachers of their… Read More »The Teaching Office
Reprove, Rebuke, Exhort
Pastors who want to lead biblically find themselves caught in a bit of a paradox. One side of the paradox is that biblical pastors must… Read More »Reprove, Rebuke, Exhort
Pastoral Leadership Through Prayer
The role of pastor has been recast during the past generation. Some churches envision their pastors as corporate CEOs. Others view their pastors as impresarios.… Read More »Pastoral Leadership Through Prayer
Pastoral Example As Pastoral Authority
Pastors have authority—real authority, given to them by the Lord Jesus Christ. They have a duty to exert their authority and to employ it as… Read More »Pastoral Example As Pastoral Authority
I’ve Been Wondering
For years I have wondered how certain fundamentalist churchmen could remain so powerful in spite of their shallow, manipulative, arrogant, abusive, and even immoral behavior.… Read More »I’ve Been Wondering
Present Decisions Have Lasting Consequences
There is much to learn from the examples of the Kings in Israelite history. Though 2 Chronicles is not often the book of choice when… Read More »Present Decisions Have Lasting Consequences
An Open Letter to Les Ollila
Dear Les, Somewhere C. S. Lewis notes that friends are people who look at the same things. I first noticed what you were looking at… Read More »An Open Letter to Les Ollila
The Lord is God (still)
As conservatives, it can be easy to grow discouraged. There are very few of us. It seems that all of American Christianity (sorry, David de… Read More »The Lord is God (still)
Thoughts on Music not Being a Controversy When It Really is
Several days ago, I watched a posted video of a previously streamed chapel service at an independent Baptist school located in the deep woods of… Read More »Thoughts on Music not Being a Controversy When It Really is