Dr. Jason Meyer was officially announced the first New Testament Professor at BCS, where I attend Seminary (read about him here).  I eagerly anticipate his arrival!  He is currently in Ethiopia teaching at an Evangelical Seminary, training pastors.  His new book, The End of The Law, is available for perusal through Google Books.

“If you’re a sports fan, and I am, that’s the holiest day of the year,” he wrote. “It’s not a day to discuss abortion. For it, against it, I don’t care what you are. On Super Sunday, I don’t care what I am. Feb. 7 is simply not the day to have that discussion.”
- Gregg [...]

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(HT: Justin Taylor)

“I had also hoped that the white moderate would reject the myth concerning time in relation to the struggle for freedom. I have just received a letter from a white brother in Texas. He writes: “All Christians know that the colored people will receive equal rights eventually, but it is possible that you are in [...]

“If there is a problem today with privatistic religion, the worst form of it is not with pietistic evangelicals who don’t care about block clubs and social justice and structural sin.  The worst form is with evangelicals who think they are publicly- and socially-minded when they have no passion for millions of perishing people without [...]

“Americans, as a whole (and evangelicals are little different in this), are not given to thinking much… This is especially true about doctrine.  We are pragmatic.  We demand quick solutions.  We define success in measurable quantities.  We have little patience with doctrinal precision.  And we pastors who are infected with the pragmatic virus tend to [...]

In a new post on the Mars Hill Blog, Mark Driscoll shares after 14 years of pastoring – the things he would do differently if he was to plant his church over again.
1.  He would seek more training and mentorship before planting a church.
2.  He would be more bold in raising financial support rather than overwork [...]

I am thankful to God for the movement that this day commemorates.  Four hundred and ninety-two years ago, today, Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses On The Power And Efficacy Of Indulgences, on the door of Castle Church, located in Wittenberg, Germany.
The drive of the reformation movement, to which the posting of the Ninety-Five Theses [...]

This past Thursday, Disney admitted that there is no easy way to parent your children.  They conceded the fact that setting children in front of Baby Einstein DVD’s is not the cure-all for exasperated and tired parents, who want a break without neglecting their children.
So now what?  What can a mommy (or daddy) of a [...]

Today is the 30 year anniversary of the day that John Piper sensed an irresistible call to pastoral ministry.  Justin Taylor puts together an incredible testimony of Piper’s journey to the pastorate.
This testimony served not only to give insight into the calling of John Piper, but also to answer the question:  what is a pastor?  [...]