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Reformed apologist back to slamming the Caner family

Less than two weeks ago, Dr. Ergun and Jill Caner laid their precious fifteen year old Braxton to rest. Attending the memorial was both excruciating and liberating. Families frequently grieve perhaps more excessively when the one passing on is a young child. Over the past two weeks, many have showed their love and support for Dr. Caner and his family, some showing support by flowers and cards, others giving a gift to a memorial fund set up in Braxton Paige Caner's name, and still others silently but effectively lifting up... Read more →

Thom Rainer's insightful perspective on Christians using social media

LifeWay's president, Thom Rainer, offers caution to Christian leaders in their use (or abuse) of social media platforms. He lists seven warnings which are relevant not only to leaders but anyone employing social media like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. Among the seven warnings are: 1. Consider anything you say on social media to be permanent. Yes, you can delete or scrub regretful things you have said on social media but, more times than not, the information can still be retrieved. And countless people take screen shots the moment they see... Read more →

Tennessee Pastor writes an open letter on cyber-bullying

Knoxville, Tennessee pastor, Tim Guthrie, writes an open letter pleading with Southern Basptist pastors to put an end to internet bullying. Speaking of their tactics, Guthrie writes: They bully people using social media and web sites. Ironically, their main approach finds them using anonymous twitter accounts and websites to bring about their desired action, usually "repentance" of their targets. Pastor Guthrie goes on to call for action: Good men must rise and say enough is enough! James White, JD Hall, and their thugs must be told ENOUGH! Ministry is not... Read more →

A real word on repentance by Chris Gilliam

There is much in the mind of religious people on the issue of a Christian's repentance. It has long been preached that the person repenting MUST confess ALL sins with specific detail to ALL people who are injured by the sin and to ALL who heard about it. There is a large group of people who will not give grace until all the nitty-gritty details are acknowledged, verbalized, restitution is made and reconciliation applied for. Some even demand a complete telling of ALL past sins before grace can be applied.... Read more →

Brenda B. Colijn on A Parable of Calvinism

Dr. Brenda B. Colijn is Professor of Biblical Interpretation and Theology at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. Dr. Colijn offered an interesting parable in her paper "A Parable of Calvinism"1 wherein she challenges the Calvinistic understanding of the well-meant offer of the gospel to all human beings. Coming from an Anabaptistic theological framework, I think she makes a valid point in critiquing standard Calvinistic explanations given and accepted by Reformed believers. Below is Colijn's "parable of a cruise ship." Consider: The kingdom of God is like a cruise ship... Read more →

Wesley on insincerity of Calvinism's God offering a call to all

'Addressing Calvinists, [Wesley] notes: “You suppose [God] to be standing at the prison-doors, having the keys thereof in his hands, and to be continually inviting the prisoners to come forth, commanding them to accept of that invitation, urging every motive which can possibly induce them to comply with that command; adding the most precious promises, if they obey, the most dreadful threatenings, if they obey not; and all this time you suppose him to be unalterably determined in himself never to open the doors for them! even while he is... Read more →