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Love Wins by Rob Bell: A Reformed Scholar's Review by Dr. Paul Owen

SBC Tomorrow welcomes Dr. Paul Owen as guest contributor* Having heard all of the internet buzz about Rob Bell’s new book, I decided to stop in at the local bookstore and pick up a copy. It’s an extremely short book, and only takes a couple of hours to read. It has a relaxing and engaging tone and writing style, and I’m sure it will sell well, given all the publicity it has received on Morning Joe and other news venues. But what of the content?>>> Let me just start out... Read more →

Faith on its Feet: Expository Teasers from the Epistle of James: Part IV

Representing Missouri, Willard Vandiver served in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1903. In 1899, Vandiver declared, "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me" (emboldened added). Found on the license plates of Missouri vehicles, show me came to be the caption by which Missouri is known. The Apostle James said similarly concerning faith in his little epistle sent to the scattered, persecuted... Read more →

"Faith on its Feet": Expository Teasers from the Epistle of James: Part II

Below are only a few of the many questions to which answers should be pursued as a sermon series is developed from this little New Testament jewel: What is the theme of James' epistle? When did he write? Out of several possibilities in the New Testament, which James is the likely author of the canonical writing known as The General Epistle of James? Is it possible to identify a particular reason the author penned the document? Are there any key phrases or recurring words interwoven throughout the letter that may... Read more →

"Faith on its Feet": Expository Teasers from the Epistle of James: Part I

Presently I am in the process of moving a bunch of stuff around in my study, unloading other stuff from an old office I abandoned a few years back. An Atlanta church allowed me to keep some things there in an unused part of their facilities. As I separated some things to store away, part of the stuff I tagged for the attic included hundreds of pages of sermon notes I've kept through the years. I don't know how I've kept them because a dozen times, I've decided to throw... Read more →