Archive for October, 2008
Reformation Day Article: VELVET ELVIS COMPARED TO THE WILD BOAR
Posted: October 31, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Reformation Church HistoryI. Repainting or Restoring? Rob Bell states: There are endless examples of this ongoing process, so I’ll describe just one. Around 500 years ago, a man named Martin Luther raised a whole series of questions about the painting the church was presenting to the world. He insisted that God’s grace could not be purchased [...]
Reformation Day Sale at RHB
Posted: October 30, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Reformation Heritage BooksToday (Thursday) and tomorrow, Oct. 31st, 2008′s Reformation Day, Reformation Heritage Books is offering one of their own titles, Reformation Heroes for 40% off. Retailing at $25.00, these two days alone you can get it for only $15.17. The Reformation did not happen instantaneously; it was something God patiently arranged over a number of years. As [...]
The gospels and the oral gospel
Posted: October 30, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Catholic questions on the Gospel, Questions & AnswersQuestion: What are the gospels, and what is the oral gospel? Answer: All recent critics admit that the contents of our four Gospels are intimately connected with more primitive accounts of Christ’s life, which may be described, in a general way, as an Oral Gospel. They are well aware that Jesus Himself did not consign [...]
Conference 2008 Together for Adoption Endorsements Speaker Video Interviews (NEW!) Who should attend Conference 2008? Registration Fee: $20 for single; $30 for couple Theme: Our Adoption in Christ: What it Means for Us and for Orphans Date: November 1, 2008 Location: Southside Fellowship (Greenville, SC) See Conference Schedule Workshops (Register ASAP for a workshop. Seating is limited.) Sessions and Speakers: Adoption in God’s [...]
Review of Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation: 1523-1552
Posted: October 28, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Book ReviewMany people in the 21st century (at least in America) call themselves “Reformed.” However, do many of us even know what we mean when we say that, and can we give a defense for what we call “Reformed”? Regardless if you truly are Reformed or are simply using that title, this is a volume that [...]
Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven’s Door
Posted: October 27, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in You might be a Presbyterian ifYou might be a Presbyterian if… in the middle of a Q & A after a message by Dr. Joel R. Beeke your cell phone goes off ringing… Knock Knock Knocking on heaven’s door.
People often when traveling somewhere will pray for “traveling mercies.” After traveling now for my work the last 8 months and hearing time after time people pray for my “traveling mercies” or pray that the Lord might grant me traveling mercies, I have often wondered, “does that make any sense, at all!” Traveling – the action of making a journey, [...]
What Party?
Posted: October 27, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in You Might be a Calvinist if..., You might be a Fundamentalist ifYou might be a Calvinist if… you vote only Republican You might be a Fundamentalist if… you vote only Republican If you vote Democratic your Emergent or not a believer If you vote Independent your… … … good job! For those of you who are interested, Dr. David Hall has a series on Calvin and Government over at the [...]
“Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” The apostle was anxious to be rightly accounted of, and well he might be; for ministers are not often estimated rightly; as a [...]
