For quite a while now I have been telling people that the more solid evangelicals in Britain do not think too highly of the Calvinism of men like John Piper or C. J. Mahaney. This is because of what they see as a misuse of Jonathan Edwards’ teaching to recommend Christian “hedonism” and the introduction of charismatic teachings into supposedly Reformed congregations. But there is another reason, and this reason: “Worldliness,” is the subject of an excellent article by the …
Category: Pastoral Issues
Our world is certainly troubled. There is so much hostility, so much greed, so much unfairness. For many people today, the way through the hardness of day to day life is through “spirituality.” Indeed, “spirituality” is on the rise in our society. Whatever the growling New Atheists say, it is a fact that the majority of people yearn to find some sense of meaning in a form of spirituality. Even Christians may have leanings this way too. For example, in …
Over on Triablogue there was posted this excellent article on the spiritual depth (or lack thereof) of many professors in our churches. It is well worth the short time it takes to read it. …
In 1994 the evangelical historian Mark Noll published The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind.[1] The book is not much more than a sustained lambast against two conservative subtraditions, Young Earth Creationism and Dispensational Premillennialism. Howbeit, Noll rightly laments “the generations-long failure of the evangelical community to nurture the life of the mind.”[2] In fact, he admonishes his peers because, “fidelity to Jesus Christ demands from evangelicals a more responsible intellectual existence than we have practiced throughout much of our history.”[3] …
