Thought I would write a quick post on some of the books I think are important acquisitions for a Christian’s library. If you don’t yet have them (and in some cases, if you can get them), you should try to acquire them. The list is somewhat eclectic and does not pander to what’s new, although some new titles were deliberately included. This is not a Top Ten list, but all the books are, in my opinion, must haves. 1. Systematic …
Category: Personal Stuff
I’ve been working on updating the look of my blog today. I found this clip posted on Dan Phillips’ blog and thought it would be a great way to introduce Dr Reluctant’s new look. I am a lifelong Laurel and Hardy fan, but I’m sure they had no clue they’d be dancing to the Gap Band! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL3mHPmNKRE …
Part 2 Abiding with Eternal Fact In The Great Divorce a repentant liberal tells an stuffy and impenitent Bishop that, if he will rethink his pretensions about religion, he will take him to meet “Eternal Fact, the Father of all other facts.” The cleric disdainfully turned down the offer, preferring to remain under the delusion that “God” and “fact” do not dwell on the same plane of objectivity. It is a strange deception indeed which constructs a grand array …
Part 1 The Claims of Truth The Lord Jesus Christ not only brought with Him grace and truth (Jn. 1:14), but He was that Truth. His presence on our planet brought light to shine upon the darkness all around. Coming to Jesus is always a coming out of darkness into light. The light is His light just as the Truth is His Truth. By this I mean to say that there is no distinction between Him and what He brings. …
A Brief Personal Testimony Before I became a Christian at the age of 25 I had a yearning for truth. I tried to find it, of all places, at the local pub, ‘The Bull’. Not the deep truth of philosophers; just the everyday truth of belonging. Real Ale and parties and pub banter provided the backdrop for this belonging. The trouble is, it wasn’t very “real.” The conversation was aimless and repetitive: we knew it all and knew absolutely nothing. …
Where has Veritas School of Theology gone? The School is still very much here, even though the website is temporarily down while being rebuilt. My associate Eric Peterman is busying away on the technical side of things while I patiently upload hundreds of lectures under many class headings. I have to say, (though you’ll have to take my word for it) it looks good! Another thing that is happening is that we’re getting a new logo. We have a new …
I was coaxed into writing this blog by my beautiful wife. I didn’t know what I was doing when I started it, and I’m not entirely sure what I’m doing now. I write what I want, with an eye to my ministry. I don’t give my opinion on trends or the news. I write about what I perceive to be God’s Truth. Here’s a look at what transpired here in 2012. Articles: At the beginning of January last, after setting …
http://www.scrollpublishing.com/store/Ravenhill.html The link above is to David Bercot’s short Bio of the Evangelist Leonard Ravenhill. We have been reading his book Why Revival Tarries at our midweek study. Though somewhat dated and not always in line with my own theology, this work always stirs up my spiritual torpor and makes me feel uncomfortable. I need that! Ravenhill lived in Lindale, TX in the last years of his life. Once a month I take a Bible Study in nearby Mineola, and …
G. K. Chesterton once remarked about the demise of satire. Well, this piece wouldn’t revive his expectations, but it is still good: http://creation.com/new-compromise-bible-version-satire It all comes down to the same thing in the end: when will confessing Christians believe that the Bible means what it says? …
Anyone with a rudimentary understanding of free speech and freedom of religion in America should be irate about how the mainstream media, together with certain politicians, have turned against Chick-fil-a. Tolerance for these people might be accurately understood as “if you don’t agree with us you are intolerant!” Well, here’s a thoughtful article to reflect upon: http://www.dennyburk.com/two-lies-about-chick-fil-a-perpetuated-in-the-media/ P.S. with thanks to Jim Peet …
