Divine Aseity (video)

Keving DeYoung offers a short, introductory primer on the doctrine of God’s Aseity (self-existence).

Completely unsolicited, totally anecdotal, but perhaps marginally helpful thoughts on being a Christian writer

I think these are helpful thoughts on writing. I don’t know many bloggers or regular online writers (certainly in the UK) who got into it for many of the reasons being warned about in this one. But the advice holds all the same.

However you vote…

This might be coming a bit late, given that we voted on Thursday and now know the results of our election. But I think this reminder from Dave Williams is worth heeding this side of the election too.

Leaning In To Difference: Zoomers and the Future of the Church

‘There’s an interesting phenomenon underway among a younger cohort of Christians in the West today. And it’s this: Faced with a plethora of challenges; a growing secularism, a hardening against the gospel, a rejection of a biblical understanding of humanity and sexuality, Zoomers are leaning in. They’re steeling themselves and saying “Okay, if I’m going to believe this thing, then I’m going to go all in.”’

Political ideology vs Science

‘Political ideology has always been a dangerous thing, particularly when utopians get power and get impatient, but political ideology is also dangerous when it causes large numbers of people to reject science in the name of some political agenda.’ Using a simple, but effective, thought experiment, Keith Mathison makes an important point in this one.

Regeneration: The Most Significant Beginning

‘in spiritual growth, we tend to follow a generally upward trend in which our ups and downs, over time, become less severe. As we grow in maturity, we settle into a more consistent pattern of spiritual behavior. But rebirth is merely the beginning point of this process that goes on until we’re glorified in heaven. The struggle continues from the day of rebirth until that day in heaven when we reach the fullness of maturity in Christ.’

From the archive: The problem of having no defined membership

‘I have made the case for meaningful church membership before. It is my view that membership is biblical, making best sense of what we see written about the church, and vital for the life of the church. But many remain convinced that membership is neither biblical nor necessary. Here, I don’t want to defend membership biblically (I’ve done that elsewhere), instead I want to look at the problems that ensue if we don’t have meaningful membership.’