When paedobaptism starts to become a primary issue

‘Generally speaking, the debate about baptism is treated as a secondary issue. This means that believers disagree on the issue and continue to have a good level of fellowship and partnership in the Gospel. It’s a secondary issue in that it is still important because those on both sides consider there to be serious implications from it and because really, a local church has to sort out what it believes on this. However, there is a strand of paedobaptism that pushes things up the order so that it becomes primary and that’s to do with when people become dogmatic about a particularly interpretation of what it signifies.’

When a Feminist Discovers the Christian Sexual Ethic

You could read this one as saying Christian ethics understand reality and honest feminists will come to recognise it. You could read it as saying feminism, properly understood and being cognisant of reality, is quite compatible with Christian sexual ethics. However you read it, this is an interesting review of a book by an avowed feminist that affirms remarkably Christian ideals.

The vermin of intrusive thoughts

Some good and helpful stuff in this one.

The unique Christian contribution to politics

I think Tim Challies is right in this one. We may take different approaches to voting, we may weigh issues in a variety of ways, but there is one specific contribution all believers can (and I think we can biblically say, should) make to the political process. Tim tells us what in this one.

What Does It Mean to Take God’s Name in Vain? (video)

It means more than the words we say, but you knew that already, didn’t you? This one looks in depth at what taking God’s name in vain means.

My Jesus poster

‘“The making of any representation of God, of all or of any of the three persons, either inwardly in our mind, or outwardly in any kind of image or likeness of any creature whatsoever…” (WLC 109). But one does not need to be a 5-point Calvinist, or a confessional Presbyterian to recognize two of the many ways images of Jesus subtly but surely rob him of the glory of his humiliation.’

From the archive: Five reasons to plant churches that don’t necessarily look like yours

‘I want to offer a few reasons why I think it is right and proper to support church plants, even planting those churches ourselves, that are not exactly like us.’