Biblical Miracles: The Difference Between Two Diverse Religions

I revisited a citation from Machen’s classic, Christianity and Liberalism.  You may be aware that J. Gresham Machen was a professor at Princeton during the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy. Though he was hesitant to identify himself with much of fundamentalism, he had a robust mind with a vigorous desire for truth. He writes in his book Christianity [...]

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Love Yourself Before You Love Your Neighbor

Joel Olsteen had a short interview with Chris Cuomo from Good Morning America.  You can watch the video here  Cuomo asks some decent questions.  Olsteen’s new book, It’s Your Time, was the subject of the interview.  Among the statements Olsteen makes is that we need to love ourselves before we can love our neighbor.  Sad.

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Homeboy T-Shirt Line

You’ve heard of the “Jonathan Edwards is my homeboy” tee.
Some have probably also heard of the “Kevin Bauder is my homeboy” t-shirt
Very soon I will be proudly wearing a “C.H. Spurgeon is my homeboy” shirt (see below).  I know that I’m way behind on this, but who can resist?
The homeboy t-shirt line has endless possibilities.  [...]

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Insanity. Pure Insanity.

Just watch and listen.  While people are giving their lives to translate Bibles, we have men like this . . .
To those who view this and are not Christians . . . this is not representative of the whole. 
To those who view this and are Christians . . . distance yourself as far as possible from [...]

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A Hairy Shirt? Where Neurology and Anthropology Intersect

A brief article in Discover(September 2009) caught my attention.  “Seven Deadly Sins” is a piece written by Kathleen McGowan.* In the article she takes seven sins (lust, gluttony, sloth, pride, greed, envy, and wrath) and provides neuroimaging of brain activity when people engage in these iniquities.  Her findings are compiled from multiple studies.  Here is [...]

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Roman Newsletter – October 2009

Friends,
You can find our current newsletter here.
You can see a slideshow of pictures from “New Beginnings” Sunday here.
Thank you for your financial and prayer support.  You are valuable partners in ministry.

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Happy Birthday Bible Baptist Church

Yesterday, October 1, 2009 Bible Baptist Church of Otsego, MN turned three years old.  May God enable us to minister fruitfully and for His glory until our Lord returns!
Here is a stanza of a hymn, “A Prayer for Christ’s Church” written by one of our members, Ryan Martin; music by James Anderson, our Associate pastor for Music and [...]

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Robert Murray M’Cheyne: Strive for Sanctification

This is a citation out of Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s seventh pastoral letter to his congregation written from Edinburgh, March 18, 1839.
The only way to be kept from falling is to grow.  If you stand still, you will fall.  Read Prov. xi. 28, “The righteous shall flourish as a branch.”  Remember you are not a tree, [...]

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Spurgeon on Election: “For Reasons Unknown to Me”

Here is a gem of a statement from Spurgeon on election,
I believe the doctrine of election, because I am quite sure that if God had not chosen me I should never have chosen Him; and I am sure He chose me before I was born, or else He would have never chosen me afterwards; and [...]

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Frank Schaeffer: Fundamentalist Christianity is the USA’s ‘Village Idiot’

Frank Schaeffer is the son of Francis Schaeffer.  Francis Schaeffer authored many books including A Christian Manifesto and How Should We Then Live?.  The video is a from Frank Schaeffer’s appearance on the Rachel Maddow Show, Wednesday, September 16.

Here is the one of the harshest criticisms he levels against fundamentalist Christians,
Look, a village cannot reorganize [...]

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