New Guides in Familiar Territory: The Division of Knowledge in Lewis, Chesterton, and Green
Contrary to popular opinion, most people consider their history an important element for understanding their present. Knowing what happened in the past offers landmarks and signposts for navigating the present.[1] Christians especially are interested in history. If the Gospel isn’t historical, then we’re of all people most miserable (1 Cor. 15:1-20). When we look into history we see that God is sharing His work with us. Since creation...
Are You Ministering to Humans?
In the 1982 blockbuster Blade Runner, (or its literary precursor Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, is assigned to track down bio-engineered replicates and “retire” them—that is, kill them. Of course, the duplicates and humans look and sound exactly the same. The only way to distinguish between a human person and a facsimile is to use a test, the Voight-Kampff, which focuses on their...
Church Music and Insomnia
by Daniel Webster Weekly since I was sixteen years old, I have stood before Christ’s church and led music within the worship service. Needless to say, while in this position, I have been learning throughout the process as much as I have been leading. I have said lately that many of the decisions I’ve made through the years in the area of music have caused me to lose sleep. While such a statement may actually be an overstatement, there...
Announcement: New Book Release
For over 60 years, Free Will Baptists have been blessed by the life, work, and thought of F. Leroy Forlines. Now, through a newly released work co-edited by two Forum contributors, Mr. Forlines’s legacy is on full display. The Helwys Society Forum is pleased to announce the release of a new book entitled The Promise of Arminian Theology: Essays in Honor of F. Leroy Forlines (Randall House Academic), co-edited by Matthew Bracey and...
Identity in Christ and Sports
ESPN Films 30 for 30 is known for their excellent films over the last several years. Perhaps one of the best from this series is the documentary highlighting the life of Marcus Dupree. Marcus was a highly touted high school football player during the early 1980s who eventually played for the University of Oklahoma and the Los Angeles Rams. Marcus’s football career was cut short due to a knee injury that forced him to leave the game....
Why Pastors Aren’t Perfect: An Interview with Zack Eswine
Pastors are a very unique species. They are not only called to bridge two worlds in their preaching, as the John Stott title famously put it, but to live in two worlds. They bear the demanding burden of feeding and leading the flock of God, while at the same time being members of the flock (1 Pt. 5:1-4). They must find a way daily to manage the expectations of those they serve, while living with the fact that those expectations still...
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