Responding to Intolerance: World Transformation
Increasingly we find ourselves in a society that treats us with hostility for our Christian convictions.* What do we do? How do we respond? First, we allow the gospel to transform our lives, impacting our heads, hearts, and hands, as the saying goes (see Responding to Intolerance: Life Transformation). However, salvation is about more than our personal redemption; it’s about the renewal of the world. Thus we respond to intolerance by...
2015 ERLC Conference: Review and Reflection
On Wednesday, August 6, 2015, two HSF contributors, Matthew Bracey and Phillip Morgan, attended the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference theme, “The Gospel and Politics,” was much welcomed, especially post-Obergefell (the decision that granted marriage rights to same-sex couples). In this post, we’ll offer a summary and analysis of the day’s events. Morning Session...
Does God Want Us to Fight about Worship?
Discussions about worship have produced more division among Protestant churches than anything else in the last 25 years.[1] Disagreements have mostly focused on musical questions, though the issues are broader, too. The debate has now reached a stalemate because worshippers have learned that if they don’t like their church’s services, there is always another service down the street. Such options reveal that the “worship wars” produced...
The Satisfaction of Sonship
by Frank Owens Two scenes. Two sons. Scene #1: One of the coldest winters in thirty years had sequestered the two of us in a Louisville apartment. Jesse was taking his first class in a new degree at Southern Seminary. We were also trying to turn student housing into a home for he and Tiffany. Every brush stroke and turn of the roller was a labor of love. I was a father satisfied with a son. Scene #2: We raised our voices with hundreds...
Forum14: “The Gospel for Life”
Welch College does the Free Will Baptist denomination, and the broader evangelical community a great service in hosting its annual Bible Conference. Last year, its theme was “Culture & the Kingdom” with speakers such as Ken Myers and Timothy Tennent. This year’s theme was “The Gospel for Life.” It took place on March 9-11, 2014, and included speakers Dr. Ajith Fernando, Dr. Russell Moore, Dr. Jeff Manning, Jeff Nichols, David...
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