Question: Just what are your thoughts on Calvinism? Exactly what do you believe and think?
Reply #1: I appreciate the questions very much. I am often asked my thoughts about this issue, and I am more than happy to share my perspective. This is a complex question, and so I will take several posts to respond. Hopefully, I can bring some clarity to the issue and even help move the agenda forward for the glory of … [Read More]
Q&A 9 (Part 1): What Are Your Thoughts About Calvinism?
The Scriptures Come to Life (February 3-4, 2012)
We at Between the Times would like to invite you to this year’s 20/20 conference, “The Scriptures Come to Life,” on Southeastern’s campus Feb 3-4, 2011. This year’s conference centers on the nature, authority, and eternal relevance of the Christian Scriptures, and features plenary sessions by Danny Akin (SEBTS), D. A. Carson (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), Tullian Tchividjian (Coral Ridge Presbyterian), and Tony Merida (SEBTS; Imago Dei Church), in addition to 27 breakout sessions. Matt … [Read More]
SEBTS Hosts Three Stallions of Biblical Theology
Pardon the equestrian analogy, but we thought you’d want to know. On March 23-24, 2012, Southeastern will be hosting the Southeastern Regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. The topic is Biblical Theology and the plenary speakers are Paul House, Scott Hafemann, and Andreas Köstenberger. In addition the Evangelical Philosophical Society and the Evangelical Missiological Society will hold their meetings concurrently on Southeastern’s campus.
Paul House, professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School and author of … [Read More]
Book Notice: JD Greear’s “Gospel”
I write this blog to serve notice to our readership that J. D. Greear’s new book Gospel (B&H, 2011) is an explosively powerful little book that expounds the gospel and its implications, and does so with a rare combination of depth, clarity, and eloquence. Gospel is one of the few unique books that will be sold by the truckload to pastors and churches, colleges and seminaries, young and old, Arminian and Calvinist.
Now, to put my … [Read More]
Advance Notice to Seminary and College Students: Exercise!
In his fascinating book The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century author Thomas Friedman decries how American students have fallen behind other nations in such fields as math and engineering. At the same time students in the U.S. have excelled at becoming couch potatoes: 65% of Americans are overweight, but this has become an epidemic among young people. “We are literally killing ourselves,” John Ratey says in his book Spark, adding, … [Read More]
Book Notice: “Creed: Connect to the Basic Essentials of Historic Christian Faith”
In September 2011, NavPress released Winfield Bevins’ Creed: Connect to Basic Essentials of Historic Christian Faith. Winfield is an alumnus of SEBTS, a church planter in the Outer Banks, and an important voice in church planting circles. In light of the release of Creed, we asked Winfield for a brief interview about his book, which I have reproduced below:
1. Tell us a bit about yourself, your family, and your ministry.
I live in the Outer Banks … [Read More]
Why All Good Christians Should Celebrate Halloween
[Editor's Note: The following is a re-post of George Robinson's Sep. 28, 2010 blog.]
October 31st. For most Americans this date means one thing: **Halloween.** Costumes, candy and trick-or-treaters spending to the tune of $2.5 billion making this holiday second only to Christmas in marketing revenue. But good Christians don’t celebrate Halloween. Or do they? Some Protestants may prefer to call it Reformation Day, for after all, that is the date … [Read More]
Just for Fun: The 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes
Just for Fun: The 2011 Ig Nobel Prize Winners
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, having been amused by the inanity of some theology dissertation or religion blog, the Ig Nobel Foundation comes along and raises the bar on inanity. The Ig Nobel prizes are given by Annals of Improbable Research which honors “achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think.” Don Troop writes an article on this year’s Ig Nobel … [Read More]
Q&A 8: Why Are So Many Men So Immature?
10.4.2011
Question: What do you think stands as the main contributing factor in why many men today seem to be less mature than the generations of old? What do you feel are the spiritual applications?
Reply: (by Danny Akin and Alvin Reid): This is an excellent question and one that is quite relevant and extremely important for our times. When we see beer commercials mocking the immaturity of young men in our culture, we know that we … [Read More]
Q&A 7: How Do We Promote Faithful Giving to the Great Commission?
10.4.2011
Question: In light of your work with the Great Commission Resurgence, what are some things, other than faithfully giving to our local churches and missions agencies, that we can do to promote giving money to reach unreached people groups worldwide?
Reply: Rob, I think there are a number of things that you can do that will help promote the Great Commission Resurgence in your particular church. First, do encourage your people to continue to give to … [Read More]
