An Open Invitation: Who Are the “NeoReformed”?

An Open Invitation: Who Are the “NeoReformed”?

Those who are opposed to the young Reformed movement (think Young, Restless, Reformed) often refer to it as the NeoReformed. Scot McKnight thinks he may have invented that term (“NeoReformed”). His reason for thinking that is because back in 2009 he write...
Advice for Helping Doubters…

Advice for Helping Doubters…

J. I. Packer writes, “How can one help doubters? First, by explaining the problem area (for doubts often arise from misunderstanding); second, by exhibiting the reasonableness of Christian belief at that point, and the grounds for embracing it (for Christian...
Fallacy Fridays: Misuse of Parallels

Fallacy Fridays: Misuse of Parallels

I had to take a couple weeks off of our Fallacy Fridays series due to the holidays and my recent trip to visit my grandmother. But I’m ready to dig back into some more of the fallacies that are listed in Osborne’s The Hermeneutical Spiral. This week...
What Are the Guidelines for Performing a Wedding?

What Are the Guidelines for Performing a Wedding?

Brian Croft has some great questions at Practical Shepherding on pastors and weddings. He asks “What are the boundary lines to determine whether a pastor can/should conduct a wedding?” That’s a great question for a pastor to really think through. I...