Humble Orthodoxy Hitting The Mark

"Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
- Matthew 10:16

If there were ever a time when this admonition needed heeding, that time is now. In way too many cases prideful posturing and bickering has distracted from the reasoned dialogue that is desperately needed among the growing number of younger, Reformed, evangelicals. At the center of this move toward reasoned dialogue is a group that call themselves New Attitude. Their motto is the phrase, "Humble Orthodoxy", and they are hitting right on the mark.

I grew up as a Bible-believing, king-james only, dispensational, premillenial, fundamentalist, seperated, baptist. I was a pharisee in training. I had a chip on my shoulder as big as Gibraltar and it has taken many years for me to see at an older age what the Lord has shown these young men who are several years my junior. I support what they are doing and it is my hope that young seminarians and college aged in the Reformed, evangelical fold will take a page from New Attitude and practice some Humble Orthodoxy. If they do, only the other side of eternity will tell the story of what the Lord will do in our midst.

The Pundits Go Nuts: Romney Is Actually The Has Been

Once again, hats off to Joe Carter over at The Evangelical Outpost. He has rightfully demonstrated that despite the fact that Romney is the "conservative" pundits media darling, his candidacy is a miserable failure. Is it remotely possible that this could be due to the fact that the only thing that Romney is genuinely conservative about is the economy? Can't these so-called "conservative" pundits get it through their country club republican skulls that maybe some people vote with their consciences and not just their wallets? Oh, and while you "conservative" pundits are stewing on that one, think about endorsing a candidate who can connect with real people.

As you can tell, I am thoroughly disgusted with the elitist "conservative" media who have been bashing Huckabee and worshiping Romney. I feel I am justified in my frustration. And after last night, I feel justified in my belief that between Romney and Huckabee, Huckabee is the better man in principle and in practice. So let the "conservative" pundits go nuts while the underfunded, but well-spoken former Baptist preacher shows them who is presidential. Go Huck, all the way to the Vice-Presidents mansion. Oh, and by the way, thanks for giving me the opportunity to get this off my chest. The readers of this blog are a most kind and agreeable lot!

Acts Forum: The Sanctity of Life

As a follow-up to the post from January 31st on Cultivating A Culture of Life, we would like to make available a message delivered by Dr. Mark Liederbach. This message was delivered as a part of the Acts Forum teaching ministry at Providence Baptist Church. Dr. Liederbach is an associate professor of Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

The message can be listened to or downloaded at the
Providence Baptist Church Acts Forum audio download site.

A Must Read For Men In Ministry

Coming soon to a bookstore near you is a must read for all men in ministry. The book is entitled, A Practical Guide For Life And Ministry. The author, David Horner, brings to this work 30 years of ministry experience. The things that he shares in this book reflect the character and integrity of a man who has overcome the pitfalls of vocational ministry by resting completely in God's sovereign grace. I say this without hesitation because this author is also my pastor.

I have sat under David's teaching for over 10 years. His clarity of focus, his passion for the Gospel and for the sufficiency of Scripture, and his love for his family has been a model that has inspired me greatly. God has his hand on David's ministry and you only stand to benefit from reading and applying the wisdom that you will find in this book.

A Practical Guide For Life And Ministry will be available in early March. A brief synopsis of the book can be found at the Baker Books website. It is also available for pre-order from Amazon. More information can be found about David and his teaching ministry at the Providence Baptist Church website.

Mitt Romney's Pro-Life Expediency

As the campaign begins to heat-up, I think it timely to consider where the candidates stand. I ran across and interesting article by Joe Carter entitled The Case Against Mitt Romney this morning that confirmed some troubling things that I had heard about Mitt Romney. The man has invented, re-invented, and re-re-invented himself to get into elected office. I know that all candidates do this to a certain extent but on the issue of life Romney has really done some back-flips. What is really troubling is the following video of Romney in his bid to become governor of Massachusetts. When you watch it, be sure to listen for what he says about his mom and how she raised him. This is not the kind of man who can foster a culture of life in this country.





Thanks to Tim Challies for spreading the word on his blog.