Posts by Don Johnson
Two Essential Propositions about God
Deuteronomy 4 gives us two strong statements about the nature of God. I am calling them “propositions.” A proposition is “Something which is asserted or avowed; a sentence or form of words in which this is done; a statement, an assertion.”1 Years ago, I read John Broadus on preaching and discovered the idea of a…
Read MoreBible Reading: Good Enough for Kings
I always emphasize Bible reading at this time of year. I also provide several Bible reading schedules for our people. (If you haven’t already found one of your own, see links at the end of this post.) For our annual message on Bible reading this year, we turned to Deuteronomy 17.18-20, the second mention of…
Read MoreOn Parenting: Are You Bribing Your Way Through?
Not long ago, I was sitting in an airport when a family of four appeared. The little boy, who seemed about five, was having a meltdown I’d heard many times before. His mother was doing all she could to calm him down, but nothing worked. In just a few minutes, I witnessed a parade of…
Read MoreDesign: Does Evolution Care about You?
“Once you’ve reproduced, evolution doesn’t care about you anymore.”1 The BBC podcast, In Our Time, is one I listen to weekly. The host, Melvin Bragg is a BBC radio presenter of long standing. The programme usually features three guests who are experts in the field under discussion, whether it be music, literature, history, science, or…
Read MoreANDREAS KÖSTENBERGER Joins BJU Seminary Faculty
AWARD-WINNING NEW TESTAMENT SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR, ADVANCING 500x5x5 VISION TO EQUIP PASTORS THROUGH UNCOMPROMISED, NEXT-LEVEL TEACHING BJU Seminary today announced that award-winning New Testament scholar and author Dr. Andreas Köstenberger will join its faculty, the latest milestone in the Seminary’s 500 x 5 x 5 vision to equip pastors through uncompromised, next-level teaching in a time of historic challenge to…
Read MoreCanadian magazine features two men in ‘8 incredible women’ article – The Christian Institute
ELLE magazine has been criticised for including two biological males in an article titled “8 incredible Canadian women”. The article celebrated transgender musician, writer, actor and artist Vivek Shraya, as well as LGBT activist Fae Johnstone. Both are men who identify as women. The Canadian branch of the international magazine changed the article’s name on…
Read MoreRegularly Drinking Alcohol After 60 Linked to Early Death | Medscape.com
People over age 60 who drink alcohol regularly are at an increased risk of early death, particularly from cancer or issues related to the heart and blood vessels. That’s according to the findings of a new, large study that was published this week by JAMA Network Open and build upon numerous other recent studies concluding that any amount of…
Read MoreTrain Up a Child
These four words can conjure up pain and disappointment for many believers. I’ve talked to many Christian parents who have now grown children who are not walking with the Lord. Often these parents are aged, their children have spent many years living in the world, yet the parents still hope in a childhood profession of…
Read MoreCan a fighting spirit help conquer cancer? The limits of positivity for cancer patients | National Post
The idea that cancer progression or disease survival can be influenced by a positive attitude or by keeping up a “fighting spirit” isn’t grounded in scientific evidence, he and other doctors said. Anecdotally, however, “you’ll hear from people, ‘I beat this because I was positive, I had the right thinking, the right attitude,’” Isenberg-Grzeda said.…
Read MoreThe Theological Center of Our Current Political Battle
Recent blogs and podcasts mentioned the term “political philosophy.” The term intrigues me, so I’ve looked up a definition on the “fount of all wisdom” (the Internet). Wikipedia offers us this: Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions…
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