Posts by Don Johnson
Is It Ever Right To Lie Like Rahab?
Recently, a question came in for me about the lie of Rahab in Joshua 2. Rahab lived in Jericho, the first city in line as Israel marched into the Promised Land. Israel sent two spies into Jericho. Rahab somehow met them and offered them lodging. When the thing became known, she hid them in the…
Read MoreIt is Bible reading time!
I pass out Bible reading schedules every year on the last Sunday of the year. It is a blessing to see people enthusiastically take up the project each year. Last year I published an article here on P&D called “Bible Reading and Vain Vows.” How did you do with your vows of Bible reading last…
Read MoreThe Law of the Firstborn: from failure to victory
Last week I posted an article based on the first sermon in my Christmas series this year. I had plans to write up each message in full, but life intrudes. Today I’d like to summarize the series to give a coda to the opening overture of last week. The first message dealt with failure and…
Read MoreThe Law of the Firstborn: Failure
For almost thirty years, I’ve devoted the month of December to a special series of Christmas messages of (usually) four messages. Occasionally I’ve gotten an early start, beginning in November and almost always ending the Sunday just before New Years Day. Once we were cheated out of two December Sundays by unusual snowfalls. (In Victoria,…
Read MorePodcast – FBFI 2023 Workshop: The Lone Star Revival
During our Annual Meeting held last summer at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” Besides the preaching sessions, our speakers and other leaders conducted several outstanding Workshop sessions, most of which we recorded. We offer them along with the audio of the main messages. Dave Saxon conducted a…
Read MoreEthically generated ‘robots’ trigger healing in nerve cells | Christian Institute
Ethically generated ‘biological robots’ help damaged nerve cells to repair themselves, scientists have discovered. Announcing the medical breakthrough, doctoral researcher Gizem Gumuskaya said the “Anthrobots” can be produced using a patient’s own lung cells “instead of embryonic cells”. It is believed the discovery could help in the development of tailored treatments for nerve damage to…
Read MoreAyaan Hirsi Ali: From New Atheist to Christian convert – UnHerd podcast
Nov 22, 2023 Episode UnHerd with Freddie Sayers Podcast UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers sits down with former New Atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali to discuss why she now considers herself to be Christian.LISTEN ON YO Source: UnHerd with Freddie Sayers Podcast – UnHerd
Read MoreDoes “Thou Shalt Not Kill” Preclude Every War?
Jesus said, “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” (Mt 24.6). We hear of wars all the time. When Jesus said we would hear of them, he wasn’t making a prophecy, he…
Read MoreReview of Roger Olson’s Against Liberal Theology
Olson, Roger E. Against Liberal Theology: Putting the Brakes on Progressive Christianity. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2022. In a recently published book, Roger Olson attempts two things, to put a definite limit on what may be called Christianity, and to call those tempted to cross that line back towards orthodoxy. He says, … some things people…
Read MoreShould Christians Share a Conference Stage with T… | Christianity Today
Or, “Secondary separation, anyone?” This story from Christianity Today demonstrates that everyone practices secondary separation (as it is called) to some extent. (Note: may be pay-wall protected.) But today’s evangelicals are also sensitive to theological shifts among the leaders they follow. If they notice a popular speaker appearing alongside someone with a notably different stance—on…
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