Proclaim & Defend
Somebody’s Grandpa
As I drove down a street near my home last week, I saw him again. He is an older man with long flowing white hair. He walks with a sense of purpose and large plastic bag slung over his shoulder. He always wears a pair of 1980’s vintage acid washed jeans that look…
Read MoreValues and Music: A Theological Perspective (Part 2)
Gerald Priest, Ph.D. This is the second part of five. Part 1 can be found here. In Part 1, Dr. Priest points out that the first and most important criteria in making musical choices is theological: does my music please God? To begin, music is not amoral; apart from any lyrics, music conveys a message.…
Read MoreMore from “A New Song for an Old World”
Last week we offered some comments from Clement of Alexandria on music, as quoted by Calvin R. Stapert in A New Song for an Old World. For your Monday morning, we offer a bit more of Stapert, addressing the modern music wars with thoughts from the ancient world.
Read MoreOlde World Baptists: Mihály Kornya, Peasant Prophet
David Potter This is the first in a series of posts about the life of Mihály (Michael) Kornya, who, along with his friend and colleague Mihály Toth, were known as the Peasant Prophets. His exploits for God are legendary. Many older people who live in the towns and villages of the areas where Kornya preached…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–2013.01.17
Eclectic: “composed of elements drawn from various sources” (M-W Thesaurus). The Eclectic Web is the fruit of your editor’s wanderings around the web and is offered as a matter of possible interest to others. Persecution: Islamic extremism dominates persecution list “Eight of the top 10 persecutors of Christians — and 24 of the top 30…
Read MoreChristian Assurance
Thomas Overmiller The Theme of First John “Did I really mean it?” “Did I really understand, or was I just afraid of dying?” It is not uncommon for Christians to encounter these kinds of doubts about their salvation at some point or another. Christian counselors should be equipped to answer these doubts biblically. While other…
Read MoreValues and Music: A Theological Perspective (Part 1)
Gerald Priest, Ph.D. This article is part of a larger article by Dr. Priest, divided into five parts. I want to express briefly my own theology of music and the values related to it. I am not a musician, but then most Christians are not. But we are musical, and therefore should have a Christian…
Read MoreClement on the music wars (an excerpt)
The battle over music in the church is an old, old battle. Calvin R. Stapert writes about it in his book, A New Song for an Old World. We publish an excerpt here: “Clement [of Alexandria] affirms music that he describes as sober, pure, decorous, modest, temperate, grave, and soothing, over against music he describes…
Read MoreA Modest Proposal
David Potter The hysteria over the recent school shootings set me to thinking about protecting our children. The knee-jerk reaction of many people is to want to ban guns. Ironically, most of the celebrities and politicians who call for banning guns for ordinary people have armed body guards 24/7. Protection for me but not for…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–January 4, 2013
Your Bible Reading Plan Do you have a Bible Reading Plan? We are encouraging our church members to adopt a plan of regular Bible reading. I’d like to share some good options for you – some are more rigorous than others. From NavPress and their Discipleship Journal, three variations with flexiblity and ‘catch-up’ days. Here’s…
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