Luther on Christian Leadership

ALL CHRISTIAN MINISTRY depends to a great deal on how deeply the reality of the cross has penetrated the soul of the Christian worker. The cross is about sin, judgment, and the reality of utter human bankruptcy. It is about the certainty and redemptive power of...

God’s Battalions

Rodney Stark, a Christian social scientist who teaches at Baylor University, recently wrote God’s Battalions, the case for the Crusades, a fascinating read with an alternative view.Like myself, you were probably taught that the “Crusades were the first round of...

The Controversy at the Heart of the Reformation

 Martin LutherIn the Autumn of 1517 Martin Luther inadvertently initiated the Reformation. He posted Ninety Five Theses on the Wittenberg church door and a spiritual earthquake shook Europe. Luther was absolutely convinced that men were blind to the truth about...

Dallas Theological Seminary

Just finished reading An Uncommon Union: Dallas Theological Seminary and American Evangelicalism by John Hannah, long time professor at DTS. Founded in 1924 by Lewis S. Chafer, Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) has had a major and profound influence on North American...

Christianity and Culture

At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. His life completely altered world history. It is easy to overlook this. The trees of current events are so upfront and personal that we are unable to see the forest of Christianity’s dominance of history. In...