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Quote of the Week – Spencer on Death and Apologetics

Andrew J. Nicewander — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:00:59 +0000

The are a lot of different kinds of Good News, but there is little good news in “My argument scored more points than you argument.” But the news that “Christ is risen!” really is Good News for one kind of person: The person who is dying.

If Christianity is not a dying word to dying men, it is not the message of the Bible that gives hope now.

- Michael Spencer , On Real Apologetics

If you can, pray for Michael. He’s having a rough go at it with some pretty nasty cancer.

Also, as he’s now without a job and could use the financial help, you can donate to him at the link below:

Some Thoughts (from others) about SBC 2009

Andrew J. Nicewander — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:23:32 +0000

Below are some links to some thoughts from the SBC 2009.

Of interest is the list of things that Michael Spencer notes over at Internet Monk. Of those, item #6 stands out:

“The patient teaching of the Gospel and church-centered theology by the Founders Ministries and 9Marks has paid off in more fruit than can be put in a basket. Hundreds and hundreds of young people, hungry to hear how to build a Gospel centered, God honoring, missionary focused church. It is astonishing. It may not be revival, but it is a solid outcome that will make a huge difference for a small number of churches.”

Nothing effects change (in terms of human understanding) than faithful, patient, plodding, grinding, constant persistence. Now, may the change that has been effected by Founders and IX Marks be Spirit-directed, Christ-focused and God-honoring.

More thoughts:

Tom Ascol (Overall Reflections HERE)

Daniel Akin

SBC Voices

Tim Brister (10 Highlights) (10 Lowlights)

Funny Monday – Ignatius

Andrew J. Nicewander — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:44:36 +0000

This has become one of my new favorite videos ever. You laugh so that you don’t cry (or, if you’re like me, you cry BECAUSE you’re laughing so hard).

Ignatius from travis hawkins on Vimeo.

HT: Internet Monk

Quote of the Week – Mark Galli on the “Evangelical Collapse”

Andrew J. Nicewander — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:56:09 +0000

What I will do, to my dying day, is work with anyone who knows he was lost but now is found, whose Bible is worn because she repeatedly looks there for God to speak, who finds the Cross the most meaningful of symbols, for whom the Resurrection is not just a doctrine but a power, and who wants nothing more than to find new and creative ways to share the evangel of Jesus in word and deed. I’ll work with these people no matter what scholars decide to call them.

For now they are called evangelicals, and I suspect that in one form or another, they’ll be around for some time.
-Mark Galli, “On the Lasting Evangelical Survival”

The Internet Monk on Making Evangelicalism Better

Andrew J. Nicewander — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:22:31 +0000

The Internet Monk has a very interesting post on the questions: “What would make for a much better evangelicalism?”

Points 1, 6, and 10 are intriguing, to say the least.

ZING

Andrew J. Nicewander — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:14:03 +0000

Michael Spencer on Ed Young‘s recent 7-Day Sex Challenge:

“Dear Ed Young Jr. “

iMonk and “Evangelism Won’t Cure It”

Andrew J. Nicewander — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:34:50 +0000

The Internet Monk has a very interesting post on Southern Baptists and our denominational emphasis on evangelism.

Here are a couple of lines regarding baptism.

I’m part of a denomination that regularly baptizes five, six and seven year olds, then has the nerve to point at infant baptizing Christians and criticize them.

I’m part of a denomination that has rebaptized and rebaptized and rebaptized, again and again. And counted each one somewhere.

The whole post can be found here.