Posts by Don Johnson
Counteracting Hero Worship: reevaluating Bonhoeffer
Don Johnson Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a figure often touted by evangelicals as a Christian martyr. He was the German pastor who was executed by the Nazis for his part in a plot to assassinate Hitler. Certainly some aspects of his biography are heroic. No one should criticize him for his character. Yet there is much…
Read MoreBible study and other news | Eclectica
In this edition, The Eclectic Web takes you to a couple of interesting links about modern Bible study, as well as other items of interest. In the Beginning Was the Word – Now the Word Is on an App “More than 500 years after Gutenberg, the Bible is having its i-moment.” An article about the…
Read MoreDr. Peter Masters on Secondary Separation
Article review by Don Johnson ‘Secondary Separation’ is a bad word for many North American Christians. The critics of fundamentalism use it as a pejorative in their attacks on separation in general. Many fundamentalists shy away from the term because of its opprobrium. Dr. Peter Masters, long-time pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church in…
Read MoreWhen I am grieved, I long to instruct Him
Don Johnson There is plenty of trouble and heartache to go around in this world. It comes unbidden into every life, one way or another, and when it leaves, it is only to return again in some other form, perhaps more grievous than before. Who can escape trouble? Our trouble in trouble is that in…
Read MoreComforting Words from Men of God
Many of our readers will have heard the news we were stunned by from our weekend post, Prayer Request: Colonial Hills Baptist Church bus overturns. For our first post of the week, I’d like to call your attention to three messages preached in Colonial Hills Baptist Church the day after the tragic accident that claimed…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web – R. T. Ketcham edition
In our wandering around the internet, we find items that may interest our readers. In this edition, we stumble across a series of posts on Robert T. Ketcham, former leader in the GARBC and noted fundamentalist. From the introductory post: Robert Thomas Ketcham (1889-1978) was a Baptist fundamentalist preacher known for his tender care of…
Read Moreme, the Holy Spirit, and my Bible
Don Johnson The great William Tyndale gave us most of our English Bible. He is credited with a quote about desiring to make the Bible such that the common plowboy could understand it. The quote (as many such) may be a bit off. Wikipedia reports it this way: “John Foxe describes an argument with a…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
The Eclectic Web, June 28, 2013 Leading off the Eclectic Web today is an excellent piece by Al Mohler of Southern Seminary in Louisville: “Waiting for the Other Shoe” — The Supreme Court Rules on Same-Sex Marriage The Christian church does not ask the U. S. Supreme Court, or any other human court, what marriage…
Read MoreReport from the 2013 FBFI Annual Conference (3)
This report is slightly delayed due to travel considerations. The 93rd Annual Conference of the FBFI has closed. It was a tremendous meeting, very profitable for all who attended. We hope that these reports and the audio that will follow might extend that benefit to you who observe from afar. (Reports on Day 1 and…
Read MoreReport from the 2013 FBFI Annual Conference (2)
One of the blessings we like to stress about the FBFI is the word “fellowship”. Our Annual Meetings are a prime opportunity for fellowship, making new friends and connecting with old friends. I had that experience today, running into a friend I haven’t seen in a long, long time. He and I happened to sit…
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