May 17, 2012

The Choice, The Treasure: Calvinism and the Language of Believing

When I first encountered Calvinism in a Southern Baptist Church, it was with several of my church members criticizing the use of the public invitation. Particularly, they objected strongly to my use of any appeal to “decide” or “choose” in any way. [I generally avoid the use of the public invitation in the way I [...]

Tomorrow. Tomorrow.

UPDATE: 4:37 p.m. As good as promised….even with the out. Tomorrow is opening day in Cincinnati, in case you didn’t know. So here’s a baseball post. Sometime tomorrow afternoon, I’m going to tear up at a baseball game. It’s a certainty. I’m going to tear up because of a moment that is going to happen [...]