Posted on July 31, 2007 by Steve Weaver
The book which Dr. Haykin and I have coedited, “Devoted to the Service of the Temple”: Piety, Persecution, and Ministry in the Writings of Hercules Collins, will be released on August 10th. It will be the third volume in a new series being published by Reformation Heritage Books called “Profiles in Reformed Spirituality.” [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2007 by Steve Weaver
Matthew 7:1 may have overtaken John 3:16 as the most well-known Bible verse in America. It seems that everyone in America, both Christian and non-Christian alike, can quote this verse verbatim. Once I heard a preacher quip that the unchurched must have a secret VBS in which all their children are taught only [...]
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Posted on July 27, 2007 by Steve Weaver
I just received word from the publisher (RHB) that “Devoted to the Service of the Temple”: Persecution, Piety, and Ministry in the Writings of Hercules Collins is now at the printer and is expected to be released on August 10, 2007.
“Devoted to the Service of the Temple”was co-edited by Michael A. G. Haykin and [...]
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Posted on July 25, 2007 by Steve Weaver
My friend, Dr. Ray Van Neste, and Dr. Denny Burk are cosponsoring a proposal to amend the doctrinal statement of the Evangelical Theological Society to be both more expansive than the current statement and more descriptive of what an evangelical actually is.
I believe that the amending of the doctrinal statement of ETS is a necessary [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2007 by Steve Weaver
Dr. Michael A. G. Haykin and I have recently co-edited a new volume featuring selections from the writings of Hercules Collins. Hercules Collins was a 17th century British Particular Baptist pastor. The volume is titled: Devoted to the Service of the Temple: Piety, Persecution, and Ministry in the Writings of Hercules [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2007 by Steve Weaver
We have plenty to worry about. Jeffrey Kluger wrote in an article in TIME magazine last year (Nov. 26, 2006):
It would be a lot easier to enjoy your life if there weren’t so many things trying to kill you every day. The problems start even before you’re fully awake. There’s the fall out of [...]
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Posted on July 17, 2007 by Steve Weaver
On August 1-3, I will be attending and participating in a historic event in Charleston, SC. The event will be a celebration of the establishment of the first Baptist association in America in 1707. This 300 year anniversary event will feature Baptist historians of various stripes to gather and present papers on our [...]
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Posted on July 16, 2007 by Steve Weaver
Storing up treasure can be harmful to your health. That’s what a 62 year old man in western France who suffered from a rare psychological disorder called “pica” learned in 2002. This man died after complications that arose following surgery to remove a 12 lb. mass from his stomach comprised of coins, necklaces [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2007 by Steve Weaver
My friend and mentor Dr. Michael Haykin was recently interviewed by blogger Guy Davies. As usual his answers are both interesting and informative.
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Posted on July 9, 2007 by Steve Weaver
Tonight I begin teaching a series of lessons at a sister churches’ (Vaughn Chapel Baptist Church) Vacation Bible School. I taught Timothy George’s doctrinal series Amazing Grace: God’s Initiative/Our Response there last year. The pastor specifically asked me to teach on what Muslims, Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses and Word of Faith Pentecostals believe. [...]
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