I wrote recently of my belief in certain “political orthodoxies” that are needed to define ideological boundaries (http://www.davidbahnsen.com/index.php/2009/08/19/what-kind-of-conservative-are-you/). I borrow heavily in this from the historic Christian faith I believe in, which has been defined for two millennia by its ancient creeds. Creedal Christianity...
I spent my Saturday morning at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church (here in my neighborhood) absolutely enthralled by the extraordinary N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, and perhaps the very finest theologian on this side of glory. I thanked him for being the ultimate example to...
Those who know me well know that I talk frequently of my gratitude for being "rescued" from the ghetto of what many call "Christian Reconstructionism." I do not just talk of having changed my beliefs (though I doubt that significant belief changes have taken...
Last May and June I spent hundreds of hours combing through my late father's files in an effort to clean up my grandmother's storage facility at her assisted living facility. She passed on later that summer. I delightfully archived much of what I...
Pastor Wilson - I am taking for granted that you how much I genuinely love your ministry and respect you, so I hope you will take no offense at this post. I want it taken in the context it is intended - as a...
Twenty Years ago tonight: The Bahnsen/Stein Debate Dear Friends - I was certainly past ten years of age, but not quite at age eleven, on that absolutely glorified night twenty years ago that my late father, and former pastor, and certain hero, Dr. Greg Bahnsen, wiped up...
