Trevin Wax is the Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church in Shelbyville, TN, and he maintains a popular blog called Kingdom People. Trevin kindly agreed to answer some questions about his recently released book, Holy Subversion: Allegiance to Christ in an Age of Rivals [sample pages here].
James Grant: Can you provide some background for the [...]
This week’s trackback Thursday features The Kingdom of God by Martyn Lloyd-Jones (released in trade paperback this month).
A reminder of how Trackback Thursday works: Simply link to the blog post from your blog, leave a comment on Crossway’s Facebook Page, or re-tweet Trackback Thursday on Twitter @Crosswaybooks. Winners are picked on Friday morning.
A Kingdom Which [...]
John Piper says he wrote A Sweet and Bitter Providence because there is a way to suffer that honors Christ and glorifies God:
(Original post from desiringgod.org)
The world thinks it loves love—a love defined by unconditional acceptance and the freedom to do as it pleases. But God’s love differs from the world’s expectations. It is centered on his character and it draws clear boundaries between what is holy and what is not.
Unfortunately when it comes to membership and discipline, the church [...]
When Timmis says he and The Crowded House take Gospel community seriously in a way that confessional evangelicals have not traditionally, he refers to an emphasis on living out one’s theology in the crucible of relationships with others who are seeking to do the same.
In “Total Church” Timmis and Chester make the statement, “The theology [...]
Whether you are defending your faith, telling someone about God, or simply in a discussion—these simple tips can help you communicate effectively without high blood pressure or raising your voice:
Start with examples your audience will understand: Always start with an example or concept your audience knows, understands, or finds interesting, and connect it to your [...]
R. C. Sproul talks about his new expositional commentary on the book of Romans. Throughout church history the study of the book of Romans has been pivotal to understanding Christian life and doctrine.
Convinced that Pauls fullest, grandest, most comprehensive statement of the gospel is just as vital today, R. C. Sproul delivered nearly sixty sermons [...]
This week’s trackback Thursday is Suffering and the Goodness of God—from Crossway’s Theology in Community Series.
When believers face suffering and hardships, the question they most often ask is, Why? Editors Morgan and Peterson offer biblical truths about suffering and challenge believers to promote justice in the harsh, unsure world, that we might emulate God’s grace [...]
We are not merely called to tolerate those who disagree with us; we are called to love. The world’s idea of tolerance is a parody of the Christian understanding of love.
Tolerance is passive. Love is active. Tolerance is a feeling of apathy. Love is accompanied by feelings of great affection. Tolerance keeps people at arm’s [...]
In Holy Subversion, Trevin Wax explains that we have an enemy who seeks to hold us in his clutches by perverting God’s gifts (sex, money, leisure, success, power) and propping them up until they take over our sin-infested hearts and occupy the throne that should belong to Jesus. Wax calls the church to crush these [...]
