As some of you may have noted, things are changing, and improving, with our webcasting routine. Last week we began streaming in forms other than Real Audio, to the great rejoicing of many. Today we begin to make the Dividing Line available in mp3 format, here. Yes, we have heard you, and yes, we are working on even greater improvements
James White, December 4, 2024December 5, 2024, Abortion, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Musings, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Road Trip, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters Got a program in from windy, and soon to be very cold, St. Charles Missouri, where I will be speaking on God’s response to the LGBTQ revolution this weekend, the 24th year I have spoken at Covenant of Grace Church. Talked a bit about “Reformedville” and happenings therein, eventually transitioning into the glorious truth of the sufficiency of Scripture from Luke 24. May sneak another program in tomorrow, Lord willing, despite the fact that tomorrow here in St. Charles the high temperature will not make it above freezing!
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James White, November 28, 2024November 28, 2024, Offense, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Road Trip, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line I promised Tobias Riemenschneider I would hold off on responding to the tsunami of ignorance-based, infantile slander on social media until he could speak his own mind, which he has now done. So, here is my commentary, and I am glad to get this over with. Very few times in my ministry have I had to wade through this kind of stuff, but here we go. Anyway, only those with a real interest in why the internet is filled with childish memes mocking Tobias or me or Doug Wilson or Joe Boot will want to invest the time in this one, but, it is there for those who desire an honest summary of recent events. Oh, and as predicted, the responses I have already seen are definitely consistent with the 4th grade playground from which they are derived.
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James White, November 21, 2024November 21, 2024, Christian Worldview, Misc, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters Did my usual Thanksgiving thing and pointed out that it should, in fact, be “usual” for Christians to give thanks and to live in a state of thanksgiving. Then we looked at the new “thing” to be all excited about, “The PWC,” the post-war consensus. What is it, how do you define it, and how did it become the central issue in just a matter of a few months? Not sure when the next DL will be as I will be pulling out over the weekend, have long driving days, and next Thursday is Thanksgiving (official). Keep an eye on the A&O app for announcements!
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Theology matters. The substance of what God in His infinite wisdom has revealed to His creatures is the marrow of the joy of the believer’s heart—and mind. Theology matters because theology is possible because of God’s initiative in revelation. What God reveals is, by definition, important, central, vital, life-changing, heart-enrapturing, for all in whom the Spirit dwells. And thanks be
Started off with noting a fund raiser for Joshua Haymes’ little boy (kidney transplant) hoping our audience will pull together and help them over the top. Looked at some odd Jimmy Akin comments about Mary and sinfulness, then talked a bit about Trump’s promises and the real, honest mountains he will have to climb to fulfill them, and how unlikely it is Republicans have the backbone to make the hard decisions. Then we started responding to yet another Stephen Wolfe tweet calling me, or at least my views, “moronic.” We demonstrate Dr. Wolfe is lacking in theological acumen (how is that for a nice way to put it?). Finished up with some words for the 4th graders who are tossing sand in the air, demanding attention and not allowing sufficient time for an adult, rational, and thorough response from Tobias Riemenschneider.
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James White, November 12, 2024November 12, 2024, CBGM, Christian Worldview, Offense, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, TROnlyism So while I was gone Rich installed a new, bigger board in the big studio, so we had to try it out. Started with a discussion of the incredible amount of Nazi propaganda online these days, masquerading as Christian belief in supposedly Reformed churches. Lots of Confederates, Presbyterians, and 1689ers in the movement. Looked at a few posts and discussed the fact that people like Corey Mahler do not love young, disillusioned men, they use young disillusioned men. Then we moved to looking at the newly published ECM volumes for the book of Revelation, and went to the new big board to consider a few textual variants of interest.
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I’m at my last stop before getting home tomorrow on this trip, and it was a really long drive today, so I just didn’t have the energy to set up all the stuff for the regular video DL, so I recorded an audio only, 45 minute version with thoughts on the election, what we need to be doing for the next four years, and thoughts on the advance of the culture of death represented in this election cycle as well. I then finished up with a brief rejoinder to R. Scott Clark, once again, on the moniker “Reformed.”
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Don’t worry, really didn’t talk politics. Told some stories from the road, but spent the vast majority of the time working through Psalm 33, all to encourage us to wait upon the lovingkindness of Yahweh. Seemed quite fitting on a night light this, and had over 1000 folks watching! Hope it was encouraging to all who listened in!
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James White, October 29, 2024October 29, 2024, Christian Worldview, Debate, Exegesis, Misc, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Road Trip, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters Wow, covered a lot today! Rich will have to edit out a technical issue we had, but, we managed to get it all covered anyway. A bit about the election, and the amazing endorsement of Kamala Harris by the Babylon Bee! Hard to argue against their reasons! We talked about the Precious Moments figurines with weird connections to wild viewpoints coming out of the Vatican, how David Allen is going to try to prop up the absurd “Two Romans” theory, about the specifics of my debate with Tom Riello, and then finished up with Tobias Riemenschneider’s response to Joel Webbon and what the real issues are in that controversy. I have no idea how long it will be once Rich cuts out the network drop we had, let alone my issues, but, well over an hour anyway! Not sure if I will get to do another program as I will be at the FLF conference in Fort Worth the whole weekend.
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