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Also, there are many fine Christian organizations on the Internet that are not listed here. The absence of a listing is not meant to imply anything negative about those organizations.
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Serious Reading for Today's Christians:
- Articles that discuss contemporary issues from the viewpoint of a Christian world view may be found at the web site of Richard and Nancy Pearcey: The Pearcey Report. Both provide serious analysis of our times and culture. Their site also provides a large number of links to news and the web sites of a large number of groups.
- Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Ph.D. is the president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He regularly provides some of the most insightful and challenging writing on contemporary issues from the standpoint of orthodox, traditional Christianity. You can find his writings at his web site: http://www.albertmohler.com/. His writings are also published frequently on the news page of CrossWalk.
- While "worship wars" may be something of an exaggeration, it is nevertheless true that there are certain segments of the evangelical community today which are determined to radically change the nature of Christian worship. Benjamin Sharpe's "Authentic Seeker Sensitive Worship" is a short but helpful article that focuses upon the Biblical way to make worship both meaningful to believers and attractive to unbelievers who are geniune "seekers."
- There have now been two "Re-Imagining" conferences, the most recent in April 1998. Dr. John Oswalt is Research Professor of Old Testament at Wesley Biblcal Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi. He has taught at Asbury Theological Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and has served as president of Asbury College. Dr. Oswalt presents an insightful analysis of the misguided thinking behind the "Re-Imagining" conferences in his article "Feminist Theology Examined: Sophia and the Bible."
- The United Methodist Church is the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States (after the Southern Baptist Convention). William J. Abraham serves as the Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, Texas. His article "Healing our Doctrinal Dyslexia" provides a thought-provoking discussion of the situation in the United Methodist Church today and tells why a number of leaders within the denomination have formed "The Confessing Movement," calling for changes that bring the denomination back to its Scriptural roots, message, and mission. Abraham's article may be found at the web site of The Confessing Movement. You may also wish to visit The unofficial Confessing Movement site, the web site of a similar organization called "Concerned Methodists", or the United Methodist web site and news service.
- The "Cambridge Confession," located at the web site of The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, is a statement by those in the Calvinistic, Reformed tradition calling for a reformation in American evangelicalism. One of the signers is David F. Wells, professor of systematic and historic theology at Gordon-Conwell theological seminary. Dr. Wells is the author of No Place for Truth: Or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology? (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993), which is one of the best studies of evangelicalism in contemporary society. We highly recommend this book to those seeking to understand the forces at play in contemporary society to which the church is not immune.
- For a helpful outline of how postmodernism affects Christianity and our culture, read "Deconstructionism: The Postmodern Cult of Hermes" at the Christian Information Ministries site, which is part of The Family Network.
- Many of the manifestations attributed to the Holy Spirit in some of the churches claiming revival today were seen in other circumstances in which they were proved to be psychosomatic in origin. Benjamin R. Wilson, M.D. reviews documentation that substantiates this in his article "An Extraordinary Popular Delusion " at the Contemporary Pentecostal Issues web site.
- A knowledge of Christian history can be very helpful, but only if that history is portrayed accurately. In "Putting the truth in Steve Beard's Thunderstruck: John Wesley and the 'Pensacola Outpouring'" Dale C. Crow finds major differences between the writings of John Wesley and the way those writings are portrayed by Beard, and shows how reading Wesley's quotes in context makes their true meaning clear.
Christian Resources on the Internet:
- Wheaton's Christian Classics Ethereal Library web site contains a collection of Christian writings from important Christian writers and leaders throughout history.
- Writings counteracting modern religious cults and seeking to clarify traditional Christian beliefs can be found at the The Christian Research Institute, the C.R.I. archives at the Institute for Christian Leadership, The Contenders web site (which contains a number of careful studies of contemporary Christian movements that promote aberrant doctrine and articles about the New Age movement), and The Watchman Fellowship web site.
- CANA, which stands for "Christian Answers for the New Age," is Marcia Montenegro's site that discusses the New Age movement from a Christian perspective. An extremely helpful site, Marcia speaks from her own past, personal experience of deep involvement with the New Age and her current testimony of faith in Jesus Christ.
- The Biblical Studies Foundation offers a large number of articles for those studying God's Word.
- The Evangelical Theological Society presents scholarly articles written by those committed to the integrity of the Holy Scriptures in its journal "JETS."
- The Global Journal of Classical Theology is an "An Online Journal of Evangelical Theology" containing examinations of theological and philosophical issues in the light of Holy Scripture.
- Mark A. Copeland's discussion of Christian apologetics is available for you to study.
Christians and Contemporary Society:
- Information about family issues is provided by the American Family Association.
- Information to alert the public to the dangers of pornography and to provide help to those addicted to pornograpny is provided by the organization Enough Is Enough.
- A collection of articles that discuss contemporary Christianity may be found at Mission and Ministry.
Sites that Explore the Relationship Between Scripture and Science:
- Many helpful resources may be found at the Origins web site. At this site, for example, you will find Dr. Robert Silvestro's helpful article, "Rebuttals to Common Criticisms of the Book Darwin's Black Box.
- Resources that present an argument for Intelligent Design may be found at the Center for Science and Culture and Access Research Network.
- The best ministry that supports a literal, seven-day interpretation of Genesis is Ken Ham's Answers from Genesis ministry. Even those who believe in the old-earth will profit from many of the resources this ministry provides.
- Findings of science that support the Christian world view may be explored at Reasons to Believe. Hugh Ross has valuable insights to share in the relationship between science, Scripture, and origins from and "old-earth" point of view. However, readers should know that his theology, especially regarding the multi-dimensionality of God, is not fully orthodox; and Dr. Ross has, to date, resisted attempts to bring these beliefs in line with a more traditional interpretation of Scripture. At times, Dr. Ross seems to think that doctrines such as the Trinity have no validity unless a scientific explanation is provided for them. See the article by William Lane Craig, "Hugh Ross's Extra-Dimensional Deity: A Review Article," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, vol. 42, no. 2 (June 1999), 293-304 (see link to ETS on this page). Even with this caveat, however, Dr. Ross is a committed Christian who has significant insights to share.
Wesleyan Web Sites:
- An impressive collection of writings from the Wesleyan holiness perspective, including many historic and classic writings, is available through the Wesley Center for Applied Theology at Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho.
- The Francis Asbury Society is comprised of scholars dedicated to promoting the Wesley brothers' message of Scriptural holiness.
- Wheaton's Christian Classics Ethereal Library web site contains some of John Wesley's more significant at sermons, writings, and hymns.
- Rev. Dale Tedder, a pastor in the United Methodist Church in Florida, brings together a large number of valuable readings and links at his Baxter Institute web site. His site features links to articles, news items, and the writings of important Christian leaders of the past. The site includes Needful Things, a Christian e-zine that links to articles on the web. All articles and links strongly promote traditional, orthodox, Biblical Christianity. Those seeking to grow in the Lord will be richly rewarded for visiting this site. Rev. Tedder, following the lead of George Whitefield, writes from the perspective of Calvinistic Methodism.
- Rev. Ben Sharpe, a pastor of the United Methodist Church in Georgia whose interest lies in apologetics and spiritual renewal, presents editorials and links to articles that discuss Christianity and society today at his OrthoVox web site. The materials offered here are challenging and thought provoking.
- The Independent Methodist Arminian Resource Center (IMARC) presents writings designed to promote understanding of Wesley-Arminian theology.
Tom Graffagnino, a devoted and outspoken Christian and accomplished artist whose writings on neo-paganism in the UMC appear at this web site, presents art work, poetry, and articles that exalt the Lord Jesus Christ at God's Word at the Without Excuse Creations web site.>
- Links to a number of Wesleyan denominations and organizations that seek to be faithful to the Wesleyan tradition may be found at the web site of The Wesleyan Diaspora Fellowship.
- Resources to help and encourage pastors may be found at Russ Jeffrey's Pastoral Resource Center. Rev. Jeffrey is a pastor in the Free Methodist Church of North America.
- Wesley Biblical Seminary's web site provides information about the seminary, audio messages by professors who teach at WBS, and links to other sites that provide information about the Jackson, Mississippi area.
- Asbury Theological Seminary's web site provides general information about the seminary.
- Note: Web sites representing Wesleyan denominations and renewal organizations are listed under other categories on this page.
Discernment Ministries:
(Dedicated to seeking truth. It is not necessary to completely agree with the views of these ministries to profit from their extensive research.)
Other Web Sites of Interest to Christians:
- The Blue Letter Bible contains the text of the King James Version of the Bible along with a number of convenient and helpful study aids.
- The Bible Gateway enables the user to read from one of a number of Scripture versions and to switch between them easily.
- New Leaf Press and Master Books publish books on Christian living and creationism.
- Crux Press publishes books that examine critical issues of our time from a Christian perspective. Their first two books, well worth the reading, examine the interpretation of Genesis with regard to creation, and whether Christians should send their children to public schools.
- The Best of the Christian Web site contains reviews of Christian web sites:
- The Perseus web site, which is devoted to classical Greek texts and archaeology, provides resources for serious students of New Testament Greek and the ancient world. The web site of the Perseus Project of the classics department at Tufts contains the Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon, provides morphological analysis of Greek words, has pictures, plans, and text describing archaeological sites and finds, and provides Greek texts with translations and search capability. A number of these texts, such as the writings of Pausanius, are of immediate interest to students of the New Testament world.
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Note: The doctrinal distinctives of the denominations listed below are not necessarily embraced by The American Night Watch.
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