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Posts by Justin Bullington

Justin Bullington is the husband of Deb, a father of four, the Associate Pastor at Princeton Bible Church, a 6th-8th grade Bible teacher, Bulls/Cubs/Bears fan, and Former Ethnos360 Church Planter in Papua New Guinea.

When Should We Officially Ditch a Christian Content Creator?

February 25, 2020 by Justin Bullington

The change of scenery is nice, I’ll admit, but going on “vacation” with four kids under 7 is not really a vacation per se. Zombie Town When most people imagine vacations, they think of relaxing on the beach, going to Disney World, or camping. What we experienced recently was more like an elongated school field […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Christian media, Content Creation, Culture, Seeker-Friendly, social justice

Sundays Are For Training

February 20, 2020 by Justin Bullington

I graduated from High School and Bible College with adequate grades. I tried, but I didn’t exactly over-exert myself, to be honest. “Coasting” was probably the right word for it. I learned enough and enjoyed the classes I enjoyed and got through the classes I needed to get through. Regrets Not a day goes by […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Charles Spurgeon, ecclesiology, Ephesians, John MacArthur, Sunday

The Ugly Business Of Politics And The Trinitarian Hope of Romans 1:1-6

February 14, 2020 by Justin Bullington

As I write, the presidential campaign season is in full swing. While my fellow Americans decide who will take over the Executive Branch, one thing we all know for certain: politics is an ugly business. Politics is a proud industry. It’s pure egotism. Whatever problem society faces, every single one of these candidates wholeheartedly believes […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Abortion, Communism, politics, Romans, The Trinity

Millennial Christians Have Generally Failed The Test of Social Media (So Far)

January 30, 2020 by Justin Bullington

I certainly hope the next generation uses social media more effectively for the cause of Christ than we currently are. It’s a Trap I was scrolling through Facebook the other day, as I am unfortunately wont to do. The scrolling has gotten out of control at times (you know the feeling), so the only solution […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Facebook, Instagram, social media, TikTok, Twitter

As We Pray for Kobe’s Family, Pray the Gospel Spreads Like Wildfire in the NBA

January 26, 2020 by Justin Bullington

My heart breaks for the Bryant family. Millions have taken to social media and flooded it with posts expressing shock, sadness, and confusion over the horrific death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Players and fans are grieving, contemplating the brevity of life, and stewing in the reality of God’s holiness and judgment. NBA […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Kobe Bryant, NBA

Love Hopes All Things

May 6, 2019 by Justin Bullington

Forgive this post ahead of time. I don’t want you to feel dizzy. I’m truly wrestling here, friend. I’m sifting, filtering, nuking thoughts as they enter my mind. Here’s where we’ll begin: What now? This is the question I keep asking myself as I watch our Evangelical “Leaders” (some who are near and dear to […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: 1 Corinthians 13, Progressivism, Woke Christianity

How To Make It Through Difficult Books of the Bible

March 11, 2019 by Justin Bullington

A common refrain in my 6th grade Bible class around this time of year is “Ugh…we’re in the book of Numbers? It’s so boring. Do we have to read it?” In some ways, I totally get it. For the first 20 some years of my Christian life, I ignored 4/5 of the Pentateuch. Numbers is […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: bible reading, Hermeneutics, Old Testament

“The Send” Was A Satanic Assault On The Great Commission

March 5, 2019 by Justin Bullington

We believe this day, something will transfer and bring us into, I believe, worldwide transition into the greatest Jesus movement we have ever seen. Lou Engle “The Send” was an all-day conference that launched Saturday, February 23rd and featured Benny Hinn, Bill Johnson, Mike Bickle, Todd White, Heidi Baker, Francis Chan, and many others. According […]

Filed Under: Missions Tagged With: Bill Johnson, charismaticism, Continuationism, Francis Chan, Mike Bickle, The Send, Todd White

Contentment or Bust: Trinitarian Satisfaction — Part 2

February 21, 2019 by Justin Bullington

God will work when He pleases, how He pleases, and by what means He pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but He will perform His Word, honour our faith, and reward them that diligently seek Him. Matthew Henry As a Bulls fan and Illinois-boy, Michael Jordan, of course, is my favorite athlete […]

Filed Under: series, Theology Tagged With: Contentment

Here and There: A Truly Ridiculous Christian Parody Video, James MacDonald Fired, Praying for Slow Church Growth, The Chibok Girls Sing To Jesus

February 19, 2019 by Justin Bullington

In “Here and There,” we’ll take a brief look at some things I like, random and important news in the Evangelical, political, and sports world. It’s been way too long since I’ve done one of these, so here we go. In this edition of “Here and There”: A Ridiculous Parody video James MacDonald is FIRED Pray for […]

Filed Under: Evangelism, Missions, Theology Tagged With: 9 Marks, Here and There, James MacDonald, Survivors

Contentment or Bust — Part 1

February 18, 2019 by Justin Bullington

Super Mario Strikers was a totally underrated video game back in the day. It was nuts. It was basically Super Mario Kart on a soccer field, sans cart, which, if you ask me and my friends was perfecto [insert Italian finger kiss]. You collected shells and bananas that you could trip up your opponent with, […]

Filed Under: series, Theology Tagged With: Contentment

What To Do When The Bible Becomes Tiresome

January 15, 2019 by Justin Bullington

A Pastor by the name of Tom Patton recently told a story about a time he was in seminary and the school president preached a message on the importance of God’s Word from Psalm 19. During the message he spoke about a very large, sixteenth century Bible that he had seen and held. When he […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: bible reading

Three Attributes of God To Fight Depression — Part 2

January 7, 2019 by Justin Bullington

Read part one here. I’ve heard it said (though I can’t remember where) that if we only knew these three attributes of God, you would be set for the rest of your life. Whoever said that is absolutely right. If we really meditated on these three characteristics of God day and night, if we really […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Depression

Three Attributes of God to Fight Depression — Pt. 1

January 2, 2019 by Justin Bullington

About 20-percent of all teens experience depression before they reach adulthood. This is an amazing stat. One out of every five in this age bracket experience deep, nearly suffocating darkness.     Adults do too. My lovely wife has been living  with depression for years now, and, even as a pastor, I find myself going […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Depression, Spurgeon

Seven Books I’ve Read So Far In 2018 (And You Should Too)

September 4, 2018 by Justin Bullington

I read books! I told a young friend of mine the other day, “Christians are readers.” Obvious sentiment, I know, because there is no such thing as a Bible-less Christian, and, if you don’t want to be Bible-less, you have to read. This is a skill every Christian needs to hone. Thankfully, in the centuries following the […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Andreas Kostenberger, Heaven Tourism, Joel Beeke, John MacArthur, Michael Vlach, R.C. Sproul, Steve Miller, Tim Challies

This Is The Chicago Bears’ NFL Now. Sorry.

September 1, 2018 by Justin Bullington

The Monsters of the Midway are legitimate division-title contenders and will (gulp) win ten-plus games this year, and yes, you guessed it, Aaron Rodgers’ collar-bone is weeping as we speak because… Khalil Mack is a Chicago Bear for at least eight years. Get used to it: We are all Chicago Bears now. “Super Bowl,” you […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Chicago Bears, Khalil Mack

When Was The Last Time You Genuinely, Prayerfully Considered Full-Time Missions?

August 29, 2018 by Justin Bullington

This is a letter from Eric Kaisoa of Papua New Guinea (PNG), sent to New Tribes Mission (NTM): “I’m writing again for the 7th time to ask if you will come to my village or not…The people are saying that you must come. I’m saying this again. I think you all didn’t get my first […]

Filed Under: Missions Tagged With: Calling, featured, Great Commission, Missions, New Tribes Mission, Papua New Guinea, Tribal Letters

Why We (Still) Warn Against Beth Moore

August 17, 2018 by Justin Bullington

Because pop-Christianity runs down stream a few years from the culture, thanks to Twitter, the bread and butter of Evangelicalism these days seems to be this wild, incoherent, seemingly-inebriated version of Hunger Games or Fortnight or whatever violent entertainment the kids like these days, where the main character (the Evangelical) and his clique tries to be […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Beth Moore, featured, Hermeneutics

The Future of Every Local Church Depends On These Two Leadership Qualities

August 8, 2018 by Justin Bullington

Year after year, as I read through the Bible, I’m floored by how much Scripture has to say about the subject of leadership. All throughout biblical history, God chose spiritual leaders who were to learn from Him, walk with Him, and then turn and teach His people. God puts a premium on true, biblical leadership. […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: 1 Thessalonians, Leadership

The Hardest Working Man In Podcast Land: An Interview With Dawain Atkinson

May 22, 2018 by Justin Bullington

The B.A.R. podcast host Dawain Atkinson often includes the hashtag #hardestworkingmaninpodcastland at the end of his social media posts. He’s probably right, and, by God’s grace, he’s not stopping any time soon. If you take a second to check out his iTunes podcast page, you’ll see why The B.A.R. is so influential in Reformed circles. […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Dawain Atkinson, Summer Profile, The B.A.R.

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