So you want to be a Doctor?
“…nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all” (Eccl. 9:11). PhD’s are becoming more and more common, particularly in the church. For those in…
Mark Jones
Dr. Jones is Pastor of Faith Vancouver Church (PCA) in Vancouver, Canada and a specialist in post-Reformation Reformed theology.
North Texas Conference on Assurance
If I died today I would be with the Lord. I know that infallibly. But I’m certainly not the greatest believer who ever lived – not even close. My confidence…
Daddy, am I really forgiven?
If you are a Christian parent with young children, do you consider your children to be Christians? There were some lively debates at the Westminster Assembly. One took place over…
FIFA World Cup
Thankfully God deals with our idols, because left to ourselves we certainly would not. Four years ago I had a paid flight to South Africa, tickets to many games, and…
Christ is Most Satisfied When We Most Glorify
As part of my series on practical Christology, I have asked: “How may I know Christ loves me?” and “Why is Heaven eternal?“ The answers to these questions do not belong only…
Why is Heaven Forever?
In a previous post I asked, How do you know that Christ loves you? Pastors and Christians need to do better than just assume this truth. I gave a trinitarian grounding…
A New Confession?
What do you think about writing new confessions? John Owen was a big fan of writing new confessions. Ryan Kelly has an excellent chapter on this topic in the The…
An Apologie
Thanks to Carl (sort of) for the Introduction. But the man he speaks about is not me, I promise. I have lots of friends on Facebook, but do plan to…