Philip Ryken

In response to Justin Taylor’s recent rejoinder (“Race and Responsibility”), I agree that the concept of covenant should not be applied to relationships beyond the proper biblical boundaries.  One thinks,…

Last week I received the latest issue of The Messenger, which is a newsletter published by Mission Mississippi.  Under the leadership of Dr. Dolphus Weary, Mission Mississippi seeks “to encourage…

Writing in the June 2006 issue of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Dallas Seminary’s Daniel Wallace explains why Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus became such a publishing phenomenon.  Why…

More from Charles Spurgeon on preaching the whole work of Christ: “He did not merely come to save us from the guilt of sin, but he came to save us…

Justin Taylor writes: “18. Reject the theories of collectivist sin, guilt, or exoneration when dealing outside of a covenantal context.”  Whether I agree with this statement depends on what counts…

Rosie O’Donnell has begun her new job on ABC’s “The View” by claiming that “Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America where we have…

Many thanks to Justin for giving us some principles to use in dealing with issues of race in the church.  I want to go farther with one of his principles,…

In his sermon “Servus Servorum” (or “Servant of Servants”), Charles Spurgeon speaks in favor of following Christ as our example, provided we first trust him as our Savior: “Years ago,…

Last week’s article (Suzanne Sataline, “Veneration Gap: A Popular Strategy for Church Growth Splits Congregants,” Wall Street Journal, front page, September 5) on the trouble some churches are facing as they transition…

posted by Philip Ryken I believe I am writing in saying that my good friend Rick Phillips is celebrating his birthday tomorrow, September 9.  Let’s see, Rick, are you 39…