Rick Phillips

There is so much irony wrapped up in Rick Warren’s invitation to invoke God’s blessing on the inauguration of Barak Obama that I am astonished that Carl Trueman has not…

During our earlier discussion of Tim Keller’s book The Prodigal God, I pointed out the way some have used this parable to undermine the centrality of the atonement in salvation. …

With Veterans Day right around the corner, I did a pastor’s letter this week on how to pray for our soldiers (as an old Army guy, I use “soldier” as an all-purpose…

It’s seems that our Lord’s “Parable of the Prodigal Son” is highly in vogue these days.  On the surface, this is a good thing, because what more beautiful message is…

I have been seething in shame and indignation since the beginning of our banking/Wall Street crisis.  For one thing, it seems that the President’s proposal, now made law, amounts to…

Perhaps the best incentive for readers to attend the Together for Adoption conference (Nov. 1, Greenville, SC) is being displayed right before our eyes on the national stage.  I am…

I just saw on the internet that Shawn Johnson, the American female gymnist, finally won her gold medal, on the balance beam.  For me, the highlight of the Olympics was…

I have been involved in a friendly, and hopefully fruitful, discussion over at Green Baggins regarding Bible interpretation.  I have been encouraged to post here some of my comments there.  Because…

From my pastor’s letter this week: One of the most important things we will do at Second Presbyterian Church is disciple our children to a living, personal faith in the…