The Gospel + All Things
I recently attended a college ministry event in which a number of students gave testimonies about how their lives have been impacted. As is so often the case, it was…
Rick Phillips
Did Jesus Have a “Gospel-Centered” Ministry?
We often read today of a “gospel-centered”TM ministry as opposed to a legalistic or otherwise sub-Christian approach to salvation. When used in this trade-marked sense, “gospel-centered” usually means that we must…
James Is, You Know, in the Bible
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine was discussing the necessity of works to salvation when a fellow Reformed minister accused him of legalism. This pastor, noted for…
Why Should We Come to Church?
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42). One of the greatest needs of our dark times…
Four Reasons Christians Should Support Kim Davis
Most Americans have by now learned the name of Kim Davis, who as clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky has refused to issue marriage licenses to homosexual couples. Having been directed…
Church Discipline, Contemporary Grace Style
I have so far refrained from public comment on the resignation of Tullian Tchividjian in light of his confessed sexual sin, limiting myself to praying for him and his family. …
A Biblical Model for Corporate Confession
The pressing matter coming out of this year’s General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) was the Personal Resolution on Civil Rights Remembrance. The assembly decided to postpone this…
The Value of Reading Expository Commentaries
One of my tasks this month is editing Derek Thomas’ forthcoming commentary on Ezra-Nehemiah for the Reformed Expository Commentary series. I am learning so much and benefiting from its extraordinary…
Romans 7 and the Psychikos Man of 1 Corinthians 15:44
This past Lord’s Day my evening sermon was preached on a passage that includes 1 Corinthians 15:44, where Paul writes that the body “is sown a natural body; it is…
Should the Church Divorce from the State in Marriage?
In light of the recent Supreme Court decision granting civil rights for homosexual marriages, a question is raised: should the church divorce from its marriage-partnership with the state? In other…