Rick Phillips

Having moved to Greenville, SC, one of the big decisions has been where to send our children to school.  This year we have a fifth, fourth, and second grader (with…

Earlier this month, I attended the annual Christian Booksellers’ Association (CBA) in Atlanta to do a booksigning and interviews for my new book Jesus the Evangelist.  It was my first…

I think the greatest danger to Trinitarian worship in at least American evangelicalism is the oft-cited “Jesus-only” phenomenon.  Instead of worshiping God, we say that we are “worshiping Jesus.”  Now,…

I just received my copy of B.B. Warfield: Essays on His Life and Thought, edited by Gary Johnson.  Having read the introduction and perused the contents, I look forward to…

I’m not sure that the best way to look at career choices is to place the discussion into the obedient/disobedient framework, but rather into the wise/unwise framework.  Now, there are career…

Last night, Sharon and I decided to veg and watch a movie after the kids went to sleep.  We pulled out the video of My Big Fat Greek Wedding.  As…

I won’t be attending the PCA GA this week because my family is getting ready to pack up and move to South Carolina.  My wife actually encouraged me to go…

Thanks Carl for the link to Dr Michael Liccione’s response to your piece on Beckwith.  I found it most illuminating.  On the key issue of tradition and authority, Liccione’s main argument…

I got an email from a young minister yesterday who was updating me on his calling into ministry.  We first at the Indianapolis PCRT when he was at college.  He…

I’m catching up on recent ref21 conversations, and I couldnt’ help but chime in on the subject raised by Phil’s comment on Ivy League Expectations and Carl’s addition regarding the…