Prophetic Vision
“We need a baptism of clear seeing. We desperately need seers who can see through the mist–Christian leaders with prophetic vision. Unless they come soon it will be too late for this generation. And if they do come we will…
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What’s on my mind Saturday evening…
“If God is not supreme in our preaching, where in this world will the people hear about the supremacy of God? If we do not spread a banquet of God’s beauty on Sunday morning, will not our people seek in…
The Lord’s Supper
It is a pleasure to recommend this latest book on The Lord’s Supper by my friend and colleague Dr Malcolm Maclean of Scalpay Free Church. What I like about it is not only the survey of the biblical, historical and…
Law and Gospel
My friend Gary Brady has been blogging on the Affinity Theological Conference at which I recently gave a paper on the threefold dvision of the law. The subject was ‘The End of the Law?’ and attracted about 140 delegates. The…
Which God is found in The Shack?
Arminian theologian Roger Olson has written a book entitled Finding God in The Shack. Tim Challies is writing a series of helpful reviews. Olson is a theologian (professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University) and…
The difference an inch makes
In America, personhood is often determined by an inch or less. If any portion of a baby’s body remains in the birth canal then he or she is afforded no status as a person. Sometimes even after the baby is…
Blog 25: 1.13.23 – 1.13.25
Let me conclude this week’s blogs on the Institutes with a general plug for the value of thinking about God in a Trinitarian way. We rightly talk about having a personal relationship with God, so we need to realize that…
Desiring God Pastor’s Conference
Check out the audio of this year’s Desiring God Pastor’s Conference by clicking HERE.
Feed My Sheep
For the last few days I have been blessed to attend a workshop on biblical exposition held at Tenth Presbyterian. It has been a wonderful reminder of what is the central calling of the pastor. It is not to be…
Blog 24: 1.13.18 – 1.13.22
These sections on the Trinity are especially valuable to Christians, who are greatly helped if we can begin to think of God and salvation in explicitly Trinitarian terms. It has been observed that while the liberals worship only God the…