Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels
One does not have to preach, teach, or even read the New Testament for long in order to discover how steeped its authors are in the Old Testament. The OT surfaces on virtually every page of the NT. It serves…
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Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels
One does not have to preach, teach, or even read the New Testament for long in order to discover how steeped its authors are in the Old Testament. The OT surfaces on virtually every page of the NT. It serves…
Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels
One does not have to preach, teach, or even read the New Testament for long in order to discover how steeped its authors are in the Old Testament. The OT surfaces on virtually every page of the NT. It serves…
A Listener Response to the Maddi Runkles Podcast
I've received a handful of emails regarding the latest MoS episode on Maddi Runkles, the pregnant teenager who could not walk with her fellow graduates at Heritage Christian Academy. They were pretty much divided in half between those who agreed…
Don’t Leave Those Kids Alone
Because of the obsession of what has been called “youth culture,” it has been said that 1 Timothy 4:12 (“Let no one despite you for your youth…”) may be the most incomprehensible passage in our modern American culture. A cursory…
What in the world is the church for?
Once again I am writing from Greensboro, NC and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. Today was the fourth annual Gospel Reformation Network GA luncheon. If you are not familiar with the GRN you can read…
A Big Moment for the PCA
I am currently in Greensboro, NC for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. As a denomination we are facing what I believe is a watershed moment. Overture 2 which was submitted by Calvary Presbytery will grant…
A Year After Orlando
As is true of September 11, June 12 is a date in American history that elicits a miasma of emotions. Just one year ago today, one the most tragic mass shootings on American soil took place. The target was clear–the “LGBT” community. It garnered…
General Assembly Pre-Reading
Let's face it, General Assembly can be spiritually and emotionally taxing. This is especially true when there are disagreements between us as there are this year. God tends to use situations like this to expose the sins in my own…
My Hopes for General Assembly 2017
There is no avoiding the fact that there are deep divisions within the PCA. When “us versus them” language is used routinely it is clear that we have separated into competing camps. That is sad but certainly not unprecedented.…