I know that John Piper’s books and sermons have been a tremendous blessing to many in the faith. That is a wonderful truth that I do not want to minimize. But especially because of this, because many Christians look up…
I know that John Piper’s books and sermons have been a tremendous blessing to many in the faith. That is a wonderful truth that I do not want to minimize. But especially because of this, because many Christians look up…
I think there is a good case that Peter Martyr Vermigli is the brains behind Article 17 of the Thirty-nine Articles. He was the highly respected and trusted Regis Professor of Divinity at Oxford (1548-1554), and actually wrote a tract…
Last year Karl Vaters wrote a thougtful article on the pain pastors experience when people leave their church. Vaters writes specifically on behalf of pastors of small churches. I have pastored a small church. In a small church a…
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 raised a spiritual body.” (Those interested in the sermon can…
Westminster Bookstore is currently offering special discounts on some excellent books dealing with abortion… Defending Life by Francis Beckwith …
The first half of this piece can be found here ~ Mark McDowell, Editor …Americans also supported a physical degradation of African Americans largely through the practice of illegal lynching, which was a heinous and unspeakably violent activity that also…
Nephrologists will tell you that healthy kidneys are vital to human life. Their primary function is to filter out waste in the bloodstream that, if not removed, will kill the whole body. They will also tell you that failed kidneys…
Historical theology is an important discipline for the church. There are views that have been held by Reformed theologians in the past that I don’t necessarily agree with, but must nevertheless do my best to understand so that I know…
I. Virtue: a brief introduction In my previous post, I briefly noted the threefold grace that Paul unfolds in Titus 2.11-14: (1) “saving grace,” which flows from God’s free mercy toward sinners in the redeeming death of Jesus Christ, (2)…
