My fellow Ref Packers have drawn my attention to the fact that Kevin DeYoung has republished his (and Ryan Kelly's) part of a friendly exchange we had recently in the British evangelical journal, Foundations. I do not want to rehearse the…
The military is a place for both young and old to find their way in life. As a navy instructor in San Diego, CA, between 2005-2008, I saw numerous recruits–who recently graduated from boot camp–and long-time veterans, who were desirous…
I have a deep appreciation for the earliest Princeton men. Archibald Alexander, for example, mixes deep scriptural insight and wisdom, developed by assiduous study, with a rich and experimental piety, a happy blend too rare today. I have also been…
When the subject of “Lust in a digital age” comes up, our minds are likely to jump immediately to the suffocating epidemic of internet pornography that is sweeping our country–indeed, the world. Although it is still rarely openly discussed, most…
“You didn’t build that.” Those rather infamous words, some of you will remember, were spoken by our President to business owners about their businesses. And while those words are terribly misguided when applied to business owners they need to…
Let’s face it; discipline stinks. Our children illustrate all too well this truth that we learn to cleverly disguise as adults. No one asks for discipline. And yet, loving parents know that it is necessary for growth. Our Father in…
Peter Enns, The Bible Tells Me So …: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It. New York: Harper Collins, 2014. $17.99 This is not an easy book to review because a review calling into question the accuracy of…
Peter Enns, The Bible Tells Me So …: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It. New York: Harper Collins, 2014. $17.99 This is not an easy book to review because a review calling into question the accuracy of…
This article in Christianity Today is remarkable for a number of reasons, perhaps especially for the eloquent line, 'In a lot of ways, I considered Driscoll one of my pastors.' Such a sentiment is certainly consistent with the risible TGC…
Why do we love justification and sanctification? And do we love one more than the other? If you’ve ever been in a position where you think you might die, your theology really begins to matter, and you learn a great…
