Joseph Addison was born the third son of the minister of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Archibald Alexander, D.D., on April 24, 1809. His mother, Janetta Waddel Alexander, was the daughter of James Waddel who served as a…
Mottos (or slogans) are somewhat trendy. Within most organizations, you can expect to have one. They provide vision, core values, and direction for the overall trajectory of the institution. “An Army of One,” “Have It Your Way Right Away,” “Just…
The latest MoS podcast is up. In this one, the team interview Trillia Newbell, author of the forthcoming book United on the subject of… diversity. A perennially tricky question, we hope the discussion proves helpful. In other news, the Mad…
The latest MoS podcast is up. In this one, the team interview Trillia Newbell, author of the forthcoming book United on the subject of… diversity. A perennially tricky question, we hope the discussion proves helpful. In other news, the Mad…
Trillia Newbell is one spunky woman. And she is driven by a passionate, biblical goal. As a matter of fact, Trillia has written a book about it: United, Captured by God’s Vision of Diversity. She takes John’s vision recorded in…
I am currently preaching a series of sermons through the Book of Job. Not surprisingly the subject matter of Job–God’s sovereignty in suffering–brings up heart-felt questions. I am going to try to deal with some of those questions here as I…
“…nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all” (Eccl. 9:11). PhD’s are becoming more and more common, particularly in the church. For those in the church wishing to pursue postgraduate studies, here are a…
In response to Rick’s ‘Why the Fourth of July is a Presbyterian holiday‘ my good friend Sir Tristram Strieb-Griebling sent me the following. We don’t often publish correspondence and comments we receive but having shown it to Rick we both…
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, by baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son…
Christianity.com recently posted my response to Dr. Karl Giberson who has written that while Christianity can afford lose Adam and Eve, it cannot lose it’s theistic evolutionists. Strange reasoning to be sure. Giberson does us quite a favor in the final…
