Clean Hands and a Pure Heart
This is the title of Phil Johnson’s first talk at this year’s PCRT conference. His text was Psalm 24:3-6: Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?He who has clean hands and…
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Law-Gospel Off the Rails
The last week or so has seen renewed calls for reflection and responsibility on the part of Tullian Tchividjian in responding to critiques in the debate on sanctification. His most recent post on the Gospel Coalition website indicates that he…
So There I Was…
…sitting in a mid-rear pew next to my pastor’s son and friend, Greg, eager to hear what Phil Johnson had to say about The Glory of God. After enjoying the morning messages and a good lunch break, I was ready…
Living By Revealed Truth
Tom Nettles, Living By Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Christian Focus, 2013, 700pp, £29.99 It would be going over the top to declare an interest, but perhaps an admission of sorts would be in…
Witnessing to Homosexuals
How do you witness to homosexuals? The answer is, “Like anyone else,” but perhaps for some that is an over simplification. Regardless, we can at least agree on two things. 1) The use of the law in witnessing does not…
The Church, Blindness, and Disability
The latest MoS is now up. This week, the team interview attorney, Melanie Brunson, who is in the studio along with her delightful dog, Sparta. Melanie is also blind and thus we have the opportunity to talk about the…
The Church, Blindness, and Disability
The latest MoS is now up. This week, the team interview attorney, Melanie Brunson, who is in the studio along with her delightful dog, Sparta. Melanie is also blind and thus we have the opportunity to talk about the…
Abled in the Church
Carl, Todd, and I had the pleasure of welcoming Melanie Brunson and her guide dog, Sparta, in the underground bunker to interview for this week’s Mortification of Spin podcast. The tagline of our podcast is “casual conversations about things that…
Riding shotgun
I could not help sadly oscillating the Walker bean when I read Carl’s offer to ride shotgun to Mark Jones on the proposed debate between Jones and Tchividjian on the matter of the law and grace, and – specifically –…
Imperatives are for preaching…
Now that Kevin DeYoung has weighed in quite effectively on the most recent flap over the justification/sanctification debate I suppose any words from me would be superfluous. However, I am a preacher so silence is not an option. But given…