On Ministry
At the weekend, I had the truly great pleasure of leading the congregation in prayer at the installation of a former student, Hunter Powell, as one of the pastors at Guilford Baptist Church just outside Washington, D.C. The charge was…
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At the weekend, I had the truly great pleasure of leading the congregation in prayer at the installation of a former student, Hunter Powell, as one of the pastors at Guilford Baptist Church just outside Washington, D.C. The charge was…
“Counterfeit Spiritualities”
Idolatry is all manner of seeming holiness and worshipping, let these counterfeit spiritualities shine outwardly as glorious and fair as they may; in a word, all manner of devotion in those that we would serve God without Christ the Mediator,…
Thinking biblically about homosexuality
David Peterson is a terrific New Testament scholar. I have benefited much from his work. Dr. Peterson recently wrote three essays on the homosexuality as understood through the grid of of the Bible’s teaching on holiness. 1. Holiness and God’s…
Sermon Audio
On Sunday I began a series of messages through Philippians called Partners in the Gospel. The first sermon is entitled Sinners, Saints, and the Savior. You can listen to or download it HERE.
Oikos: A Case for Reviving the Household Economy
One of the more effective strategies in converting an Anabaptist to a Pedobaptist is to have him examine the ancient term oikos or “household.” It certainly worked in my case. I poured over literature handed to me by kind elders…
Oikos: A Case for Reviving the Household Economy
One of the more effective strategies in converting an Anabaptist to a Pedobaptist is to have him examine the ancient term oikos or “household.” It certainly worked in my case. I poured over literature handed to me by kind elders…
The Pastor as Exhibitionist
From a timely post by Phil Johnson: The notion that evangelicals are naïve and squeamish about sex and don’t discuss it openly enough is a myth. Evangelical sex manuals have been all the rage as long as I have been…
Another Kane Moment
Phil Johnson has a great post on the trend in evangelical exhibitionism here. The last paragraphs are particularly pertinent: It’s yet another sign of evangelicalism’s growing conformity to worldly values and worldly behavior. The various evangelical coalitions and young Reformed…