The power of Ref 21
Forget flexing your muscles! I had an email from the Banner of Truth to say that JC Ryle’s expository thoughts on the gospels is going to be published in hardback with the type reset. It should be available later…
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Wednesday’s Word of the Week
I like fun words. I love learning new words or rediscovering old ones to use in my vocabulary. So every Wednesday I will be posting a new word of the week, along with its definition. I challenge you to use…
Should you join a church?
The short answer is “Yes!”Take time to check out the latest 9Marks ejournal. The theme this month is church membership. Is it biblical? What does membership mean? What are the costs of meaningless membership? Is Church Membership Biblical by Matt…
The Great Man Theory
I heard the news about Bin Laden’s death when I arrived back at the Philadelphia Airport at 1045 on Sunday night with my colleague, Greg Beale. We noticed a small group huddled by a TV in the almost-deserted airport and…
The Great Man Theory
I heard the news about Bin Laden’s death when I arrived back at the Philadelphia Airport at 1045 on Sunday night with my colleague, Greg Beale. We noticed a small group huddled by a TV in the almost-deserted airport and…
Theological Fitness Part Four: Active Rest
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, approximately 60% of well-meaning people who begin a workout routine give up. And then there’s a small percentage out of the 40% left, who encounter overtraining syndrome. Martha Pyron, Md., wrote an article…
Submitting both our hopes and imaginations to Scripture
Obviously, universalism has been getting quite a lot of attention lately. This is largely a good thing. It is why some orthodox theologians speak about our “debt to heresy.” Heresy tends to rally the orthodox. It prompts the faithful to…
Sunday’s Sermon
On Sunday I preached part 12 in our current series: God’s Great Story. It is entitled “The Nation Building God” and deals with the birth of the church. You can listen to or download the sermon HERE.
Thnking about Osama…
Christians are offering up various opinions on the assassination of Osama Bin Laden. Some are rejoicing as they point to such texts as Romans 13:3-4. Others are appealing to such texts as Ezekiel 33:11 to mourn his death. Are these…
The appeal of churches who know what they believe…
The growth of theologically conservative churches and the corresponding decline of liberal churches has been the occasion of a lot of speculation over the years. Even sociologists have offered opinions. The findings usually suggest that people can’t deal with the…