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…
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…
On Sunday I preached part 3 of our current series through Job (1:13-2:10). It is entitled “My Only Comfort” and can be listened to HERE.
In a recent article posted at The Daily Beast, Dr. Karl Giberson laments that there are vocal elements within the CRC (Christian Reformed Church) who still believe the Bible and their own confession of faith concerning human origins. In an…
On Sunday I preached the second message from our current series through Job. It is entitled “God Holds Court” (1:6-12) and can be listened to HERE.
In this morning’s sermon I mentioned Dr. Peter Jones’ excellent book One Or Two: Seeing a World of Difference. Walking around in a blur? Afraid to talk about Jesus? Not sure how Christians fit with other religions? One or Two…
On Sunday I began a series through the book of Job entitled “Out of the Storm.” My goal is to preach through this amazing book in 9 sermons. We’ll see relatively soon if I will be successful in this. The…
One of the things that characterize contemporary evangelicalism is the aesthetic of niceness. Evangelicals will tolerate charlatans and false teachers. What they will not tolerate is anyone who violates the canons of niceness. In this episode of Mortification of Spin, we…
Last week (June 17-20) the 42nd annual General Assembly of the PCA was held in Houston, TX. Being a rather newly minted Teaching Elder in the PCA, this was my first General Assembly. For the most part I was encouraged.…
On Wednesday of General Assembly, the Gospel Reformation Network sponsored a luncheon with Derek Thomas as the featured speaker. His subject was sanctification. It is an address that is desperately needed in the church today. As recent months have proven,…
