Throughout my twenty-plus years of following Jesus Christ and serving in His church, I have repeatedly seen pastors disqualify themselves for ministry. The moral failures of such ministers have led to confusion, pain, and even a crisis of faith for…
Contrary to much of modern thinking, there is truth and there is error. And just as it is vital to find the one–without truth there can be no salvation–so it is requisite to shun the other–for error in vital matters…
Contrary to much of modern thinking, there is truth and there is error. And just as it is vital to find the one–without truth there can be no salvation–so it is requisite to shun the other–for error in vital matters…
Calvin discovers in Gen. 21, with its record of Isaac’s birth and Ishmael’s banishment from Abraham’s house, a contrast between two kinds of laughter, one “holy and lawful,” the other “canine and profane.” Holy laughter — not (of course) to…
As strange as it may sound, one of the more insightful discussions of Trump’s political success is offered by “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams. Trump is a “master persuader,” he argues, who knows and uses human psychology to far greater effect than…
It seems even too trite to write a blog post such as this but at our dinner table the other night my 6 year old son asked the question. In January 2015 our third child Phoebe was born and, as…
IThe Christian confession of the resurrection encompasses two great matters: first, that Jesus Christ is the living one who died and is alive for evermore (Rev. 1.18), and, second, that together with him ‘God made us alive’ (Eph. 2.5). These…
Of the twelve affirmations that constitute the Apostles’ Creed — perhaps the most regularly recited statement of basic Christian doctrine in the western Church of the last 1500 years — none has caused greater uncertainty and debate over the centuries…
Who died on the Cross? Did the Second Person of the Trinity die on the cross? We affirm. (But not all of us) I recently read an argument by R.C. Sproul that suggested we should not say the second person…
Preaching “Christ and him crucified” is core to the job description of any minister of the Christian gospel (1 Corinthians 2:2). Good Friday drives this home more than any other day in the church calendar. On that day, the preacher’s…
