We tend towards one of two extremes in our attitudes towards work: either we make too little of it, or we make too much of it. We make too little of work when we regard it with contempt, when we…
As we make our monthly way through the Ten Tenets, Tenet 7 is one that can be simply put, but remains complex in its application. Tenet 7 is this: There is an absolute, covenantal antithesis between Christian theism and any…
As we make our monthly way through the Ten Tenets, Tenet 7 is one that can be simply put, but remains complex in its application. Tenet 7 is this: There is an absolute, covenantal antithesis between Christian theism and any…
Are you watching the news? Are you reading blogs and news reports about the recent death of 18-year old Michael Brown? Have you watched the protests that have and will continue to occur? Are you, in any sense, moved to…
In exposing and critiquing the shallow culture of Western celebrity that too easily infiltrates the church of Jesus Christ, we must be careful not to allow that to become an equally crass dismissiveness of legitimately-earned reputation. Empty pomposity and unfounded…
I’m sitting at the dining room table at my in-laws waiting for a call from someone to come fix my broken car (a minor issue, really, but one that needs attention). Tricia’s parents aren’t here: her father is sitting with his…
I’ve been working of late on the doctrine of the pactum salutis, i.e., the eternal covenant between the Father and the Son concerning the redemption of elect sinners. Here, as in so many places, John Owen is instructive. Although it…
In 2010, John Piper was asked, “Should pastors get PhDs?” He responded, “If you’re already a pastor, I wouldn’t get a PhD. It’s a lot of work, and the payoff is really small. Really small. When I say really small,…
In his book, “Tough Topics”, Sam Storms addresses the question of Christ’s impeccability (“Could Jesus Sin?”). He writes: “For many years I strongly advocated the impeccability of Christ, insisting that because he was God incarnate, he was incapable of…
Our Father in heaven, the sovereign and almighty God, the faithful covenant-keeper and Savior, we plead to you on behalf of our suffering fellow believers in Iraq. Cast your eye upon them and have mercy to uphold and defend your…
