As a new year begins, I thought it might be helpful, to some at least, to put some flesh on the bones of “The Ten Tenets” of a Reformed apologetic, as those tenets are delineated and discussed in Covenantal Apologetics.…
Dr. Dan Wallace writes, “…we can see that it is crucial — because it is an essential part of the gospel — that race should never be a roadblock to the fullest fellowship that Christians can have. In 1963, Martin…
Our brother discusses his new book Life in Christ:
A little while ago, a friend wrote an article entitled “My Ministry is Harder Than Yours (and Other Lies We Tell).” The author, Mez McConnell, is a pastor in Edinburgh and one of the architects of 20schemes, a ministry seeking…
Here, signs above the water fountains said, “For Colored Only.” Certain parks, restaurants, and swimming pools prohibited all but its white guests. Distant past? No. As recently as 1960, ethnic integration on public transportation was still questionable. Home to the…
I can assure you that ethnic/race issues will not be the only, perhaps even primary, area about which I write. (Take a deep breath). I am passionate about many other things (e.g., the gospel, my family, the church I pastor,…
I detest Saturday conferences. I mean it; there are few things worse than slogging your guts out all week and getting to Friday and the horrible realisation dawns on you that you booked into that conference 4 months ago. You know…
I hope that I will be able at some point to provide a review of Tom Nettles’ excellent volume, Living for Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon (pastors and preachers, you need this book, and…
In a recent edition of Christian Renewal (date: December 11, 2013), Ruth Vandyken, in her article, “Preaching Outside the Box and onto the Public Soapbox,” interviewed Dr. Joseph Pipa–faculty at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary–and Dr. Cornel Venema–of Mid-America Reformed Seminary–requesting…
Every organization has its own language. Computer programming companies speak C++. Accounting firms talk in pluses and minuses. The armed forces use a unique language as well. We use words like, “head,” “scuttlebutt,” “grinder,” “salty.” The latter is particularly interesting…
