What Is Evangelism?
God has so ordered his church that “there should be ministers or pastors to preach the Word of God.” The church must send ministers to preach so that sinners can hear the gospel, call on Jesus, and be saved (Rom. 10:14, 15).…
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Expository Preaching—The New Golden Calf, Part 2
I wish to commend Rev.’s Todd Ruddel and Adam Brink on their engagement with my article, “Expository Preaching—The New Golden Calf.” They clearly took time to sift through my words and made a lengthy, albeit in places cumbersome, response. I…
A Response to Ryan Denton’s Expository Preaching: The New Golden Calf
This article is a response to Rev. Ryan Denton: “Expository Preaching, The New Golden Calf” posted on Reformation 21’s website on May 12, 2025. This cannot be an exhaustive treatment of the topic but will simply engage with Rev. Denton’s article.…
Holding the Ropes for the Gospel: Evangelism is Everyone’s Calling
As the Holy Spirit enables you, support an evangelistic cause. Before leaving for India, William Carey told his friends Andrew Fuller and Samuel Pearce, “I will go down into the pit, if you will hold the ropes.” Carey was aware…
The Creeds and Confessions in the Life of the Church
How do the early church creeds and the Reformed confessions fit into the life of the local church? As someone who came to Reformed convictions but had not been raised in a Reformed context, this was a question I had…
Rob Ventura’s Equipped to Evangelize, Pt. 2
“A concise work on evangelism that is chock-full of biblical truth. It encompasses all that the Christian and the church need to know to go forth and preach the gospel. It is both instructional and motivational. It can be read and studied…
The Content of Scripture
Paragraph one of the first chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith sets forth the necessity of Scripture, if Scripture is necessary then it is essential to know which ancient Judeo-Christian writings combine to make up its content. The Westminster Assembly’s confession answered…
Jesus Calling: How We Got It Wrong– Posing the Thesis
Editor’s Note: The views expressed by the author are not necessarily the views expressed by Ref21 or the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Meals cannot be rated like movies. Marriages cannot be audited like companies. Jesus Calling cannot be assessed as a Christian Devotional.…
Christian Conferences: More or Less Pure
Christian conferences differ in such significant ways that one would be foolish to make sweeping statements about their usefulness or lack thereof. I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of speaking at conferences, of varying sizes, in many countries. By and…
Jesus Calling: How They Got it Wrong– Insufficient Arguments
In Part 1, I narrated a process in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), which will continue at the 52nd General Assembly in June. The Committee on Discipleship Ministries (CDM) and Mission to the World (MTW) will report on Sarah Young’s…