A Prayer for Our Times
George Whitefield offered this prayer generations ago. How relevant it is for our own time. “Yea…that we shall see the great Head of the Church once more . . . raise up unto Himself certain young men whom He may…
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The Highest Science
On January 7, 1855 the 20 year old pastor of New Park Street Chapel in Southwark (London) opened his morning sermon with these words: “The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of…
English Hypothetical Universalism: John Preston and the Softening of Theology
I have to declare my interest in this type of book up front. It is just the kind of book I like to read: puritan history, intricate debates on predestination, the subtle nuances of the lapsarian controversy (it barely occasions…
Hey, where’s my Protestantism?
I think the attraction of Rome is in large part generated by the fact that one needs a reason not to be Catholic, and that the classic Protestant reasons for not being so have largely vanished — three of the…
There is a place to stand
Paul Tripp has written a very encouraging article that is posted at Keith and Kristen Getty’s website (). Metro East is honored to be hosting Paul on April 4th and 5th for his conference “Marriage, There Really is a Better…
UnChristian: What a New Generation Thinks about Christianity…and Why It Matters
Ever since Augustine penned the classic City of God, City of Man, the Church has wrestled with the question of how to be the Church in the world. Throughout the ages, the pendulum swings along a predictable trajectory. At one…
Tying the Knot Tighter: Because Marriage Lasts a Lifetime
Once again, author and biblical counselor Martha Peace (along with pastor John Crotts) has delivered up a resource that is worth close examination, this time for Christian couples. Tying the Knot Tighter: Because Marriage Lasts a Lifetime could be useful…
Does God Change His Mind?
“When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Then the…
Inductive Bible Studies and the Road to Rome
It certainly is remarkable to witness such core evangelical institutions as InterVarsity and Urbana now showing openness and (is it possible?) even turning to Roman Catholicism. But I think that with hindsight, we can see at least some of the…