Reflections on Steve Lawson’s Latest Book
Proverbs 29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Steve Lawson has written a book, Mercy in the Wilderness: How I Fell & What I Found. This…
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A Fallen Pastor and His Restoration
A Tragic Reality in the Church – A Fallen Pastor: The Church of Jesus Christ is not perfect. While the invisible Church is perfect and flawless, awaiting its arrival in the New Heaven and the New Earth, the visible…
Dear False Teacher: The Puritan Thomas Brooks Would Like a Word with You
Dear Mr. False Teacher, Permit me to write boldly to you. You have repeated your shallow shibboleths in sermons, blogs, and conferences, and you have tried very hard to pretend that secular society is a neutral playground, a marketplace of…
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Luke 13:1–5 “There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, ‘Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the…
The Statement on SJ&G Explained: Article 5, Sin
[Editorial Note: This is the fifth post in a series of posts in which we have invited the authors of “The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel” to expound upon the statement’s affirmations and denials. We encourage our readers to…
Stumbling on a Two-Way Street
Sin is a two-way street. There is the offender and the offended. We may not think of sin in those terms, especially in instances where we are the offended party. But the truth of the matter is that we bear…
Can the “Welcoming Church” Speak the Truth?
One feature of life in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the unveiling of the annual buzz-word for our General Assembly. This year, the word is “welcoming.” So far as it goes, this is a fine aspiration for our…
Essential Tools for Preaching Christ (Part 3)
When a man and a woman are engaged to be married they can hardly talk about anything else. In fact, we might suspect that something is wrong if they don’t express excitement about the wedding. The church is espoused to…
Cultural Myths About Truth and Love
A witness for Christ in any age–and certainly in this present age–requires a prayer-saturated, Christ-centered, Gospel-motivated, Bible-shaped, Spirit-filled and God-glorifying commitment to “speak the truth in love.” But this essential command for effective Gospel ministry to both those not yet…
A Pastoral Letter to Myself (In the Case that I Fall)
Dear Self, You’re much weaker than you think. Remember that Scripture says, “Let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12). It’s easy to look at men who have fallen in ministry with a…