Before reading this article, please consider reading through the first five pieces as this article is best understood in the context of the others and reading the first five articles will enhance your reading of this one as each article…
“Be holy, for I am holy” ~ 1 Peter 1:16 One of the most difficult things to do is tell the truth…about ourselves. The church prides itself on being a bastion of truth in a world of lies, yet her…
“Shame. Boatloads of shame. Day after day. More of the same. Blame. Please lift it off. Please take it off. Please make it stop.” Those words are not just the lyrics to a famous Avett Brothers’ song, they are also…
Penn State University’s recent scandal and consequences have saturated the newspapers, blogs, and radio and television stations. Sandusky’s heretofore-private encounters with young boys are now anything but private, and his years of sexual exploits have ignited societal outrage. If reading…
Penn State University’s recent scandal and consequences have saturated the newspapers, blogs, and radio and television stations. Sandusky’s heretofore-private encounters with young boys are now anything but private, and his years of sexual exploits have ignited societal outrage. If reading…
The most important truth about sin is the one least recognized in our day. It is this: all sin is primarily sin against God. Where sin is understood as merely a moral concept rather than mainly a religious one,[1] where…
The most important truth about sin is the one least recognized in our day. It is this: all sin is primarily sin against God. Where sin is understood as merely a moral concept rather than mainly a religious one,[1] where…
Categories of literature have expanded well beyond the tragedy/comedy paradigm of earlier days. Genres, in other words, have been fruitful and have multiplied. Into the mix, I propose a new addition, apostasy literature. Definition: a genre, usually taking the form…
Christians often strike me as the most Freudian of people. Say what you like, I have a sneaking suspicion that Freud, rather than Augustine, Luther, or Calvin, probably offers the best insights into the way that Christians really think and…
J. I. Packer’s endorsement of John Owen’s treatment of sin in an introduction to the 1983, Multnomah Press edition of Owen’s writings on sin, Sin and Temptation, contained the following effusive words: He told me how to understand myself as…
