Prayer stands at the heart of a thriving ministry. Long hours for the church, frequent pastoral visiting, vigorous study, and passionate preaching—unless the Lord gives his blessing, all these labors are in vain (Ps 127:1-2). God loves to bless his…
As I was learning Reformed theology over two decades ago, certain views were dogmatically affirmed as Reformed in print and online, but my own reading of Reformed sources seemed to differ at times from what was being alleged by those…
Only one person has truly understood the words that Christ said on the cross: “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”, that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46). That person was Christ himself. The rest of us…
To call a book “the most important printed book in the English language” is a very bold claim indeed, yet it is what the British Library called the book whose five hundredth anniversary is being commemorated this year. That…
This is part two of a series of articles responding to the arguments of those who claim to be Christians and appeal to scripture to support racist views. In part 1 I highlighted how Kinists twist scripture and apply foreign…
If we were reading the Gospels for the first time, what might we expect to happen immediately after the baptism of Jesus? It is a breathtaking moment. The heavens open, the Spirit descends like a dove, and the Father declares…
Reformed covenant theology is known for seeing greater continuity between the Abrahamic, Mosaic, and new covenants than that of older theological systems, such as Socinianism, Anabaptism, and English Antinomianism, as well as newer ones like Dispensationalism. Moreover, Reformed covenant theology…
It cannot be denied that there has been a small, yet growing trend in the church in recent years for some young men to embrace racist views. They go by various names: Kinists, Racialists, Race Realists, Familyism and use terms…
At a recent talk at the Shepherds Conference, Paul Washer spoke of his meeting with John MacArthur at MacArthur’s home some months (4?) before his death. Washer said that he spoke in a manner that ought to be done far…
In 2014, Susan Stryker, an MTF transgender Professor Emerita of Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Arizona, published an essay entitled “My Words to Victor Frankenstein above the Village of Chamounix: Performing Transgender Rage.”[1] In it, Stryker…
