Candidating for Pastoral Ministry
One of the most significant things that my father ever said to me was, “When you come to candidate for a church,... Read More
Satan, His Gospel and Ministers
A.W. Pink wrote a wonderful little book titled Satan and His Gospel in which he noted: In contradiction to the Gospel of... Read More
Outlook Magazine, a Great Reformed Resource
Last year R. Scott Clark posted a link to The Outlook a magazine of the Reformed Fellowship, Inc. I have viewed and... Read More
Theonomy, Two Kingdoms, and a Middle Road
It has become commonplace to read about “Two Kingdoms theology” in the Reformed churches of today. This is a phrase that is... Read More
Turning Water Into…
There is so much rich symbolism in the Scripture, that we sometimes fail to see the depth to which the Holy Spirit... Read More
Batzig Wedding Sermon
For some time now I have wanted to post a link to the sermon that my friend Ed Verbeke preached at my... Read More
Gospel of John Sermon Series
For the past three Sunday evenings I have had the enormous privilege of preaching through the first chapter of the Gospel of... Read More
One By One
Not that long ago my dad sought to encourage me by reminding me that “the Kingdom advances one person at a time.”... Read More
The Minister and the Importance of Reading
Charles Spurgeon, in his sermons “Paul–His Cloak and Books,” wrote, “The man who never reads will never be read; he who never... Read More
Jonathan Edwards on the Active Obedience of Christ
Jonathan Edwards, as Craig Biehl has aptly demonstrated, frequently emphasized the importance of the active obedience of Christ. The active obedience (as... Read More