The Cross and the Atonement
During the first decade of the twenty-first century, a number of prominent leaders in the emerging church movement asserted that the doctrine... Read More
The Art of Spiritual War
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is one of the most ancient and most revered military manuals in all of human history. In it,... Read More
Were Not the Right Man on Our Side…
As a boy, I would sometimes slip into my dad’s dress shoes and put on a pair of his glasses when I... Read More
For Still Our Ancient Foe…
What impact would it have had on the church in our late-modern, scientific day and age if the author(s) of the Apostles’... Read More
The Impact of 9/11
I vividly remember the morning of September 11. 2001. I was living in Flat Rock, NC, just south of Asheville. I remember... Read More
The Law-Fulfilling Jesus
So much about the truth of Christ in the Scriptures respects the obedience He rendered to His Father. Though He is God... Read More
The Flesh/Spirit Distinction in Pauline Theology
One of the most important, and yet most difficult, elements of Pauline theology is the Apostle’s use of the flesh/Spirit (σὰρξ/πνεῦμα) antithesis.... Read More
Peripatetic Sermon Prep
Discussions about sermon preparation tend to gravitate towards subjects involved in the formal processes of moving from the text to the sermon.... Read More
Raised Through the Blood
What is the central message of Christianity? This is a subject of timeless importance in a day when many insist that the... Read More
On Controversy and Rules of Persuasion
John Newton once wrote a letter on rules of controversy to a fellow minister who informed him of his intention to confront... Read More