A Tribute to R.C. Sproul
When I was a young boy, I distinctly remember sitting in the living rooms of various families of the churches we attended–watching... Read More
Ecumenical Fences
Questions concerning ecumenical affiliations are among the most difficult for any minister to answer. There is a spectrum along which every minister... Read More
Extemporaneous Preaching
When first preparing for ministry, I would sometimes try to envision the Apostles standing before a great crowd of people about to preach one of... Read More
Redeeming our Reading
Dr. Joel Beeke once said, “Before I read anything, I pray that the Lord would give me the grace to discern whether... Read More
A Sense of the Love of Christ
Many years ago, while reading through J. I. Packer’s profoundly important book, The Quest for Godliness, I happened across a reference to Sinclair Ferguson’s... Read More
4 Kinds of Pastors
About five years into the pastorate–trying to discern my own weaknesses and deficiencies–I started to realize that there are essentially four kinds... Read More
The Church in the Community
There has been no shortage of writing over the past decade about what role any given local church should have in the... Read More
Guardian Angels?
“You must have a guardian Angel watching over you!” You’ve either heard it said or have said it to someone after their... Read More
Sophisticated Temples of Modern Idolatry
For decades, the consumeristic and narcissistic culture in which we live has served the unsuspecting and unconscious worshippers of North America with extravagant... Read More
Baptized with the Transgressors
The baptism of Jesus is one of the most significant redemptive-historical events in the Scripture; yet one the is so often greatly... Read More