A Pastor’s Love for Christ
The following is an article I wrote for the May 2013 edition of Tabletalk Magazine. It is a memorial for a man who exemplified more than... Read More
Why We Fear Grace
I love John Owen. I don’t know if there is a Puritan I would rather spend the rest of my life studying. I love his... Read More
Why Was Christ Veiled in the Law?
In his commentary on the book of Hebrews, John Owen makes an important observation about the Old Covenant Law and why God gave something that... Read More
Proud vs. Broken People
Most of the Christian books, sermons and theological material that my father gave me as a boy failed to catch my attention; but, for some... Read More
When God Swears to God
Many years ago I came across–what I continue to consider to this day to be–the most interesting tract I’ve seen. Taking first place in the... Read More
Taking Up the Hammer and the Nails (A Theology of Apostasy)
There is remarkably sobering picture in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress where Christian, as he makes his way toward the celestial city, comes to the house of... Read More
On Getting As Little Truth As Possible
For several years now I have tried to find a statement, made by J. Gresham Machen, that I read as a young Christian about the... Read More
Jesus’ Compassion for Sinners
As I work through an exposition of the letter to the Hebrews at New Covenant I’ve been struck afresh by the greatness of the compassion of Jesus,... Read More