Musing About Music
WikiAnswers poses the question, “Why does music exist?” then self-replies: “Because it brings happiness to people all over the world.” We must... Read More
The 2013 Conference on the Church for God's Glory: The Resolved Pastor
The proceedings (written and audio) of the 2013 Conference of the Church for God’s Glory (Rockford, IL) are now available on the conference... Read More
Sanctification, Homosexuality, and the Church
In this post my goal is to utilize the issue of homosexuality as a case study to demonstrate that the “Jesus +... Read More
When Jesus Plus Nothing Doesn’t Equal Everything
I am not a handy person. The tool chest in my basement contains only a few basic tools, many of which were... Read More
2013 Conference on the Church for God's Glory
Readers living within driving distance of Rockford, Illinois, will be interested in attending the annual Conference on the Church for God’s Glory held there... Read More
Another Good Book
I just finished a helpful book by Thomas E. Bergler, The Juvenilization of American Christianity (Eerdmans, 2012). Those of you who know... Read More
A Critical Review of the Bible (the miniseries, that is)
I wasn’t one of the privileged few who got to pre-screen the History Channel’s miniseries, The Bible, but I thought a retrospective word... Read More
The Eclipse of Creation and New Creation in Biblical Theology
One of the tensions of pan-denominational evangelicalism that fixates entirely on Gospel essentials is the eclipse of the bookends of biblical theology:... Read More
The Rites of the Gathered Church as Ordinary Means of Grace
In Reformed life, one commonly hears reference made to the “ordinary means of grace,” a category that typically includes the reading of... Read More
Kevin DeYoung’s The Hole in Our Holiness: A Review
A few months ago I expressed some fairly strong reservations about a nefarious variation of “Gospel-Centered” sanctification that has captured the attention... Read More