On Originalist Hermeneutics
A few years back I made a proposal that we replace the label “literal translation” with a better one—originalism—a term that has... Read More
Legitimate Care and Concern vs. Anxiety and Worry
Dr. Doran recently preached a series of sermons addressing a significant problem in our day: anxiety. This was a timely series and... Read More
The Wisdom Pyramid: A Review
Brett McCracken has written a helpful, short book on managing our information-overload world. He rightly notes that though we live in a... Read More
When Your Authority Becomes Your Enemy
Post-Christian society is full of deniers—Christians unwilling to cede the loss of Christian influence and often unaware that this loss has irreparably... Read More
Wisdom from Spurgeon: On Re-qualification for Ministry
This semester Dr. John Aloisi and I are co-teaching a class called “Great Books.” We are working our way through various books... Read More
Does It Matter If Government Restrictions on Churches Are Reasonable and Temporary?
Over the past year, Christian leaders have been forced to think through the nature of governmental authority as it relates to the... Read More
Yet Another Question of Discernment: Binary Assessments
As a professor and occasional interim pastor, I routinely hear a question (or something like it): “Is __________ (fill in the blank... Read More
15 Signs You Are in a Loving Marriage
A while back I saw Oprah magazine had a list of 16 signs you may be in a loveless marriage (with the... Read More
What Shall We Think of Special Providence?
A few weeks ago Doug Wilson outlined a solution to the “problem of prayer” in the face of divine sovereignty by championing the idea... Read More
The Offense of Grace
No one hates grace, do they? Who would ever be offended by a free gift? After calling a tax collector to follow... Read More