Theologically Loaded Catch-Lines, Episode 1: What Does It Mean to “Cease Striving”?
I’ve decided to start a mini-series of blogposts on historically freighted phrases/clauses/mantras that have been detached from their moorings and have become... Read More
How Can I “Be Saved”?
Ask your average evangelical Protestant what it means to “be saved” and you will likely hear about an event occurring within history,... Read More
Trusting and Obeying
There it was in my Facebook feed. One of those ubiquitous memes from well-meaning fellow believers: God does not want you to... Read More
If All My Sins Are Forgiven, Why Must I Continue to Repent?
The title of this post is exactly the same as a recent article on the Gospel Coalition web site. The author of... Read More
Providence, Sanctification, and the Substance of Faith
The fact that Christ speaks regularly and with vivid imagery of faith as having dimension (it can be little or great and... Read More
E3 Workshop Teaser: Why Did Wesley Think God Raised up the Methodists?
Just six months before he died, John Wesley (1703–1791) wrote to a preacher named Robert Carr Brackenbury (1752–1818). In that letter Wesley... Read More
The Obedience of the Gospel
It’s no secret that I have an abiding interest in the place and function of sanctification in the life of believers. The... Read More
In Defense of Teaching Morals
A few weeks back I offered a tribute to my dad for being a good parent to an unbelieving child (yours truly)... Read More
The New Coach: A Parody on Sanctification
“OK, men, everyone gather around, and let’s get this football season under way,” Coach Paul deTarsus bellowed out. As the young recruits... Read More
A Century-Old Answer to Tchividjianism: Studies in Perfection by B. B. Warfield
Normally when book reviews appear on this website, they’re for new books: cutting edge books that add some new piece of information... Read More