I’ve been listening with great interest to the new series at Christianity Today, “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.” At the pinnacle of Mark Driscoll’s success, I was pastoring. . . Continue reading
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Why Qualifications for Church Leaders Matter
The series over at Christianity Today, “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” has been enlightening. Exposure of pastoral abuse has become all too common in our day. One of. . . Continue reading
We Distinguish: Broader/Narrower
It was March of 2001 and I was a newly ordained missionary serving in the First Nations community of Fort Babine, British Columbia. My sending church, the Smithers Canadian Reformed. . . Continue reading
Confessions and Piety
As a pastor, I am frequently asked about the best resources available for growth in the Christian faith. We live in a time when there is no shortage of devotional. . . Continue reading
Doddridge on Fake Preaching
As the Southern Baptist Convention has been rocked with controversy over plagiarism, it’s easy to think that the extent of the problem is merely repeating someone else’s words. There is. . . Continue reading
Friedrich Schleiermacher, the PCA, and Side B Christianity
The struggle in the PCA over confessional identity is a microcosm of the macrocosm. The current discussions reveal that the PCA is on track to be another denominational domino to. . . Continue reading
Making Prayer a Priority
Christians have the great privilege of coming boldly before the throne of grace and talking with God. This communion between us and God is called prayer. That believers have the. . . Continue reading
We Distinguish: Essentially/Personally
Theological distinctions matter. We need them for sound theology. That theology then goes on to inform how we think and live as Christians. Today I want to look at a. . . Continue reading
Nine Ways to Kill Sin in Your Life
John Owen’s work on “The Mortification of Sin” is a classic that should be read by every Christian in their struggle against indwelling sin. In what follows, I provide a. . . Continue reading
The Burning of the Wooden Shoes
It was a painful decision for my father to leave the Christian Reformed Church of North America (CRC). He was pulled apart over it. He expressed all of his concerns. . . Continue reading