Category: Theology
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The Devotional Life of the Pastor
Every preacher’s spiritual formation begins with a personal pursuit of the Lord. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones recommends that a pastor safeguard…
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What is the Great Commission?
The religious research institution, The Barna Group, asked 1004 churchgoers if they have simply heard of The Great Commission and…
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Should Pastors Address Cultural Issues in the Pulpit?
Suggestions for Engaging Culture in the Pulpit The question of addressing political and cultural issues in the pulpit can weigh…
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General Atonement in 1 John 2:1-2
“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does…
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Book Review: The Trellis and the Vine
Colin Marshall and Tony Payne have written a book that every pastor needs to obtain and read and apply to…
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The Regulative Principle of Congregational Singing
“To obey when it is a matter of God’s express prescription is true liberty; anything else is bondage and legalism.”[1] There…
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An Open Apology to the Late R.C. Sproul
As a Reformed Arminian, sometimes the doctrines we believe can be misunderstood, miscommunicated, and misrepresented by those who differ. I…
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Satisfaction or Substitution?
This post is a bit of a piggy-back off of the previous post “Anselm: Chief Communicator of the Satisfaction View…
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Anselm of Canterbury: Father of the Satisfaction View of Atonement
Anselm’s work, Why God Became Man (Cur Deus Homo), was the foundational work on the satisfaction view of atonement. However, the ideas…
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Why Expository Preaching Matters
Preaching in the local church is the foremost aspect of worship among the gathering of believers. The Reformation stigma “Sola…
