Conviction and Consolation in the Gospel
Throughout the Bible, God’s unified work of redemption includes both an element of conviction and an element of consolation, and the gospel of Jesus
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False Faith and False Confidence
Is it possible to honor the idea of God, even Jesus himself, without actually honoring what he says about himself in the Scriptures?
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Three Modes of Christian Formation: Experience, Doctrine, and Liturgy
A year ago I attended a conference at Georgetown University in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the Vatican II council. The conference, entitled
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Elder Cred: Requirements for Church Leadership
The Apostle Paul may be known for long stem-winding arguments, but he was never one to use words needlessly. So when he lays
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How to Teach Deuteronomy
Nancy Guthrie does a service for the church with her podcast series entitled “Help Me Teach The Bible.” I got a chance to sit
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Short Answers to Big Questions: Two Supposed Calls for Violence in the Bible
This will be a sporadic series that will basically spring from questions that come into my email inbox. These are not meant to
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What Does the Bible Teach Us About Wealth
Thanks to The Institute of Faith, Work, and Economics for publishing this piece on biblical teaching about wealth. You can download a free electronic
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John Stott on the Style of Public Christianity
With the launch of a new initiative at Reformed Theological Seminary entitled The Institute of Theology and Public Life, I am noticing the ways in
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How is God Our Father
In this video from Third Millennium Ministries, I talk about how God is a covenantal, royal father, and how this sort of fatherhood
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Bonhoeffer on Christian Unity
In his delightful and quirky meditation on Christian community entitled Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer describes the grounds of Christian community in this way: Christianity
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