Christ’s Death As Precursor to Final Judgment
Preparing for a sermon series working through the Apostles Creed once, I started thinking about the close connection between the crucifixion, death, and burial
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Mercy and Security in the Immigration Debate
This clip from my seminary’s “Wisdom Wednesday” series deals with the biblical notions of mercy and security how they influence our immigration discussion.
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Christian Remembering
I have a new post over at Ligonier’s Tabletalk magazine on the topic of Christian remembering. Memory of the past—whether corporate or individual—can wield
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Christian Liberty and Its Discontents
Here’s yours truly talking about Christian liberty and how to abuse it. This clip is a part of a series released by Reformed Theological
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Resisting the Talisman View of Salvation
The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof published a piece last Saturday entitled, “What Religion Would Jesus Belong To?” which was really a review
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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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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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