September 2009 Archives

Recently Derek Thomas sat down with Sean Lucas, Senior Pastor of FPC Hattiesburg. ... continue

In my sermon on John 14:16-17 last week, I introduced the important topic of the Holy Spirit as the "other Paraklete".  I talked at some length about how the Spirit carries forward Christ's work as the Spirit Anointed Messiah in... continue

It is a question that came my way recently: will God really condemn good people to hell? And the answer is yes. However, we need to approach the answer with some deliberate sensitivity. First, we need to assert three inviolable... continue

Derek's post really got me thinking . . . about dogs. Just kidding.  He got me thinking about loving the church.  My memories are the same as Derek's but have a different starting point.  They go way back past when I was 17. ... continue

You may be interested in the re-launched and re-designed website of my own denomination, the Free Church of Scotland. Click here.... continue

“Love me, love my dog,” they say, and my poor dog has been sick all summer and continues to be in bad shape. But it is not dogs I am writing about here; it is the church. Jesus seems to... continue

I have been using Spurgeon's Morning and Evening readings more or less for the past thirty years, and they never fail to amaze me with their pastoral insight and their constant relevance. Having been thinking recently of the number of... continue

The first week of September (!) I received my first piece of Christmas mail: a holiday subscription offer from Time magazine.  This week I received a similar offer from Christianity Today.  That's evangelical Christianity for you: a couple of weeks... continue

Be sure to check out the new video with Derek Thomas and Doug Kelly. It can be found under the "Heard and Seen" category on the far left at the bottom of the page.... continue

Derek Thomas recently sat down with Doug Kelly to talk about the first systematic theology book.  ... continue