Blogs by Phil Ryken

This week I received not one but two fresh new books on evangelism in the mail.One is by Rick Phillips: Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John.  It is very attractively put together, by... continue

New Testament scholar and Bible teacher Dan Doriani was here in Philadelphia this week for Westminster Seminary's annual preaching conference.  Dr. Doriani, who serves as Senior Minister at Central Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, makes a major contribution to the... continue

The folks at Generous Giving (www.GenerousGiving.org) have produced an excellent resource giving biblical and practical responses to dozens of common excuses that people make for not giving to kingdom work. ... continue

"Saturday, October 18, in my morning devotions, my soul was exceedingly melted, and I bitterly mourned over my exceeding sinfulness and vileness. I never before had felt so pungent and deep a sense of the odious nature of my sin... continue

Praise God for the African Anglicans.  Writing in First Things (August/September, 2007), Ugandan Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi comments on how the Word of God works (or ought to work) in the worldwide Anglican Communion:"We are convinced that Scripture must be... continue

Andrew Moody has written to say that J.R. Herbert's well-known painting of the Westminster Assembly is now available in poster form.  For more details, go to:http://www.reformationart.com/westminster-assembly-poster--2.html... continue

"The Sabbath evening, July 12, 1739 I was walking again in the same solitary place, where I was brought to see myself lost and helpless, as was before mentioned; and here, in a mournful melancholy state, was attempting to pray;... continue

Recently our friends at 9Marks Ministries wrote to ask:Does Scripture call the local church (by which we mean the local church as the local church, not as individual Christians) to the work of cultural transformation? For example, is a failing... continue

Just to set the record straight, the Ryken family has rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals since 1934, the year the Cardinals defeated the Tigers in the World Series.  It is too bad the Phillies lost the playoffs this year,... continue

Our friends at Banner of Truth have published an attractive new edition of a genuine classic: The Diary & Journal of David Brainerd.  The book will be of special interest to anyone with a vested interested in missions and evangelism. ... continue