Blogs by Phil Ryken

The story about "The Man from George Street" is not from a New Zealander at all, but from David Smethurst of Australia.  A friend from Tenth Church says the clip is available at the following address: http://www.wayofthemaster.com/audiolessons.shtml.... continue

My colleage Aaron Messner concluded his sermon series on Titus on Sunday night, and his comments on Paul's closing appeal to do good works are well worth sharing:"If God saves us by grace alone, through faith alone, in the finished... continue

"Now this London pastor was now very puzzled. Twice within a fortnight he had heard the same testimony. He then flew to preach in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Perth. And when his teaching series was over, the senior... continue

I have been kindly and I hope reliably informed that Ray Comfort (see "The Man from George Street, Part 1") is from New Zealand, actually.... continue

The following poem by Joe Bayly recently appeared in the bulletin of College Church in Wheaton:Praise God for ChristmasPraise Him for the Incarnationfor Word made flesh.I will not sing of shepherds watching flocks on frosty nightor angel choristers.I will not... continue

I resonate with what Derek says about Mondays, and suppose that many preachers do.  I find a full day of preaching and ancillary ministry to be very draining.  This summer a homiletics professor cited research indicating that preaching a one-hour... continue

"That Baptist pastor flew to Adelaide in Australia the next week. And ten days later, in the middle of a three day series in a Baptist church in Adelaide, a woman came to him for counseling. He wanted to establish... continue

First thing Monday morning is my main time of prayer for our missionaries.  In reading and praying over recent missionary correspondence this morning I came across a good reminder from Robert Speer: "In this supernatural cause (world missions), which rests... continue

A number of years ago in a Baptist church in Crystal Palace in southern London, the Sunday morning service was closing and a stranger stood up in the back, raised his hand; he said, “Excuse me, pastor; can I share... continue

A member of Tenth Presbyterian Church recently gave me a sermon CD from the British evangelist Ray Comfort, with a marvelous real-life story of God's work through the ministry of a man from Sydney Australia.  My assistant Anne Davies has... continue