Blogs by Rick Phillips

It seems to me that the blogosphere reaction to the Ted Haggard scandal is breaking two ways.  On one side are those who utterly denounce the man and see in him a glaring example of everything wrong in popular evangelicalism... continue

This morning in the Atlanta airport, I read a USA Today article on the Ted Haggard fiasco.  I was struck by a comment that seems to reflect much of the sentiment at his church: "This is a great moment to... continue

Our editor has not gotten much response on his querry for our list of the most influential books of the last fifty years.  Perhaps he forgot that only he is qualified to speak on the subject with personal authenticity...However, Sharon... continue

Thanks, Phil, for passing on those comments about the incarnation and impassibility, and Derek for those excellent quotes.  Too often, impassibility is taken to mean that God feels nothing -- those quotes were quite the antidote.In support of Phil's comments, it... continue

In answer to the question about how we should prepare for the coming years, with the mounting onslaught against Judeo-Christian values, I think the bottom line is that we need to get ready for persecution.  And I do not mean... continue

If I am going to think about the books that have most influenced my life as a Christian, the starting place has to be James Montgomery Boice's 4 volume Romans commentary.  I was converted at Tenth while Dr. Boice was... continue

As Phil has commented, the Christianity Today list of the 50 most important Christian books of the last fifty years shows a decided tilt towards Christian experience over Christian truth.  In other words, it depicts a pietistic era spanning a half-century... continue

Having been nurtured in the warmth of the doctrines of grace for my entire Christian life, I am often dismayed at charges that are leveled against Calvinism, especially those that would depict the Reformed faith as legalistic and harsh.  Unfortunately,... continue

The rules from C.S. Lewis are both compelling and challenging.  It reminds of one of Dr. James Boice's maxims: speak from the Germanic and not the Latin side of the English vocabulary.  He meant that preachers should cultivate plain and... continue

My beloved Boston Red Sox have been officially out of the major league baseball playoffs for a few days, but actually out of it for over a month. This has been a real bummer to my son, Matthew, and me.... continue