Blogs by Rick Phillips

Justin's blog has seen a lot of comments (good ones, too) in response to Roger Olson's comments about the Calvinistic God.  Olson was recoiling against John Piper's take on God's sovereignty in light of the Minneapolis bridge collapse.  Olson made... continue

By now, many will have heard about the recent revelations concerning Mother Teresa of Calcutta's crisis of faith.  The book version is now out, containing her private correspondence with her spiritual mentors, titled Come Be My Light.  The caption quote... continue

I was both happy and sad to note the press release announcing the retirement of Dr. D. James Kennedy from the pastorate of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church.  The only reason I was happy was that I know how much this... continue

I have never met CJ Mahaney and don't know much about Covenant Life Church.  But this video commemorating his 25 years at that church was compelling and God-glorifying, and it brought a real delight to my heart.... continue

Justin has an interesting post on his blog citing a Jack Collins' quote from "Faith and Life" dealing with the culture war.  I think this is an important topic today that calls for careful and sanctified reasoning.  It is pointless to... continue

For the past decade or so, I have had the privilege of playing a minor role in the defense of the Protestant doctrine of justification.  Running in the circles of the anti-New Perspective resistance, I have known the passions of... continue

My friend Sean Lucas has written two terrific blog entries (here and here) in response to the conversation Carl and I have been having over fundamentalism and antithesis over here at Ref21 (See my original piece, Carl's cheesy reply, and my... continue

Like most Americans, I've been trying not to think about Barry Bonds and his impending achievement of breaking Hank Aaron's home run record.  But the story is just too compelling.  Bonds is a truly Shakespearean figure - of the tragic sort,... continue

I remember that in a post below, Carl said that his children attend public school.  I was wondering if he might have some insights by comparing the public school system in the UK vs. that in the US.  (And, yes,... continue

Readers of the ref21 blog will know that I am not a good blogger.  In fact, I am undoubtedly the worst blogger on this site.  I could give any number of decent excuses, but I think one of the reasons is... continue