What does it mean for Christians to be good citizens? What does it mean to be resident aliens? Often times Christians have become cultural crusaders or political activists. But is this the way we are to function in the world? Are we to abandon politics altogether or ignore what happens in the...

Today is a sobering anniversary. Who can forget sitting in front of their TV or listening in shock to the radio as the unspeakable evil of 9/11/2001 unfolded? For Christians, may today be an occasion for sober reflection and prayer. May we do what Jesus instructed when asked about tragedy and evil...

For the next two Sundays I am going to be preaching from Hebrews 6:4-12 which contains perhaps the most challenging and certainly the most controversial passage in the book. It is a sober warning against apostasy. But the quesiton remains, is it possible for a truly regenerate person to fall away...

From J. Gresham Machen's provocative 1933 essay "The Responsibility of the Church in Our New Age": "The responsibility of the church in the new age is the same as its responsibility in every age. It is to testify that this world is lost in sin; that the span of human life--no, all the length of...

Recently President Obama signed a declaration proclaiming the month of June as "Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender Pride Month." Unfortunately, the churches in the Northeast (from what I could tell) seemed to be largely silent on the event. I, in an effort to not be accused of being too political...

Sunday's message was part 16 in our series through Hebrews: "Move on to Maturity" (Hebrews 5:11-6:3). You can listen to or download it HERE .

Justin Taylor has a very helpful post dealing with the current health care debate: Lots of people are saying that the best piece on health care is now this 10,000+ word essay by David Goldhill entitled How American Health Care Killed My Father, published in the September 2009 issue of The Atlantic...

From Al Mohler: One of the most amazing statements by the Apostle Paul is his indictment of the Galatian Christians for abandoning the Gospel. "I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel," Paul declared. As he stated so...

A good way for Christians to be engaged during Ramadan is to pray for Muslims. Check out this helpful guide . HT: Justin Taylor

Paul Helm has offered three insightful critiques (with a fourth on the way) of N.T. Wright's view of the doctrine of justification expressed in his latest book titled appropriately Justification . The book is, at least in part an effort to refute his critics, not least of whom is John Piper...

Carl Trueman's latest over at Ref21 is a timely warning about the dangers of personality cults within the church. Specifically, Trueman warns those of us who are among the "Young, Restless, and Reformed" crowd to watch out for this tendency. Check it out HERE .

The latest issues of 9 Marks Journal is dedicated to the subject of Church Discipline. It is, as always, worth reading.

Check out this excellent and important sermon from Al Mohler.

Al Mohler raises some very important questions concerning the fate of fertilized human embryos: For most Americans, the moral status of the human embryo is a question that seems quite remote. Even as hundreds of thousands of "excess" human embryos are now stored in American fertility clinics and...

You can check in on my growing number of book recommendations over at WTS Bookstore HERE . Scroll down to "non-denomiational" on the "choose denomination" filter. All but a few of the recommendations in that section are mine. You may also subcribe to my recommendations so that you are updated as...

From Denny Burk: Commenting on McLaren's post... This explanation is so filled with dangerous and damning error, it’s difficult to know where to begin. For starters, one cannot observe Ramadan as a “deeply committed” Christian. Fasting in the Christian tradition is irreducibly Christocentric. It...

From Brian McLaren's blog: We, as Christians, humbly seek to join Muslims in this observance of Ramadan as a God-honoring expression of peace, fellowship, and neighborliness. Each of us will have at least one Muslim friend who will serve as our partner in the fast. These friends welcome us in the...

Sunday's message was part 14 in our series through Hebrews - "Christ: Appointed High Priest" (Hebrews 5:1-6). You can listen to or download it HERE .

“The outside observer sees us as staggering from gimmick to gimmick and stunt to stunt like so many drunks in a fog, not knowing at all where we are or which way we should be going. Preaching is hazy; heads are muddled; hearts fret; doubts drain strength; uncertainty paralyses action…. Unlike the...

Here are a few books being released in the fall that I am looking forward to cracking in to... Dual Citizens by Jason Stellman Deep Church by Jim Belcher The Gospel-Driven Life by Michael Horton Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller

The following is a representative sampling of what the prosperity false teachers actually teach: Paul Crouch , speaking to Kenneth Copeland, said : "Somebody said--I don't know who said it--but they claim that you Faith teachers declare that we are gods. You're a god. I'm a god. Small 'g' now, but...

From Russell Moore of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Theology is helping a shellshocked widow clean up after a suicide. Theology is about crying with a teenage boy who’s body is shaking with crystal meth. Theology drives you to rock orphans in India, singing “Jesus Loves Me” while you pray...

From The White Horse Inn : Is something wrong with the soil in the evangelical garden? According to Warren Cole Smith, author of A Lover's Quarrel with the Evangelical Church, the answer to that question, unfortunately, is yes. On this edition of the White Horse Inn, Michael Horton talks with...