The Church and Homosexuality: Ten Commitments, by Kevin DeYoung

Of the many complexities involving the church and homosexuality, one of the most difficult is how the former should speak of the latter. Even for those Christians who agree that homosexuality is contrary to the will of God there is little agreement on how we ought to speak about homosexuality being contrary to the will [...]

One Ministry, Two Kingdoms, by Paul Tripp

I think this is a particular war of mine, and so important to consider for all like me — which may just be every Christian!  Excerpt: The biggest protection against the kingdom of self is not a set of reformative defensive strategies. It’s a heart so blown away by the right-here, right-now glories of the [...]

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Woefully and Tragically Fallen, by Steve Cornell

An article giving consideration to a holistic approach to Christian counseling.  Thought-provoking read, whether you entirely agree or not.  A taste: Evangelicals have a significant stake in the decision-making nature of human beings. Terms like belief and unbelief, obedience and disobedience, are part of a biblical grammar of responsibility. Accountability and culpability are essential concepts [...]

On What It Means to Be Biblically Balanced

It is not to give equal airtime to every biblical theme, says Tullian Tchividjian, rather it is: To let our theology and preaching be proportioned by the Bible’s radically disproportionate focus on God’s saving love for sinners seen and accomplished in the crucified and risen Christ. Go here for full article.

Fake Love, Fake War, by Russell Moore

A short but necessary read for every Christian, particularly of the male variety, living in this present generation of rampant pornography and irresponsible gaming.  We were created for much, much more — real love and real war!  Go here.

What the Bible Really STILL Says About Homosexuality, by Kevin DeYoung

This article is truly profound and, I wager, as definitive a piece in this debate and defense of biblical truth, mixed with true gospel love, as I have read.  And for all that is said, it is relatively short.  Thus, it is jam-packed.  DeYoung shows the flimsiness of the revisionist argument for homosexuality and, in [...]

My Take: The Bible Condemns A Lot, But Here’s Why We Focus On Homosexuality, by Albert Mohler

Christians who are seriously committed to the authority of the Bible have no choice but to affirm all that the Bible teaches, including its condemnation of homosexuality. At the same time, our confidence is that God condemns those things that will bring his human creatures harm and commands those things that will lead to true [...]

On Sermon Preparation, by Stephen Um

The gospel you preach must define you. You need to taste it to know that it is good. What else will sustain you through your first 100 sermons, which are not likely to be very good? You must keep preaching the gospel to your own heart so that you do not get your identity from [...]

“Don’t Confuse Knowledge and Success with Maturity” by Paul Tripp

God did not act because he endorsed my manner of living, but because of his zeal for his own glory and his faithfulness to his promises of grace for his people. God has the authority and power to use whatever instruments he chooses in whatever way he chooses. Ministry success is always more a statement [...]

Owen Strachan Articles on New England

I, along with two other brothers and our families, will be moving to Boston in September to church plant.  So anything New England is interesting to me: “Ghosts of New England: A God-Expectant Place” — Go here. “An Interview with Owen Strachan” at the Gospel Alliance of New England blog — Go here.