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  • Daniel 6: Darius, Daniel, and Theocracy

    This is sermon follow up from my sermon from August 13, 2023: In the sermon on Daniel 6, I mentioned that Daniel’s civil disobedience was fully justified and serves as an example of interposition. The doctrine of interposition teaches that a lesser civil magistrate can stand up to the tyranny of a higher civil magistrate Read more

  • Never Ending X Battles Over Baptism

    Baptism should not be repeated any more than circumcision.— Jesus is the Word. He’s the Preacher. He’s also the Baptizer. — “….so shall he sprinkle many nations….”  – Isaiah 52:15 “…..make disciples of all nations, baptizing them…..”  – Matthew 28:19 It’s pretty easy to figure out the proper mode of baptism if we read the Read more

  • Christian Nationalism, Charlie Kirk’s Legacy, and the End of Third Wayism

    Christian Nationalism, Charlie Kirk’s Legacy, and the End of Third Wayism Rich Lusk [A version of this essay is slated to be published at The Blaze.] Charlie Kirk’s memorial service was wasn’t just a remembrance—it was a revelation. The memorial service was Christian nationalism in nascent, immature form. Not everyone who spoke was a Christian—and Read more

  • Politics and Pastoring After Charlie Kirk: Some Reflections on the Memorial Service

    Politics and Pastoring After Charlie Kirk: Some Reflections on the Memorial Service

    A few random observations after the Charlie Kirk memorial service: I wish I was about 30 years younger so I could live for several more decades in the America we are on the cusp of creating. Obviously, things could get derailed. Nothing is guaranteed. But the trajectory we are on is encouraging. The future is Read more

  • Union with Christ: The Heart of Everything

    The church lives by the gospel. The gospel is the heart of the Christian’s life. The gospel is all about who Jesus is and what Jesus has done (and continues to do and will do in the future). The gospel is the declaration that the crucified one is now king of kings and lord of Read more

  • TPC Hymn Sing Manifesto: Worship is Warfare, Music is Militant

    TPC Hymn Sing Manifesto: Worship is Warfare, Music is Militant

    Deacon/Pastoral Intern Brian Moats wrote this manifesto for TPC hymn sings: When TPC gathers for psalm and hymn sing, we assemble as the army of the risen King. Our psalms, hymns, spiritual songs are not private expressions of piety but public acts of battle. In Scripture, Israel’s victories are tied to music: Jehoshaphat’s choir leads Read more