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  • Ecclesiocentrism Is Not Ecclesiocracy

    Ecclesiocentrism Is Not Ecclesiocracy

    Ecclesiocentrism is not ecclesiocracy. The church’s authority and centrality derive from her mission to disciple the nation by proclaiming and applying the Word of God to all of life; her access to the heavenly throne room in prayer, which means even if she does not have access to the Oval Office or the royal chamber… Read more

  • Colonialism Was Good

    Bruce Gilley’s “The Case For Colonialism” is a fascinating and insightful book. Gilley is an unsung hero in academia, a scholar courageous enough to state very politically incorrect truths. He endured the wrath of academia, the worst of cancel culture, for his line of inquiry and thesis, but has held the line.  Gilley’s book proves… Read more

  • The Gospel According to Anselm: Death-Bed Pastoral Care and Assurance of Eternal Life

    Theologian and philosopher Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) provides a model of death-bed pastoral care, the gospel, repentance, and assurance of salvation, all rolled together. The Reformers could not (and did not) say it any better. The gospel was alive and well in the twelfth century. Hear Anselm’s counsel in this dialogue – really a death-bed… Read more

  • Notes on Reformation Day, All Saints Day, and the Church Calendar (Part 2)

    Notes on Reformation Day, All Saints Day, and the Church Calendar (Part 2)

    [This post consists of notes and emails sent out to TPC over the years on this portion of the church calendar that falls at the end of October and the beginning of November.] REFORMATION DAY – OCTOBER 31 On the eve of All Saint’s Day (“Hallowed Eve,” or “Halloween,” as we call it today), in… Read more

  • Notes on Reformation Day, All Saints Day, and the Church Calendar

    [This post consists of notes and emails sent out to TPC over the years on this portion of the church calendar that falls at the end of October and the beginning of November.] Every year towards the end of October, Christians begin to debate whether or not it is ok to “celebrate” Halloween. Ultimately, each… Read more

  • Work Until the Workday Is Done: A Lesson from Whitefield and Tennent

    A summary and application of a story told by Iain Murray in his fine book, The Puritan Hope: George Whitefield was once among a group of pastors and they were discussing the burdens of ministry, how consoling it was to consider that this life would soon be over, and how glorious it would be when… Read more