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  • 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

  • The Vibe Keeps Shifting: Charlie Kirk’s Martyrdom, Fighting to Win, and What Comes Next

    [A version of this article will appear in The Federalist soon.] Can you feel it? The winds have shifted. The vibe has shifted. Suddenly all the cultural momentum is on the right. That doesn’t mean it will stay shifted; culture is fickle, and it could shift back leftward at some point. The vibe shift does… Read more

  • Martin Luther Was Not a Groyper

    [A version of this essay is slated to be published in Flight, Laugh, Feast magazine soon.] For many, Martin Luther’s name is not synonymous with justification by faith as much as it is tainted with anti-Semitism. Obviously, modern opponents of Luther are glad to dismiss him as a proto-Nazi; his anti-Jewish writings later in life… Read more

  • So You Want to be a Pastor?

    [This is from October 2024.] A young man the other day told me he wanted to be a pastor and asked me what advice I had for him. Here’s a condensed version of what I passed along: Read more

  • Made for Glory: Understanding Your Life’s Quest (Romans 2:1-16) – Sermon Transcript from September 14, 2025

    Made for Glory: Understanding Your Life’s Quest (Romans 2:1-16) September 14, 2025 What is life all about?What is the meaning of life—especially for us as Christians? What is the purpose of life? What are we supposed to be doing and giving ourselves to in the time we have here on earth?The purpose of life is… Read more