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  • Got a problem with the church?

    Got a problem with the church?

    Maybe Eugene Peterson can help: “Every congregation is a congregation of sinners. As if that weren’t bad enough, they all have sinners for pastors…. There’s nobody who doesn’t have problems with the church, because there’s sin in the church. But there’s no other place to be a Christian.“ Read more

  • Ecclesiocentrism (Again!)

    Ecclesiocentrism (Again!)

    This is a repost from 2022. Ecclesiocentrism is incredibly simple to understand and absolutely ubiquitous in Scripture. The church is the central and most important thing in the world and in history. That’s it — that’s the fundamental claim. Ecclesiocentrism can be found on almost every page of the Bible. Some examples: These paragraphs from… Read more

  • Trinity Tavern Thursday

    Trinity Tavern Thursday

    About 18 years ago, the men of Trinity Presbyterian Church began gathering monthly for “Trinity Tavern Thursday.” This is a letter I sent out to the congregation to explain what we were doing and why. It’s republished here for a new generation of men at TPC, in the hopes that the TTT tradition will be carried on… Read more

  • Barbie and the Patriarchy

    Barbie and the Patriarchy

    I can’t believe I’m actually going to comment on the Barbie movie….but here goes. A couple disclaimers: First, I have not seen the movie and do not intend to any time soon, so this is not an attempt to review the movie. In general, I would refrain from commenting on a movie I have not… Read more

  • Sermon Follow Up: Living in an Enchanted Cosmos

    Sermon Follow Up: Living in an Enchanted Cosmos

    “There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” I want to give a little follow up to my sermon from 7-30-23 entitled “The Christian Cosmos” on Ephesians 1:20-23. I preached other themes from this same passage on Ascension Day this year; last Sunday’s sermon was really intended to… Read more

  • John Frame on Scripture and Natural Revelation

    John Frame on Scripture and Natural Revelation

    God has given us Scripture, or “special revelation,” both to supplement natural revelation (by adding to it the message of salvation) and to correct our misuses of natural revelation. As Calvin said, the Christian should look at nature with the “spectacles of Scripture.” If even unfallen Adam needed to interpret the world according to God’s… Read more