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“He Descended Into Hell”: Understanding a Key Phrase in the Apostles Creed

The phrase “descended into hell” from the Apostles Creed has been controversial at times in church history. Not even the Reformers agreed amongst themselves what it meant. Should we keep this phrase in the Creed — especially since not every early version of the Creed included it? What did the framers of the Creed mean by it? What should we mean by it when… Read more

January 18, 2022
An Email to an Egalitarian Critic (2011)

This is an email I wrote in October 2011. I came across it as I was going through some old files and realized it might be useful to make it public. I am turning it into a blog post here because the issues I was responding to are still very relevant. I have removed personal… Read more

January 17, 2022
The Church in Three Dimensions

These are lecture notes from a talk I gave at the Auburn Avenue Pastor’s Conference in 2006, but I believe they are more relevant now than when I first delivered them. I argue that when we consider the church’s relationship with culture, we must remember it is a dynamic and fluid, not fixed and static,… Read more

July 31, 2021
Notes on Roman Catholicism

Below are various emails I have exchanged over the years with Reformed church members who were drawn to Roman Catholicism or who had already converted to Romanism. Most of these discussions took place between 2009-2012. Obviously only one side of the conversation is presented, but I trust they will still be helpful. My hope is… Read more

July 15, 2021
The Pandering Church

Let me preface this post by offering a couple caveats that will frame all that follows. First, any and all sin can be forgiven through Jesus’ death on the cross. There is no sin that is “too big” to be covered by the blood of Christ. This includes all manner of sexual sin, yes, even… Read more

July 4, 2021
An Awakening for the Woke

On Facebook, Michael Foster asked, “Why are so many grown children are going woke even though they came from healthy Christian homes?” I thought I’d try my hand at an answer. Below is a slightly edited version of what I put in the Facebooks comments section: I get asked regularly why I address “woke” issues… Read more

July 2, 2021