The Gospel in Acts
Spreading the Gospel Acts is the story of God’s grace flooding out to the world, from the cross and resurrection of Jesus in Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. […]
C. F. W. Walther: Applying Law & Gospel
C. F. W. Walther is a household name to some, but an unknown figure to many. He is largely responsible for bringing Lutheranism to the United States. According to theologian […]
Preaching God’s Two Words: Law & Gospel
I was invited to speak at the “Preach the Word” conference at Living Stones Church in Reno, NV, and was assigned “Preaching God’s Two Words: Law & Gospel.” I can […]
Vows, Promises, and the Problem of Love
Vows and Promises One of my favorite parts of officiating a wedding ceremony is the vows and promises, because they are filled with so much significance and gravity. Here are […]
We Need Rescue, Not Just Advice: Machen on Salvation
This is the sixth installment in our seven-part series based on J. Gresham Machen’s seminal work, Christianity and Liberalism (1923). In the book, still relevant almost a century later, Machen […]
Love
Everyone agrees that love is a good thing. Love is often a very feel-good topic. But if we look at Scripture, we find something disturbing: love is actually a big […]
How ‘Love God And Others’ Is A Backward Gospel
Sometimes you hear people say that the gospel message is “Love God, love others.” It sounds nice, but it’s all backward. “Love God and love others” is not a summary […]
How Good Is Good Enough?
“A person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by […]
The Bull’s-Eye Of The Gospel
There was a woman named Kathy who swiped credit cards in a cafeteria at the University of Virginia, where I used to teach. Everyone who ate there knew her, because […]
Why Jesus Wants You To Lose Hope
In Mark 10, a young rich man eagerly comes to Jesus. He is a winner who does not want to give up trying to win. The good thing about him […]