Surely it was no coincidence that in my devotions this morning, I read this line from one of John Newton’s letters to John Ryland, Jr. written near the end of Newton’s life:  ”I have nothing to do with church controversies. … I desire to know nothing but Christ and him crucified.”  While I like that, I [...]

For my morning devotions this past year I have been reading a collection of letters John Newton wrote to John Ryland Jr. entitled Wise Counsel (Banner, 2009) Of course Newton was the former slave trader turned pastor and theologian and Ryland was a young minister whom Newton adopted as a spiritual son. While there are [...]

Chris Florence and I recently attended the annual meeting of The Gospel Coalition. TGC is a council composed of Reformed and evangelical leaders who are striving to restore the gospel to the center of American Evangelicalism. On the Council are representatives from an array of denominations: PCA, EPC, Anglican, RCA, EFree, Southern Baptist, Independent, etc. [...]

Recently Dr. Tony Neal gave two presentations on methamphetamines at our church …

This past Sunday I made some comments about our opportunity to act redemptively in regard to the Gay Pride parade …