Introduction: We live in egalitarian times, and consequently I have selected a text which makes many moderate complementarians flinch, and which makes patriarchal types, of the eighth-grade-boy school ...
Coming of Age and Life Between the Sexes #3
License, Legalism, and Liberty in Between
Introduction: By the grace of God, we have seen a genuine Christian community grow up in our midst over the years. We have wanted to be a Bible people, which means Christian liberty on issues like ...
Coming of Age and Life Between the Sexes #2
Introduction: Sermon Video It is certainly true that he who finds a wife finds a good thing (Prov. 18:22). This verse also tells us that such a fortunate man has obtained favor from the Lord. ...
Not the Trope, and Not the Houseplant
Dear Ehud, Thanks for the email, and for the follow-up phone conversation. I think I have a good grasp of your questions now, and of your dilemma, and hope that I can be of some help. I am thankful that your friend Dawson recommended that you contact me—Dawson’s a great one. If you don’t mind, …
Coming of Age/Life Between the Sexes #1
Introduction: We live in a community where the idea of courtship has taken root to such an extent that it is a widespread community assumption. It is not a church “rule,” or anything like that, ...
Joanna and the Resurrection
Introduction: In literature and in movies, an Easter egg is some little detail that is hidden away. It might be an inside joke, or secret point, or something else that is not immediately obvious on ...
When Death Died
Good Friday 2026 When the Lord Jesus was raised from the dead, that was the moment when His triumph over death was fully manifested. The battle was over and done, and His resurrection was the ...
Untidy Protestantism
Introduction: Last week I had the privilege of debating Joe Heschmeyer on the subject of sola Scriptura. It was a remarkable event, very well organized, and to my surprise the thing sold out, with ...
The Culmination of the Triumphal Entry
Introduction: In order to understand the Triumphal Entry properly, we need to grasp the fact that the Cleansing of the Temple was the culmination of that Triumphal Entry. Everything that happened that ...
The Arguments of Job
Introduction: If you are anything like me, you may have wondered from time to time about the precise nature of the argument between Job and his three friends. Everyone in the book speaks a lot ...