If you have a few brain cells, and a pulse, it is quite possible that you have had a few worries about the upcoming presidential election. Not only that, but it is also possible that your wife is worried about it also, not to mention some of your older teens. So I thought it might …
Jumping Off the Barn
“Brash and confident, the inventor stands perched on the roof of the barn. Strapped to his arms, and across his back, is a flying contraption of his own devising. It is made of wood, wire, and canvas; a modern Daedelus stands ready to take flight. He believes, and believes strongly, that he has conquered the …
In All His Holy Mountain
“The Lord said to my Lord sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool” (Psalm 110:1). After the Lord Jesus completed his perfect work of salvation He ascended into heaven, and on clouds of glory He approached the Ancient of Days. The Lord Christ, the Great High Priest, presented His perfect …
Sounds FV
Introduction: In the recent debate/conversation that Jared Longshore and I had with Chris Gordon, there was one exchange that I thought I needed to get back to. I was asked to respond to something ...
An Admonition to Some of My Peeps
Fixed the link. Apologies. As you all know, Jared and I had a three-hour convo with Chris Gordon the other day, which was posted on YouTube. Now maybe posting anything on YouTube is just asking for it, but I would like to raise a point of personal privilege, if I might. The segment and the …
A Meeting in Escondido
Last Friday, Jared Longshore and I flew down to California to appear on a podcast hosted by Pastor Chris Gordon of the Escondido URC. The podcast consisted of sitting around a table for three hours, debating and discussing a range of topics—from Christian nationalism to Federal Vision, and a few stops in between. Jared and …
A Deeper Right Than Being Right
“Therefore as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering, bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do” (Col. 3:12-13). In this passage, Paul does not just tell the …
A Federal Vision Late Entry
Introduction: I am happy to announce an impending rapprochement on Federal Vision issues, albeit a rapprochement that is still surrounded with a few remaining confusions. I trust that I will be able ...
Is All Temptation Internal?
Steven Wedgeworth was kind enough to respond to my recent post on concupiscence, doing so here. As was true when I read his chapter in Ruined Sinners to Reclaim, I agreed with a lot of this response also. Two places where I would still differ. I don’t think that my (possible) difference with John Owen …
Justification and Concupiscence
Introduction: I was recently sent a copy of Ruined Sinners to Reclaim , a hefty book dedicated to a thorough treatment of total depravity. It looks marvelous. If you have any friends who are ...