Is This Grace?

Let me tell you one of my favorite inspirational stories, and then I’ll tell you why it’s one of my Continue reading →

Who Would Not Rejoice?

Guillaume Farel is perhaps most famous for threatening John Calvin with the curse of God unless Calvin stayed to lead Continue reading →

A Most Brief Summary And Confession Of Our Believing

One of the newest treasures on my bookshelf is the recently completed four-volume set, Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Continue reading →

You Are (Not) The Gospel

Every day I receive mailings and promotions for new book studies that promise to reinvigorate or revolutionize the church. They Continue reading →

Opening and closing the kingdom of heaven

Here are my latest reflections on the Heidelberg Catechism in honor of its 450th anniversary. (For some background and the Continue reading →

The movement of worship

Who (or what) is the proper focus of our worship? What must we proclaim in our worship? What do the Continue reading →

The subject of worship

Who (or what) is the proper focus of our worship? What must we proclaim in our worship? What do the Continue reading →