Theological Treatises

  RIP T.E.D.S. Dedicated to the friends and colleagues I met at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School I suppose that some of you have seen this news:  https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/teds-midwife-movement-legacy/ I do not think I agree with all this particular author's assessments--especially as related to the Southern Baptist Convention; but I definitely share his unhappiness, to see what has happened to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Part of my sadness, is because this school had such a huge place in my life and ministry.  I am grateful for what God provided me, while I was there.  The place was a "hotbed" of scholarship and passion; and many of us, myself included, forged our theological convictions there.  Though TEDS was not a Reformed, Covenantal, and/or Calvinistic "bastion," by any means, it did have very significant professors who were committed to these glories.  Besides, having to deal, first-hand, with other vi...

  The Frustrating Gospel Dedicated to all those who enjoy the kingdom of God in Christ alone Have you ever tried to describe a beautiful scenery to someone; and yet found that your very best efforts fell far short of the glorious vista you have in your mind? If you have, you know something about how maddening it can be, to seek to convey the wondrous and spectacular dimensions of Christ's gospel of grace to someone who desperately needs it; and yet have to face the fact that your most noble endeavors (even through words) are still not fully-sufficient. When I use the expression,  "the frustrating gospel,"  I do not mean that the gospel  itself  is frustrating; but only that our  ability  to communicate all its glories in Christ can be. In Jesus and His gospel of grace, the children of God enjoy a kingdom of the  heart,  that is characterized by largeness, freedom, joy, peace, and all other good blessings and virtues.  It is our...