Archive for September 2020
The New Issue of Credo Magazine: The Nicene Creed
The new issue of Credo Magazine is now here! The Nicene Creed. The doctrine of the Trinity is foundational to Christianity. Without it, we have no Christianity at all. For…
Read MoreA Conversation with Louis Markos
If it is true that the average evangelical suffers from an anemic theology, then it is equally true that the average evangelical suffers from an anemic imagination. Too often Christians,…
Read MoreHow Death Enables Us to Live
We are all dying. This seems obvious enough, at least in the abstract. Yet in our day even this abstraction is denied by some. A Silicon Valley research foundation called…
Read MoreWhat is the Church and Why is it Necessary?
Many people today act as though the church is optional. If we have been “burned” too many times in the church, then so much the worse for the church. We…
Read MoreSpurgeon, Atonement, and Your Life in Christ
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–1892), the famed “prince of preachers,” navigated his life by the reality of the living Christ, the influence of the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God.…
Read MoreNew Credo Video: How Can J.C. Ryle Help Reform the Church Today?
How can J. C. Ryle help reform the church today? Why is clarity of the gospel important in a church? What does Ryle say about the Church’s role in proclaiming…
Read MoreHow Can J. C. Ryle Help Reform The Church Today?
How can J. C. Ryle help reform the church today? Why is clarity of the gospel important in a church? What does Ryle say about the Church’s role in proclaiming…
Read MoreThe New Birth Is Not What You Think It Is
To be called a “born-again Christian” today can mean many things. For some, it means you are a Bible thumping fundamentalist. For others, it means you are politically conservative when…
Read MoreBeauty in the Darkness: A Surprising Encounter with God’s Omnipresence
I have been long concerned with questions of beauty, in particular how beauty is to be understood with relation to God. There are big questions about Beauty itself, and how…
Read MoreHow the Psalms Teach Us Contentment
Throughout the Psalms, the writers make plain that theology and doxology are not at odds with one another, but rather what one knows about God changes the way he or…
Read MoreThe Hiddenness of God: Reading Esther Theologically
Esther’s story is breathtaking and memorable, full of court intrigue, murderous plots, and sweet vengeance turned upon those who would attempt to destroy God’s people. Mordecai’s statement that Esther had…
Read MoreWho Cut Us Off from the Good, the True, and the Beautiful?
If it is true that the average evangelical suffers from an anemic theology, then it is equally true that the average evangelical suffers from an anemic imagination. Too often Christians,…
Read More