Why Hymnals?
I was recently asked to fill out a survey for pastors about their use of hymnals. Their final question was: …
I was recently asked to fill out a survey for pastors about their use of hymnals. Their final question was: …
Today marks the release of my first book, Understanding Affections in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards: “The High Exercises of Divine …
The Scripture calls all men and women to worship God through Jesus Christ. There are no exceptions to this rule. …
The Bible pulls no punches on its expectations of humanity. The obligation we have as God’s creatures is clear. Jesus …
The God of the Bible is a God of grace, and it is in the revelation this rich graciousness that …
This Lord’s Day, we will remember our Savior’s death as we gather around the Lord’s Table. The Scripture call to …
As David writes Psalm 35, he is in the middle of a fight for his life. Verse 1 opens: Contend, …
My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad (Psalm 34:2). Humankind is astonishingly …
The call to worship for this coming Lord’s Day’s worship comes from Psalm 30:4-5 and commands us to “sing praises” …
The authority of Scripture is of utmost importance to us. The Bible regulates our doctrine, our practice, and even our …
John Preston (1587-1628), in The Breast-plate of Faith and Love, says, So it is with the Lord, though there be many …
Richard Sibbes on the relationship between justification and sanctification: [T]hose are misled, that make Christ to be only righteousness to …
Athanasius of Alexandria, writing Marcellinus,* a deacon in his church, explains how suitable the psalms are for the different states …
Augustine had four movements of the soul: desire, fear, joy, and sorrow [cupiat, metuat, laetetur, argrescat]. These were interrelated and …