Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord (Acts 3.19) Not too long ago I saw a bumper sticker that announced, “Jesus is the Answer.” The driver (who was speeding in fact) was Continue Reading
March 22, 2013 2 Comments
Thoughts on Faith from a Garden in March and Pastoral Ministry
For a gardener, like myself, March is an in-between month. The dried, gray-brown stalks on the oak leaf hydrangea, left over from last autumn, stand at attention, like a proud, old war veteran in his outdated, ill-fitting military uniform. And like a Continue Reading
August 28, 2012
Opportunities and Adversaries: The Chancellor’s Message for Convocation 2012
We do not do ministry in a vacuum. St. Paul wrote to the Corinthian Church: "For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries" (1 Corinthians 16:9). A great and effective door is opened to RTS today. We have eight Continue Reading
August 5, 2012
“Come Apart for a While”—Vacation Greetings and a Prayer for My Colleagues
I will always think about a certain time in my life when I read this Scripture: "And he said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.' For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat" (Mark 6:31 ESV). I Continue Reading
June 16, 2012
A Now and Forever Faith
<dt > Martin Gommel / Foter What are the most powerful words in the world for believers? My friend, John Guest, says that the most powerful words in the world are, "God loves you." I don't disagree. Yet, for many believers who are Continue Reading
April 9, 2012 1 Comment
I Will Not Let Go of Easter
I will not let go of Easter. More properly, I affirm that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is not something that I will celebrate and remember on one day of the year. In the Reformed faith, that is in the Protestant faith of Martin Luther and John Calvin Continue Reading
January 31, 2012
RTS Welcomes The Reverend Reddit Andrews as Our New Professor
I have been so thrilled about our new faculty appointment at RTS/Jackson. I thank the Lord for raising up such a godly shepherd who is committed to the inerrancy of Scripture, the priority of expository preaching out of strong confessional commitment to Continue Reading
January 22, 2012
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier…Pastor:” How Two Cold War Foes Became Pastoral Friends
The picture would have been impossible to imagine for the two men before. When I was granted a Top Secret clearance under the Naval Security Group, part of the National Security Agency, it would have been (spiritually as well as practically) delusional Continue Reading
