A Divine Recipe for a Transformative Thanksgiving: An Exposition of Psalm 100

I want to bring you a message taken from the Psalms that forms the core of our hymnody—the old 100th—“A Psalm of praise.” But the Hebrew word for Praise here, is the same word that is later translated “Thanksgiving.” It is the Hebrew word Continue Reading

Acknowledge the Sin, Accentuate the Grace, Honor the Fathers: Why I love the PCA and RTS

Then he died at a good age, full of days, riches, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place. 1 Chronicles 29.28 There has been some talk lately, quite recently, that has come to me about the publication of a book (by Peter Slade) claiming that Continue Reading

Thanksgiving: The Essential Ingredient to True Christian Worship

A Thanksgiving Day Sermon based on Psalm 100 (especially verses 3 and 4) This sermon was originally preached at First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, TN on Thanksgiving, November 24, 2005. It is offered here to assist other pastors in reflecting on Continue Reading

Recents Books and What I am Reading Now

I just finished the following: I might still opt for With Malice Towards None, but this outstanding biography takes the reader into the moral and religious background of this American giant. The book has a decidedly more scholarly feel to it, but is Continue Reading