The Gospel
Reflections on the SBC Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 14, 2016
By Grant Gaines | 06.15.2016After all that transpired today, I was left with appreciation for our denominational systems, with some lingering questions about our theology and practice, and with hopefulness in the area of racial unity
Is Meek Weak?—Pastoral Reflections on Gentleness
By Aaron Menikoff | 05.23.2016The pastor who feels the need to power his church to greatness through the exercise of his own gifts underestimates the power of the gospel.
Book Review: Gospel Eldership, by Robert Thune
Review by Phil Newton | 05.06.2016Thune has put together a series of essays, exercises, and questions for aspiring elders to consider before embracing the office of elder.
How the Lord’s Supper Makes a Local Church
By Bobby Jamieson | 04.28.2016The ordinances make it possible to point to something and say “church” rather than only pointing to many somethings and saying “Christians.”
Confessions: Thick or Thin?
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Confessions, Covenants, and Constitutions: How to Organize Your Church | 03.16.2016A good confession of faith builds a protective doctrinal house around a precious center: the gospel.
Dear Pastor, Know Your Theology of Sanctification
By Mike Christ | 02.29.2016There’s a push in evangelical circles to understand justification. This is good. But let’s make sure we haven’t neglected sanctification.
Book Review: Honest Evangelism, by Rico Tice
Review by Austin Suter | 02.04.2016Evangelism is hard. This book should help.
Transition and the Pastor’s Wife
By Erin Wheeler | 01.29.2016How do two people from coastal northern California and the nation’s capitol end up in Arkansas? God does it. That’s how.
Book Review: The 3-D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures, by Jason Georges
Review by Jeremy Yong | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 12.21.2015Jason Georges, The 3-D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Culture. 3D Gospel, 2014, 82 pages. $8.99. I am a pastor who grew up in an honor-shame culture, so the … keep reading…
Book Review: Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul, by Simon Gathercole
Review by Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 12.21.2015With Defending Substitution, Simon Gathercole has given us a compelling, rich, and lucid presentation of substitution in 1 Corinthians 15 and Romans 5.
Book Review: Talking to Catholics about the Gospel, by Chris Castaldo
Review by Leonardo De Chirico | 11.30.2015My hope is that this book will set the tone for present and future engagements by evangelicals to their Catholic friends.
9 Marks of Healthy Missions
By J. Mack Stiles | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 11.18.2015The best thing you can do for missionaries is to make sure you keep your church healthy. They can’t do the work there if churches are unhealthy here.
Debunking Stupid Statements about the Bible: An Exercise in Biblical Transmission
By Greg Gilbert | 11.09.2015We can be sure that the Bible we have is comprised of what the New Testament authors actually wrote. And because of this, we are compelled to trust it.
5 Steps to Racial Peace-Making
By Russ Whitfield | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015It’s not magic, it’s discipleship.
