By Evan Knies John Charles Ryle was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire (1816) and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He entered ministry around the year 1841, and served many churches up until his retirement in 1900, when he was aged 83. He died later that year. Ryle was a minister that wrote many popular …
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Righteous Judgment, Radical Grace: Reflections on Exodus 11
By Mathew Gilbert Kids are great at pushing the limits. Parents know the moment they set a limit on anything, their children will try to push them to the edge. Erica and I have already seen how much our son, Jude, loves to push the limits. We will bring him in our room to play on …
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God in Us: How the Presence of God Changes Everything
By Mathew Gilbert T. Desmond Alexander once wrote, “The tabernacle links heaven and earth.” In all the ways God brings his presence to his people, there are two main examples in the Old Testament—the tabernacle and the temple. They are similar in design and construction with the main difference being that one is a tent …
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Stop Making Excuses for the Bible
By Obbie Todd “Know that God has not messed things up. The church is not a crisis PR firm, cleaning up the messes Jesus has made.” –Owen Strachan As soon as it came out of my mouth, I cringed. I had become that guy: the seminary intellectual resting on his laurels. Attempting to convince a …
The Gospel and Institutional Racism
By Colton Corter Last week was a really, really tough week. Few weeks in recent memory so sharply remind us of the reality of sin and make us long for the return of Christ. Two black men were unjustly killed for apparently nothing more than being black. Five white cops were murdered because they were …
The King’s Table 