The Favorite 500
In light of the recent discussions about the role of bloggers on social media, I've compiled a list of blog posts and articles that I've most enjoyed writing--either for this blog or for other online publications--over the past 8 years. I started blogging 12 years ago; and, have written somewhere around 2000 posts or articles over that time. As the years have progressed, I've sought to make the content of many of the posts more substantive in nature for the simple reason that I believe that many are willing to, in fact, spend time reading longer posts and articles online. Blogs continue to play a crucial role in the propagation of truth--whether in the form of doctrinal, exegetical, historical or practical theology. To that end, here are 500 posts that I have most thoroughly enjoyed writing over the past 8 years, that have gotten the most readership and that I hope will have, in some small way, been beneficial to the readers.
- Welcome One Another (Tabletalk)
- Legalism Defined (Tabletalk)
- Faithfulness and Fruitfulness (Tabletalk)
- What is Brotherly Love? (Tabletalk)
- How Jesus Read the Scriptures (Tabletalk)
- How Jesus Brings Peace (Tabletalk)
- What Did Jesus Mean by "The World"? (Tabletalk)
- The Cross and the Believer's home (Tabletalk)
- Disarming the Devil (Tabletalk)
- The Vertical Dimensions of the Cross (Tabletalk)
- Why is the Substitutionary Atonement Essential (Tabletalk)
- Why We Need a Priest (Tabletalk)
- How Does Jesus' Temptation Link Him to Israel? (Tabletalk)
- The Blessed Repetition of Redemptive History (Tabletalk)
- Who is the True Israel? (Tabletalk)
- The Gift of Entertainment (Tabletalk)
- Holy War Jesus-Style (Tabletalk)
- The Idol Crushing King (Tabletalk)
- The Ark of the Covenant (Tabletalk)
- Take Heed (Tabletalk)
- The Deep Things of Christ (Tabletalk)
- The Allurement of Christ (Tabletalk)
- A Sinless Life (Tabletalk)
- Mercy Triumphs Through Suffering (Tabletalk)
- A Life of Blessing and Rest (Tabletalk)
- The Secret of Sanctification (Tabletalk)
- Fear of Man (Tabletalk)
- The Peril of Wandering (Tabletalk)
- It's the Little Things (Tabletalk)
- The Inner Ring (Tabletalk)
- Signs and Wonders: Christ's Gifts of the Spirit (Modern Reformation)
- The Role of the Spirit in Current Trinitarian Controversies (Modern Reformation)
- The Sin-Bearing, Curse Removing Second Adam
- The Sin-Bearing, Curse Removing True Israel
- The Obedience of the Second Adam and True Israel
- A Biblical Theology of the Clouds
- A Biblical Theology of Food and Drink
- A Biblical Theology of Burial
- A Biblical Theology of Time
- A Biblical Theology of Locusts
- A Biblical Theology of Mountains
- A Biblical Theology of the Tribe of Judah
- A Biblical Theology of Light and Darkness
- A Biblical Theology of Exile and Restoration in the OT Prophets
- A Biblical Theology of Burial
- A Biblical Theology of the Trees of the Garden
- A Biblical Theology of Clothing
- A Biblical Theology of Glory
- A Biblical Theology of Oil
- The Cursed and Blessed Ground (A Biblical Theology of the Ground)
- The Curse Reversed
- A Brief Redemptive History of Animals
- A Match Made in Heaven
- The Church Comes First
- As Seems Best to Them
- Intramural Battle Wounds
- The Reciprocal Wisdom of Proverbs 31
- Father-to-Son Talks
- 6 Thoughts on Sacred Space
- 7 Thoughts on Sacred Time
- A Divine Division
- The Theological Significance of the Eighth Day
- The New Creation Spirit of Christmas
- The Son Hung on a Tree (A Biblical Theology of Trees)
- The Noahic Covenant and Redemptive History
- The Righteous One of Psalm 1
- Jesus: True Israel of the First Gospel
- Jesus: The Breath of Life
- Jesus: Antitypical Sojourner and Exile in a Foreign Land (A Biblical Theology of Sojourning)
- Everlasting Types and Ordinances of the Everlasting Christ
- Christological Principles of Typology
- Old Testament Personal Types and Shadows of Christ
- The Clean for the Unclean (A Biblical Theology of Ceremonial Cleansing)
- The Resurrection Power of Jesus
- Gospel Justice
- Fostering Relationships Between Church Leaders
- Symbols of Christ in the Wilderness
- Christ and the Tent in the Wilderness
- The Ark of the Covenant and the Empty Tomb
- The Last of the Levites
- The Firstborn, the Levites, Substitution and the Redemption Money
- The Presence of God Promised and Typified in the Death of Jacob and Joseph
- Boaz: The Law-Keeping/Debt-Paying Redeemer
- The Aroma of Christ
- The Circumcision of Christ
- On the Sabbath, Ceremonial Sabbaths, the Lord's Day and the Day of the LORD
- The Parable of Three Lost Sons
- The God Who Loves Finished Work
- The Wisdom of the Son (Seeing Christ in the Proverbs)
- A Covenantal Approach to the Song of Songs
- The Songs of the Son (Seeing Christ in the Psalms)
- A Law-Keeping Redeemer is Born
- The Serpent on the Pole and the Cross of Christ
- Jesus, the True and Greater Gardener
- Jesus' Ark
- The God of Typological Recapitulation
- Eternalizing the Old Testament
- The Symbolism of the Rainbow
- Baptized with the Transgressors
- Guardian Angels?
- A Sense of the Love of Christ
- Four Gospels?
- Vos on Old Testament Theophanies
- Grace Is a Person
- Christ, The Tree of Life
- Grace Is a Gift
- The Internal Witness of Scripture
- Our Shield and Reward
- Cities of Refuge
- A Mountain Range Christmas
- God Has Spoken
- The Role of the Spirit in the Life of Christ
- Jonathan Edwards on Adam and the Tree of Life
- The Offices of Christ and the Marks of the Church
- Imagining the Image of God
- The Justification of Imputation
- James and Justification: Which Court?
- Maintaining Unity in the PCA
- The Most Important Overlooked Doctrine (Part 1)
- The Most Important Overlooked Doctrine (Part 2)
- Taking Up the Hammer and the Nails (A Theology of Apostasy)
- Which Systematic Theology is Best?
- Satan Bound?
- Manhood and Resurrection
- Jesus Christ: Savior or Example
- Modern Judaizers
- You'll Meet Them All
- Sainthood
- Work and Rest
- Is the Fourth Commandment Required for Christians?
- The Scriptural Witness to the Historicity of Adam
- The Third Use of the Law and the Finished Work of Christ
- Understanding the Law and its Uses
- Three Ways the New Testament Writers Quote the Old Testament
- How Redemptive-History and Example Meet in the Book of Hebrews
- The Church: Organizism or Organization
- The Gospel of the Forty Days
- Jesus' Compassion for Sinners
- A Thanksgiving Jesus
- The Human Growth of Jesus
- The Hardest Week
- The Great Redemptive Multi-Tasker
- The Grace of Remembering
- Mansions in Glory?
- A Faith that Triumphs and Suffers
- No Greeting From the Holy Spirit?
- Jesus on the Inerrancy and Infallibility of Scripture
- The Covenant of Grace in Time and Eternity
- When God Swears to God
- Taking Up the Hammer and the Nails (A Theology of Apostacy)
- Jesus' Compassion for Sinners
- The Real Miracle
- Jesus' Miracles: Types of Spiritual Realities
- 5 Important Theological Pairs
- Heir of All Things
- The Flesh/Spirit Distinction in Paul
- Did Jesus Descend into Hell?
- The Elemental Principles of the World
- The Transmission and Identification of the Inerrant Text
- Noah, Jesus and Preaching to Spirits
- The "Signs" of Tongues and Prophecy in 1 Cor. 14:20-25
- The Holy Spirit Says...
- Jesus and the World to Come
- On Headship, Hats, Hair and Historical Context
- The "Not I, but the Lord...I say, not the Lord" Sayings of Paul
- Suffering, Chastisement and the Fatherly Love of God
- John's Use of the Song of Songs in the Book of Revelation
- No More Consciousness of Sin
- Uncommon and Courageous Conviction
- Life-Changing Sermons
- A Year-End Self-Evaluation
- The Kinsman Redeemer
- Low Expectations…
- Joseph Did You Know?
- Sinful Anger: Its Cause and Cure
- The Minister’s Grit
- The Future of Emptiness
- When the Father Sacrificed the Son
- The Spirit in the Old and New Testament
- A Redemptive Historical Lamb
- The Covenant of Works, the Law and the Mosaic Covenant (Geerhadus Vos)
- Geerhardus Vos on Supra- and Infra- Lapsarianism
- Luther and Calvin on Galatians 5:6
- Calvin and Edwards on Works of the Law
- Edwards on Spiritual Pride
- Jonathan Edwards on the Demand and Curse of the Law
- Jonathan Edwards on Adam and the Tree of Life
- Warfield, Biblical Doctrines and Confessionalism
- 10 Must Read Pre-Reformation Works
- The Sorrow and Joy of Imputation (Hugh Martin)
- 6 Ingredients of Jesus' Bitter Cup (Isaac Ambrose)
- Thomas Boston on the Glory of Man at Creation and Redemption
- Samuel Miller Publications Online
- Archibald Alexander Publications Online
- Vos on the Typical Role of Moses and the Exodus
- Adolphe Monond on Jesus, the Mystery of Godliness
- Luther on Seeing the Savior in a Poor, Beggar Baby
- Machen on Getting as Little Truth as Possible
- Vos on the Difference Between a Prophet and a Priest
- Spurgeon on Expositional Reading and Preaching in the Worship Service
- C.S. Lewis on the Right of Private Judgment
- Because There Was No Sun (Calvin on Gen. 1:11)
- A Pastor's Love for Christ
- Machen on Getting As Little Truth As Possible
- The Patriotic Church
- The Heart of the Reformation
- Losing Loved Ones and Having Regrets
- Fear and Sonship
- A Pastor's Love for Christ (Tabletalk)
- A Romantic View of Ministry
- The Fine Line (Tabletalk)
- Preach the Gospel to Yourself?
- Mini-Sermons for the Soul to Sing
- Pastoral Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
- The Pastor and Social Media
- The Complexity of Pastoral Care
- Learning to Think for Yourself
- 4 Kinds of Pastors
- Pastoral Reality: Ecclesiastes-Style
- Extemporaneous Preaching
- Ecumenical Fences
- Handling Contentions in the Church
- From the Text to the Table
- A Faithful Seminary
- Leadership Principles and Pastoral Ministry
- Sing Your Heart Out
- 6 Ways to Become a Welcoming Church
- 7 Wrong Reasons for Joining a Church
- "Top Down" or "Grass Roots" Ministry
- 7 Characteristics of Spiritually Beneficial Friendships
- The Race is Not to the Swift
- Working on Learning to Rest
- The Rare Jewel of Christian Commitment
- Perspective is Key
- The Dangers and Duties of Confessing Sin to One Another
- The Theological Driver Seat and a M-16
- Time for a Spirit Check
- Teaching One Another In...
- Back to School, Back to the Bible
- Don't Waste Your Grill
- Stipulations for Mercy Ministry
- Contentment in the Ministry
- The Gracious Judgment of Charity
- The Theology and Practice of the Lord's Supper
- The Importance of Time Management
- 7 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Pastoral Ideologue
- How Jesus Confronted and Corrected Others
- 5 Reasons to Join (Or Not Join) a Church Plant Near You
- Why We Fear Grace
- The Internet: The Great Evangelical, Op-Ed Tabloid
- A Church's Coming of Age
- Ministering to the Mobile
- Dividends and Drawbacks of Small Groups
- Marks of Orthodoxy?
- A Multiplicity of Mentors
- Reestablishing Ministry Goals
- Singing the Mediatorial Praises of Jesus
- 7 Ways to Care for Your Wife
- Picking Up Sticks in the Service of Jesus
- When They Walk Away
- Did God Ordain Evil?
- Jesus Loves the Rich
- Teachability
- Gospel Motivations for Gospel Ministry
- When Christians Hurt You
- Interpretive Indecisiveness
- Of Ministers and Marriages
- The Reach of the Gospel
- Being Professional in Ministry
- The Roller Coaster Effect of Ministry
- Old Man, New Man; Dead Man, True Man
- The Weight of the Church
- The Digital Sermon
- A Spiritual Inheritance
- The Greatest Book Never
- Destroying the Good for the Better
- Reading God’s Providence
- When the Preaching is Bad
- Diagnostic Decision Making
- Nothing to Complain About
- The Sitting Christ
- The Ministerial Decrease
- The Unhypocritical Jesus
- Gospel Poetry at the Table
- The Family Idols
- The Last Cry of Dereliction
- Doctrine, Denominations and Division
- Criticizing Our Camp
- The Prophet and the Prophets
- When Speaking About Jesus’ Bride
- The Social Media Echo Chamber
- The Judgment-Mercy of God
- On Being a Lifelong Learner
- Nothing Should Surprise Us
- Trusting Christ to Provide
- 7 Areas of Unbiblical Conscience Binding
- 5 Reasons to Keep the Kids in
- Teaching Our Children the Raw Parts of Scripture
- Sophisticated Temples of Modern Idolatry
- Redeeming our Reading
- Grace and Wisdom for Mercy Ministry
- A Tribute to R.C. Sproul
- Social Sin, Social Media, and Social Interaction
- Overcoming Discouragement in Ministry
- Grown-Up Churches in an Age of Adolescence
- Jesus: The Measure of a Man
- Particle Board Preaching
- Pastoral Reality: Ecclesiastes-Style
- "...And Everything Else Will Follow"
- Communicating and Connecting in Ministry
- An Angel's View of Christmas
- Deacons and the Poor in the Church
- ...Until We Contemplate the Face of God
- Plagiarizing and Quoting in Preaching
- Not-So-Great Expectations
- Church Planting Mathematics: 10 x 100 > 1 x 1000?
- The Blessing of Teaching the Children
- Giving and Receiving Criticism in Ministry
- A Marathon Mentality for Ministry
- 5 Rules of Social Media Engagement
- An Ides of March for Every Cesar
- Unity in Multi-Categorical Diversity in the Church
- Ecclesiastical Antinomianism
- Tuned in Parents on the Technological Frontier
- Refuting Theological Error
- Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
- Jesus and the General and Special Revelation of God
- It's Not Until...
- The Least Mentioned Sin
- No Special Providence
- The Missing Strings of Sanctification
- Misplaced Presumptuous Tenderness
- By Some Means
- The Household Baptist
- Gifts of Grace For Jesus
- Everyone Packages Knowledge
- When Your Spouse Won't Join a Solid Church
- Three Act Night
- Little Eternal Beings
- Nuggets of Truth
- The Hard Job of Interpreting Job
- The Unique Church
- Six Ways to Redeem Thanksgiving
- The Serpent Conquering Last Adam and True Israel
- Bringing Our Children to the Table
- What are You Waiting For?
- Don't Waste Your Commute
- A Spiritual Brotherhood
- The Patient God
- Discovering Christ in the Psalms
- The Extra Ministry Mile
- Giving and Receiving Commendation
- It's All About the Recovery
- When We Worship Our Worship
- Keeping Short Accounts
- The Importance of Being a Pastor/Theologian
- Preaching the Funeral of an Unbeliever
- 10 Outstanding Theologians (Of Whom You May Not Have Ever Heard)
- The Importance of an Inquirer's Class
- The Story of Redemption
- Thoughts to Avoid in Public Prayer
- Taking a Vacation from God
- Making Changes in a Church
- Killing Envy
- What Would Jesus Buy
- How Then Should We View the Children
- 10 Essential Pre-Reformation Writings
- The Spirituality of the Church Speech
- He Won't Be Silent Forever
- Let's Make Wisdom Great Again
- Hell to Pay
- Love and Anger at the Cross
- The Growing Christ
- A Merry Luther Christmas
- Virgins Don't Conceive, Unless...
- Souls Always Need More Curing
- Jesus and Racial Bias
- Luther, Law and Love
- Even the Smallest Sin...
- Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
- 'Til Kingdom Come
- Retribution and Redemption
- Content to Know Enough
- Understanding Opponents
- Van Mastricht on the Scholastics
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Only for a Time
- Low Visibility
- Legalism, Lawlessness and Pastoral Ministry
- God's Special People
- Imagine There's No Hell
- The Exception and the Rule
- Private and Personal or Public and Ecclesial
- Unorthodox Christology
- Insider Language and the Mission of God
- Pitying Criminals or Imprisoning Society
- The Power of Biblical Thinking
- A Functional Imperfect Perfectionism
- When Everything is a Gender Question
- The Last Judgement
- The Incomparable Conjunction of Love and Wrath
- Decerebrated Frogs, the Straight Line and Cultural Accommodation
- Are Some Sins Worse than Others
- The Church Jesus Attends
- Why We Love New Beginnings
- A Better Jerusalem
- Creation, Incarnation and the Immutability of God
- Hollywood, Capitol Hill and the Human Heart
- The Old Perspective on the Works of the Law
- The Great Pope Within
- Closely Connected Care
- Love the Sinner as You Love Your Sinful Self
- Game of Dethroning Sexual Sin
- Why Did Jesus Need the Holy Spirit
- The Christ-Haunted Song
- Military Cases of Conscience
- Justifying a Non-Repeatable Justification
- In Defense of the Sabbatical
- Expect the Unexpected
- Luther and Calvin's Quiet Discussions in Heaven
- If Christ is Not Risen...
- The Greek Orthodox Answer Man
- Identity, Affinity and Christ
- The Ecclesiastical Pendulum Swing
- Redemptive History, Union with Christ and the Liturgical Calendar
- Jesus and the Victim Card
- To Be a Diaper Changer
- Striving to Escape the Fall
- Proverbs 8:23, the Eternal Generation of the Son and the History of Reformed Exegesis
- Running the Race of Redemption
- More Mercy in Christ than Sin in Us
- Scripture, Slavery and Social Activism
- Laying R.I.P. to Rest
- The Need for a Ministerial Breakdown
- The Missing Message
- Desiring to Rule Over Genesis 3:16
- Wisdom and Biblical Principles of Complementarianism
- The Savior at the Well
- Christ in Flesh and Spirit
- The Seed of Scripture
- Two Went Up to Pray
- The Resolved Parent
- Best Face Off
- To Whom Should We Pray?
- In All Circumstances
- A Man of Constant Sorrow
- The Redemptive-Historical End Zone Verse
- The Doctrine of the Standing or Falling Church
- Crossing the Finish Line
- The Hope of Forgiveness
- God's Metrics
- It Only Takes One
- The Glory of the Son
- From the Sea to the Conquest
- Planning, Planting and Pastoral Ministry
- Which World View
- Calmer Than You Are
- Keeping the Cross in Focus
- The Mechanistic Church
- Faith to Dry Up Puddles
- The Doubting Believer
- The John Murray Collection
- The Genesis of Theology
- Dan's Invasion and Idolatry (He Reads Truth)
- Gideon Pursues the Kings of Midian (He Reads Truth)
- Return to Your God (He Reads Truth)
- The Ascension: Where is Jesus Now? (He Reads Truth)
- What Forgiveness Requires (He Reads Truth)
- The Incense Altar (He Reads Truth)
- Jesus and Humanity (He Reads Truth)
- Restoration (He Reads Truth)
- The Faithful Manager (He Reads Truth)
- The Coming of the Holy Spirit (He Reads Truth)
- Wisdom from Above (He Reads Truth)
- The Road to Damascus (He Reads Truth)
- The Lord Rises Up (He Reads Truth)
- Christ Heals Injury and Illness (He Reads Truth)
- Guilty as Charged (He Reads Truth)
- From Groans to Glory (He Reads Truth)
- Samuel’s Final Speech (He Reads Truth)
- David’s Song of Thanksgiving (He Reads Truth)
- The King Honors Mordecai (He Reads Truth)
- Israel Blessed (He Reads Truth)
- From Exile to Victory (He Reads Truth)
- Tell the Truth (He Reads Truth)
- The Two Foundations (He Reads Truth)
- The Root and Branch of David (He Reads Truth)
- Mary Visits Elizabeth (He Reads Truth)
- The Lord Provides in the Wilderness (He Reads Truth)
- Build Each Other Up (He Reads Truth)
- Jesus' Ministry Begins (He Reads Truth)
- Making the Ark (He Reads Truth)
- See the Lord's Salvation (He Reads Truth)
- Encounters with Christ (He Reads Truth)
- Sin and Redemption (He Reads Truth)
- Our King (He Reads Truth)
- The Coming of the Holy Spirit (He Reads Truth)
- God’s Judgment (He Reads Truth)
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