In light of the trials and suffering that await those who devote their lives to the ministry of the gospel, we can be encouraged and joyful because our ministry is done in Jesus' name, with confidence that our names are written on His heart, and ultimately for his glory.

Herman Bavinck's influence on Dr. John Bolt's understanding of himself, theological method, the content of good theology, and about the church.

A theological map toward honoring the Lordship of Christ over our nation while avoiding transformational triumphalism.

A biblical and historical examination of the concept of marriage as covenant.

A defense of the Reformed use of the Law-Gospel distinction in Protestant Orthodox thought.

Central to the Apostle Paul's ministerial focus is encouraging other leaders in the church to above all minister to the saints.

Christians are sent out by Christ as stewards of the kingdom.

Despite the variety of interpretations down through history, Nehemiah represents all that a king should be, a hero unparalleled since the height of the monarchy.

There is a standard Christ-like shape effected by the Holy Spirit of the gospel ministry.

The heart of the gospel minister is to be protected because it is the heart of the gospel ministry.

Gospel ministry demands the continual conscious preaching of the Gospel to ourselves and to our people.

Hosea makes an indictment against the visible people of God of covenant breaking, disloyalty, and infidelity of an ungrateful kind which Christians can be found guilty of as well.

It is promising to organize Owen's main theological concerns around the idea of “evangelical holiness,” a concept that is found throughout his work.

The American Presbyterian Gilbert Tennent following in the footsteps of the Reformers provides an example of Reformed preaching with his emphasis on orthodoxy, covenant, and the importance of the sacraments.

Christ provides the pattern that we can anticipate being fulfilled in our pastoral ministry.

One's understanding of baptism and its benefits will be altered radically if there is a rejection of the internal and external distinction of membership within the Covenant of Grace.

You may warn, comfort, and confront God's people but only the Lord is able to present them as holy and blameless.

Idolatry for the Apostle John is any idea of the true God that is not in keeping with his self revelation in Jesus Christ.

The Psalms find their final referent or meaning in a community of believers in the Messiah who are incorporated in him and thus share in his blessings, victory, and sufferings all precisely because they are his.

The trials and joys of church planting in the northwest region of the United States.