I preached at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church today. http://stpaulsmarietta.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Phil-2019-06-02.mp3 June 2, 2019 Sunday service *= stand Prelude *Passing The Peace (Share signs & words of the peace of Christ with those around you.) Announcements *Call to Worship Psalm 103:1-6 Praise…
Author: Phillip Ross
Why Trump?
It all really comes down to a matter of faith, not in Trump, but in Jesus.
Jordan Peterson and Political Correctness
Self Evident Political Correctness This article is in response to a family discussion on Facebook about the value and merits of Jordan Peterson (#jordanpeterson), in particular to Caitlin Flanagan’s article, “Why the Left Is So Afraid of Jordan Peterson.” Jordan…
Review of Galatians
“Galatians – Backstory/Christory is a commentary of sorts on the book of Galatians though it differs from a traditional commentary in several key respects. The first chapter of the book is about what Ross calls ‘The Backstory,’ or the metanarrative…
Hope And Community
“…always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you…” (1 Peter 3:15). Hope is essential for human well-being. Conversely, the lack of sufficient hope is the root…
Law & Gospel
The teaching of Christ provides protection against the harshness of Old Testament law, and reveals God’s grace, which trumps God’s law for those who are “in Christ,” those who take advantage of Christ’s teaching. To read the Old Testament apart from the light of Christ constitutes a grave error for us who live on the resurrection side of the cross of Christ.
ISIS: Conflict Resolution
The world is awash in a theological conflict brought to the fore by the rise of ISIS. Yet, Western leaders continue the canard that ISIS has nothing to do with Islam. However, ISIS supporters firmly believe that their Caliphate and…
Christmas 2015
“This book is concerned with the big picture of the Bible that is revealed by careful, thorough study of Scripture. This view of the history of Israel in the Old Testament will be shown to be the biblical view revealed…
Beyond Superstition
After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude…
The Real Conflict with Islam
Ten years after 911, the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City, Robert Reilly provided the structure for identifying and defeating the enemy that had declared war on the West. That structure unfolded in the pages of his…