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February 8, 2024December 2, 2024

Podcast: Jack Cottrell | Beloved Theologian (A Conversation with John Davis)

Season 1: Episode 5 In this episode Zach is joined by RFTG Contributor John Davis to discuss the life, ministry, and legacy of the late Dr. Jack Cottrell. Dr. Cottrell was a beloved theologian in the Restoration (Stone-Campbell Movement), and served as a professor at Cincinnati Bible Seminary for many years. He dedicated his life … Continue reading Podcast: Jack Cottrell | Beloved Theologian (A Conversation with John Davis)

October 11, 2022March 3, 2023

The Life-Changing Power of Hymns

“I don’t like music. I love it.” So writes pastor, church-planter, and hymn-writer Chris Anderson. Man oh man, I love it too. Don’t we all? Needless to say, he hooked me from the start. In his new book, Theology That Sticks: The Life-Changing Power of Exceptional Hymns (Church Works Media), Anderson seeks to compel every … Continue reading The Life-Changing Power of Hymns

September 6, 2022March 3, 2023

Church Questions Series from 9Marks (Updated)

The Christian life is a wonderful life and has many benefits. The most important of these benefits is being reconciled to God the Father through the finished work of Jesus Christ. Yet the Christian life can be difficult and arduous. For this reason it is crucial that we fellowship with other believers for worship, discipleship, … Continue reading Church Questions Series from 9Marks (Updated)

June 28, 2022January 31, 2023

Savoring Christ As Our Supreme Treasure

What is saving faith? This question is the heart of the Christian religion. In order to understand the relationship between a holy God and sinful humanity this question must be answered correctly. For many, the answer to this question seems to be an easy one. Saving faith is found solely in the person and work … Continue reading Savoring Christ As Our Supreme Treasure

May 13, 2022October 31, 2023

Reformation Study Bible: Student Edition

In the midst of a culture that is increasingly hostile to orthodox Christian beliefs, it is vital that young people in the faith have deep roots from which to grow and flourish. There is much research that discusses the fact that upon graduating high school many young people stray from the Christian faith of which … Continue reading Reformation Study Bible: Student Edition

April 15, 2022February 1, 2023

A Dozen Things God Has Done With Your Sin

Do you feel weighed down by the burden of sin? Are you exhausted with fighting your sin only to give in when you promised God and yourself that you would not? Do you wish that you could be free of your burden and live in the peace promised in scripture? If you answered yes to … Continue reading A Dozen Things God Has Done With Your Sin

March 1, 2022February 1, 2023

Train Up a Child: Unfolding Grace For Kids

Now more than ever, it seems, that it is imperative for Christians to be grounded in the knowledge of the truths of Scripture. Even as the culture is pressing in around followers of Christ. It is important to remember This is not the first time in church history that this has occurred. For more than … Continue reading Train Up a Child: Unfolding Grace For Kids

October 5, 2021February 1, 2023

Luther on the Christian Life

Who is the first person that comes to mind at the mention of the Protestant Reformation? Martin Luther, would most likely be the most popular answer, and for good reason. He is credited with starting the sixteenth century reformation with the nailing of the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg … Continue reading Luther on the Christian Life

June 22, 2021February 1, 2023

The Making of C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis is the most important apologists of the twentieth century. His influence even extends well into the twenty-first century. Among evangelicals, his writings are read and quoted as much today as when he he wrote them some seventy years ago. C. S. Lewis, however, did not enter the twentieth century as a Christian … Continue reading The Making of C. S. Lewis

September 14, 2020February 2, 2023

Spurgeon on the Christian Life

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the Baptist pastor from the mid-late nineteenth century, has grown in popularity in recent years. His popularity has grown particularly among young reformed evangelicals who look to him and seek to emulate his pastoral example. He rose to prominence in his own day and became what would be called today a “celebrity … Continue reading Spurgeon on the Christian Life

August 10, 2017December 23, 2024

Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary me

Does the Reformation still matter? I suppose a better question is, does reformed theology still matter? Does it still have a place in the Twenty First Century’s theological landscape? Many Christians are not familiar with names such as Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, or Tyndale. Even more, they are not familiar with the theological truths they championed … Continue reading Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary me

March 10, 2014March 9, 2014

Review of “The Cross of Christ”

I just finished a book review of The Cross of Christ by John R. W. Stott for my Systematic Theology class at NOBTS. So, I thought that I would post a shortened version for your enjoyment. In the book Stott discusses the central Christian doctrine of the atonement of sinners on the cross. It is through … Continue reading Review of “The Cross of Christ”