Philip McDuffie

  • The Poison of Gossip – Part 2

    Yesterday I posted a blog talking about the sin of gossip. In it, we discussed what gossip is, why we succumb to gossip all too often, how both the gossiper and the one being gossiped to are both in sin, and the different types of gossipers that we are prone to be. Since we talked…

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  • The Poison of Gossip – Part 1

    In a book that I read titled Resisting Gossip, the author defined sinful gossip as “bearing bad news behind someone’s back out of a bad heart.” Though the sin of gossip seems pretty trivial, it is actually a sin that is both infectious and poisonous. It spiritually harms the gossiper, the one being gossiped to, and the…

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  • A Holy Talker for Jesus

    We get into conversations with people all throughout the day. We speak with our family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. We speak about sports, work, memories, food, what happened last week, how our day is going, and what we hope happens next week. This is simply how we live as people made in the image of…

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  • We, Too, Shall Rise

    Easter Sunday is quickly approaching. On Resurrection Sunday Christians all over the world are going to gather together to celebrate Christ’s glorious victory over death. In light of this, I just wanted to write a blog about how our resurrection is directly tied to the resurrection of Christ. In other words, because our Lord rose from…

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  • The Signs of a Sluggard

    Shining a Light on This Deceptive Sin I taught some college students earlier this summer about the sin of sluggishness. I did this by going through the book of Proverbs and pointing out certain signs of a sluggard so that we, as Christians, can better determine whether we have fallen pray to the sin of…

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  • Preaching Stewardship Sermons

    Though speaking about stewardship and finances is a very distasteful thing in our contemporary American culture, the faithful pastor will crucify his desire for human approval and seek to shepherd the flock that God has entrusted to him in these areas. This really is an absolute necessity. Scripture does not shrink back from addressing stewardship…

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  • The Implications of a Judgment According to Works for the Christian

    Getting Justification Right  A sinner is saved by the grace of God alone through faith alone in Christ alone. This is the clear teaching of Scripture. There will not be one individual that will be declared righteous through his obedience. Rather, individuals will only be declared righteous through faith in Christ’s life, death, and resurrection.…

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