Phillip Holmes
The Gospel Coalition
Mississippi, United States
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Individual Racism vs. Systemic Racism
Jim Davis and Justin Holcomb talk with Phillip Holmes about how racism and the sin of partiality are more complicated than they first appear to be. → Read More
You Can’t Serve God and Entertainment
"Entertainment is your means of escape from the inconveniences of life into a comfortable world of fantasy. And your means of escape has made you a slave." → Read More
Seven Questions to Ask Before You Watch ‘Deadpool’
Christians are debating whether it’s appropriate to see Deadpool. John Piper explains why he is committed to a radical abstention from anything he knows is going to present him with nudity. → Read More
Love the Racist, Confront the Sin
If we’re serious about fighting the sin of ethnic partiality, also known as racism, in the church, we must readily address it locally and privately. → Read More
More Tough Skin and Tender Hearts
Over the years I’ve learned that the conversation is complicated and how we view the world and ourselves can radically shape how we engage one another. → Read More
You Can’t Passively Kill Sin
Time doesn’t kill sin. If you make peace with your sin and hope that time or age kills it, it will only grow more twisted and perverted. → Read More
A Safe Place for Sexual Sinners
There is no ideal church specifically for sexual sinners. But there is an ideal church for sinners. It’s a safe place to confess and repent. → Read More
Top 15 Articles of 2015
This has been an amazing year for Desiring God. God has been extremely gracious to us as we continue to aim to make the glory of God and the goodness of joy the foundation and flavor of everything we do… → Read More
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The gospel is good news for us, not angels; yet they rejoice and worship as if they were the ones experiencing this peculiar good of our merciful God. → Read More
Should Evangelicals Evolve on Homosexuality?
While acceptance of homosexuality may be a growing trend among professing evangelicals, still the majority of Bible-believers simply are not convinced. → Read More
One Voice on Christian Social Media
Rosaria Butterfield reminds us that love and boldness are crucial and inseparable as we engage the culture with the hard truths of Scripture. → Read More
Justice Without Facts Is No Justice at All
With a short video of Laquan McDonald’s death, more of the facts have finally been released in Chicago. In Minneapolis, with another black man dead and several more shot, we’re left waiting for more information. How should we respond to perceived injustice from those who should be enforcing justice? → Read More
God’s Grace Is Mind-Blowing
As our hatred for and awareness of our sin increases, we desperately need a biblical view of the grace of God. We need the Scriptures to paint a clear picture of who God is and how much he loves us in Christ Jesus. → Read More
She Is Me
I hadn’t loved my wife as if she was a member of my own body. I failed to even aspire to love her as Christ does the church, his body. → Read More