Phillip A. Ross's Blog
November 26, 2024
Guarding the Flock: Mentorship Lessons from Paul and Phillip A. Ross
The life and teachings of the Apostle Paul have long inspired believers to embrace a faith marked by courage, vigilance, and love. His heartfelt words in Acts 20:31 to the […]
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December 23, 2023
Christmas 2023
Phil continues as the Pastor at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church in Marietta, OH, and loves it. Part of his ministry as been to learn more about the history of the German Evangelical church, which traces its history to Germany, ground…
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June 2, 2019
Spit & Dirt
I preached at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church today. http://stpaulsmarietta.org/wp-content... 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…
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September 6, 2018
Why Trump?
It all really comes down to a matter of faith, not in Trump, but in Jesus.
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August 11, 2018
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…
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December 17, 2017
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…
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May 17, 2016
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…
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April 12, 2016
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.
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March 28, 2016
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…
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December 23, 2015
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…
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