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Christopher Ash

Christopher Ash is writer-in-residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, and a former pastor and director of the Cornhill Training Course in London. He is the author of Trusting God in the Darkness and the new 4-volume The Psalms: a Christ-Centered Commentary.

Who Causes Your Suffering? The Sovereignty of God and Reality of Evil

Who Causes Your Suffering?

The Sovereignty of God and Reality of Evil

If God is absolutely sovereign over all things, does that mean that he causes the suffering we experience? Or does he just sovereignly allow it to happen?

Lost in the Land of Uz: How to Read the Book of Job

Lost in the Land of Uz

How to Read the Book of Job

How many of us seem to understand the beginning and end of Job but get lost in the middle? How do we interpret dialogues riddled with subtle errors?

How to Pray the Psalms

How to Pray the Psalms

If we want our prayers to be shaped by the word of God, we cannot do better than to make the Psalms a central part of our prayer lives.

‘According to My Righteousness’: Do the Psalms Teach Justification by Works?

‘According to My Righteousness’

Do the Psalms Teach Justification by Works?

The language of “my righteousness” in the Psalms can sound startling to Christians today. How should we understand who “the righteous” are?

Let the Youth Speak: A Case for Righteous Elihu

Let the Youth Speak

A Case for Righteous Elihu

When it comes to interpreting Job’s true friend, full consideration of his context reveals Elihu might be more righteous than many suppose.

Savor Christ in Every Psalm: The Joy of Singing with Jesus

Savor Christ in Every Psalm

The Joy of Singing with Jesus

When you take the Psalms on your lips, you sing the songs of Jesus. He is the center of the Psalms, the lead singer of the Psalms, and the great conductor of the choir.

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