Dr. Philip Ryken

Philip Graham Ryken is Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he has preached since 1995. He was educated at Wheaton College (IL), Westminster Theological Seminary (PA) and the University of Oxford (UK), from which he received his doctorate in historical theology. Dr. Ryken lives with his wife (Lisa) and children (Joshua, Kirsten, Jack, and Kathryn Elaine) in Center City, Philadelphia. When he is not preaching or playing with his family, he likes to read books, shoot baskets and ponder the relationship between Christian faith and American culture. His published work includes The Heart of the Cross (with James Montgomery Boice), Discovering God in Stories from the Bible, Is Jesus the Only Way?, When You Pray: Making the Lords Prayer Your Own, Jesus on Trial (with James Montgomery Boice), My Father's World, and Jeremiah and Lamentations among others.