More Than Two Thirds of Patients on Anti-Depressants Not Depressed
When I am counseling anyone with symptoms of depression and the subject of medication comes up, I always make the following points
Don’t be ashamed of meds: Just because some misuse and over use them doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use them. Try to view them as a gift of God and ask for God’s blessing upon them. Also pray for researchers as they seek to develop more drugs that will be more sophisticated and successful in the future.... Continue Reading
Kevin DeYoung Appointed Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at RTS
The position of Chancellor’s Professor is designed to provide for a professor to teach at multiple RTS campuses benefitting a greater number of students.
The position of Chancellor’s Professor is designed to provide for a professor to teach at multiple RTS campuses benefitting a greater number of students. DeYoung will teach at RTS while he continues as senior pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing Michigan where he has been since 2004. University Reformed Church recently moved from... Continue Reading
Lecture Me. Really.
Is the old-fashioned lecture method of teaching on the way out?
In the humanities, there are sound reasons for sticking with the traditional model of the large lecture course combined with small weekly discussion sections. Lectures are essential for teaching the humanities’ most basic skills: comprehension and reasoning, skills whose value extends beyond the classroom to the essential demands of working life and citizenship. Before... Continue Reading
The Episcopal Church’s First Black Head — and its ‘Tortuous’ Path Toward Integration
On Nov. 1, Michael Curry will be installed as the first black presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church at Washington National Cathedral.
The Episcopal Church is affiliated with the larger worldwide Anglican Communion, the world’s third-largest Christian denomination, which is discussing whether it can remain unified amid divisions over sexuality and other issues. A large percentage of Anglicanism is thriving in the developing world, where more-conservative leaders have been unhappy with the Episcopal Church. Bishop Michael... Continue Reading
Holiness is Not What We Want
Holiness attacks the sinfulness of our hearts, where a war rages between our fallen flesh and God’s Holy Spirit
Quite simply put, most of us want to think of holiness in some abstract form and keep it at a safe distance. We want holiness that comes in a weekend conference so that we can leave and go back to our unholy lives afterwards. We want a small sermon on holiness, and then more messages... Continue Reading
Exploring Evangelicalism: The Presbyterian Church in America
A highlight of The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) with an interview with Dr. Bryan Chapell
“The PCA affirms the inerrancy of Scripture and places a high value on biblical preaching and worship. This is because we believe the Bible is our only infallible rule of faith and practice. By the design of the Holy Spirit, all that is necessary for a life of godliness are within its pages.” This... Continue Reading
Her Heart So Kind And So Weary
Though I will not be able to hold her once more, the Lord is even now
Yet it was Mom herself who reassured me the most. Through she was sleeping a great deal following surgery, our interactions had some bright spots. When I asked her at one point if she was afraid, she replied, “No, because God is with me.” One of the heart wrenching decisions I had to make... Continue Reading
Covenant College Librarian Called Home to Glory
Professor Tad Mindeman, director of library services at Covenant College, passed away suddenly as the result of an apparent heart attack on October 20, 2015
Mr. Mindeman joined the Covenant community as director of library services in 2002, and has served with faithful excellence since that time. Under the guidance and direction of Mr. Mindeman, Covenant’s Kresge Memorial Library became the eleventh library in the world to go live with the Online Computer Library Center’s cloud-based integrated operating system, WorldShare Management... Continue Reading
Insomnia – The Non-Sleeping Giant
Insomnia the Non-Sleeping Giant. He is really big, and he will not hesitate to take your sleep away from you and make you miserable.
If you have never had a problem with sleeping, you are blessed. However, don’t be proud about it because things can sometimes change quickly and unexpectedly. Your first confrontation with a sleepless night may be a crisis, but take hope, there is help. Don’t blame it on a lack of faith. Sometimes you just have... Continue Reading
You’re Not As Virtuous As You Think
By exercising a healthy dose of moral humility we can avoid the dilemma of blind obedience
We would see fewer headlines about scandal and malfeasance, and we could get our actions to better match our expectations, if we tempered our moral overconfidence with some moral humility. When we recognize that the vast majority of us overestimate our ability to do the right thing, we can take constructive steps to limit our... Continue Reading
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