Machen helped found a denomination shortly before his death whose order and standards in no way encouraged racist, segregationist, or ethnonationalist views. Machen is not the hero modern kinists, racists, or segregationists are looking for; his own writings and his all-too-short life as a churchman make that clear. Machen changed, and so can we.  ... Continue Reading

I saw a clip a while back of AC/DC playing in front of a huge crowd at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As the band launched into the chorus of their mega hit, “Highway to Hell,” the crowd joined in lustily, treating damnation like a punchline. With smiles on their faces and hands... Continue Reading

The ‘Selected Writings of Benjamin Morgan Palmer’ recounts the experiences of a dedicated pastor who served his denomination faithfully. Even though twenty-first century ministers might think they are beyond learning from an old book containing wisdom from an experienced nineteenth-century pastor, the articles show that the work of shepherding is essentially the same today as... Continue Reading

Pink’s value for our moment is not simply that he defended predestination. It is that he insisted Christianity is a whole way of seeing reality—rooted in who God is, what Scripture is, what the covenants are, what the moral law is, and what worship and holiness require.   Arthur Walkington Pink (1886–1952) is often remembered... Continue Reading

Pastor Martin preached as if he was dying to have you either converted or sanctified. And supporting his preaching was the scrupulous consistency of a man determined to keep a clear conscience before God and men. By God’s grace he was enabled to finish his race well and keep that clear conscience to the end.... Continue Reading

Part of the common fallacy is the claim that Tyndale wrote mainly in monosyllables and avoided long sentences.  But when the original text was couched in exalted language and long sentences, Tyndale reproduced it in English: “For this cause we also since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you and... Continue Reading

As a pastor/planter, the work is too precious and meaningful to do halfway. Preaching God’s word requires a stewardship of our calendars, meetings, brains, hearts, souls, and margin so we can study and rightly handle the word of truth. Don’t settle for good enough. Let’s leave it all out on the field for Jesus.   Our lives are filled... Continue Reading

These individuals [who had been excommunicated by DAC] resigned their membership from SAC on December 14, 2025, and were subsequently examined and received as members in their respective PCA churches within the CFP. They are members in good standing, admitted to the Lord’s Table, and welcomed into the fellowship of God’s people. Central Florida Presbytery... Continue Reading

“In January 2024, we learned from the counselor of our daughter, Grace, that he had submitted a report to the Florida Department of Children and Families of suspicion of sexual abuse of Grace by Stephen Adams,” their statement said. “On January 10, 2025, we reported suspicion of sexual abuse of our daughter by Stephen Adams... Continue Reading

Talarico sees government as a force of love, while scripture sees it as God’s instrument of justice. Talarico looks to the law to coerce “love.” The Bible, however, presents the church as the noncoercive vehicle that reveals God’s love in the world.   Pop star Haddaway asked “What is love?” in a 1993 hit song.... Continue Reading