A Plea for the Pro-life Movement
Book: 'Evangelicals and Abortion' argues that society must affirm the dignity of human life before pro-life reform is possible.
Fraser and his wife have been involved with crisis pregnancy centers, and he cites Care Net (which operates pregnancy centers in the United States), Avail NYC in New York, and ProGrace in Wheaton, Ill. as models for approaching abortion at the level of the individual heart. “This is where lives are being saved and the... Continue Reading
The Tragedy of Teaching: Greatness without Goodness
In this period when we are taking a final look at our syllabi to make sure we are preparing students for greatness, let us also ask whether we will meet their need to walk in the path of Christ’s goodness.
The Bible never instructs believers to emulate God in His greatness. God’s metaphysical attributes are exclusive to Him. Self-preservation would invite us to believe that divine greatness is only safe in the hands of a being with divine goodness. Our ersatz C.S. Lewis would argue that the same relationship of goodness and greatness should apply... Continue Reading
Spurgeon’s Five Marks of a Healthy Church
Spurgeon affirmed unity in the body, but not a superficial unity. In his view, a healthy church is united around sound doctrine.
A third point for Spurgeon was unity, especially unity among minsters of the gospel. In a day with much division, Spurgeon’s point is a good reminder. He said, “Whenever the foot is at enmity with the hand there must be something like madness in the body; there cannot be a sound mind within that frame... Continue Reading
Pastor, Be What You Want to See
It is not arrogant to instruct others to follow you, so long as you are following Christ and showing them Christ and giving them Christ.
In groups where transparency is expected, a pastor goes first. In the humility of service, a pastor goes first. In the sharing of the gospel with the lost, a pastor goes first. In the discipleship of new believers, a pastor goes first. In the singing of spiritual songs with joy and exuberance, a pastor goes... Continue Reading
The Role of Art in the Christian Life
The Scriptures speak about the beauty of God; all things beautiful find their source and foundation in the character of God.
The Scriptures are concerned about three dimensions of the Christian life: the good, the true, and the beautiful. But we have cut off the third from the other two. In fact, sometimes Christians reduce their concern of the things of God purely to the ethical realm, to a discussion of righteousness or goodness. Others are... Continue Reading
Sleep like a King: Why Jesus Slept before Calming the Storm
Jesus sleeps while God’s enemies attack him, because he, like David, unswervingly trusts in the Father’s protection.
The Christian life is marked by trust in God and his promises. At our conversion, we trust God’s promise to deliver us from our sin on account of Christ’s work. But don’t we continue to trust those same promises throughout our lives? Every morning, we must remind ourselves of God’s faithfulness in the gospel. Christ... Continue Reading
Gospel-Fueled, Spirit-Wrought Gumption
Let the gospel propel you and may the Spirit empower you.
As Christians, we work with a gospel-fueled, Spirit wrought gumption. This is a move-forward attitude that trusts in the grace of God alone. This is a diligent working that is prayerful and trusting in the Spirit of God for the accomplishing of all things. I’m convinced that this mindset in our labor will produce the... Continue Reading
Reaching the Next Generation Is Easier and Harder Than You Think
If you are a growing, godly Christian, you can be effective in ministering to other people and leading other people to know Christ and follow Christ.
So it’s easier in that you don’t have to have a PhD in cultural apologetics; and it’s harder, but also better, in that what God calls us to do is to love them, to speak the truth to the next generation, to be the sort of person whose life is marked by holiness. Second Peter says... Continue Reading
Evangelicals for Harris, Evangelicals for Satan
The word “evangelic” means “good news.” But if Kamala Harris wins the election, it will be bad news for America.
So we evangelicals cannot criticise the Evangelicals for Harris campaign while overlooking Trump’s evil. Voting for the lesser evil in Trump can be a righteous act, but it’s unrighteous to ignore the evil, even if it’s lesser than Kamala Harris’ greater evil. Donald Trump’s position on abortion is deplorable and Kamala Harris’ position is demonic. Despite... Continue Reading
Not by Men nor through Man: Galatians 1:1–5
Although Christ was the willing agent of our redemption, it was all according to the will of our God and Father.
Yet for all of Paul’s hard words, Galatians is fundamentally a letter of grace. It is a bitter and often painful grace, but it is grace, nonetheless. Even though the Galatians are in very real danger of committing apostasy, from the very beginning the apostle is declaring that the well of God’s grace has not... Continue Reading
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