I do not advocate any form of theological imperialism—indeed Reformed theology has much to learn from the black church tradition. My passion is simply to see African Americans reshaped by a bigger vision of God. Only the God-centered gospel of the Bible has the power to renew individuals and whole communities. Reformed theology helps us... Continue Reading

…knowing Christ and having eternal life with Christ “is better than all the worldly wealth and prosperity and health that there is.” We commend our life in ministry by afflictions, … calamities … It means that Christ is real to us, more precious than sleep, health, money, life … Wouldn’t you want a Christ that... Continue Reading

Bork noted that most of these evangelicals and Catholics send their kids to colleges dominated by these secular liberals, where all the ideals and values the youngsters learned at home and at their churches is rapidly undermined in four years—with the faithful parents unwittingly paying for the undermining. In short order, these conservative Christians support... Continue Reading

The purchase runs counter to conventional practice in San Antonio of churches moving out of urban neighborhoods inside Loop 410 to the city’s more affluent suburbs on the far North Side. For Redeemer Presbyterian, the location is ideal for the congregation to be “in the city, for the city,” said senior pastor and founder Tom... Continue Reading

The culture teaches moral relativism. The church needs to correct it….In our holiest moments, we recognize that sound theology must defer to the secular doctrine of feminism. Some doctrines are holier than others. And relativism is culturally relevant even when it isn’t logically consistent.     Most of America’s problems are cultural. Even our economic... Continue Reading

The provision….was a response to Obama’s 2011 repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Religious liberty advocates and chaplains worriedthat they may be required to violate their consciences by administering sacraments or officiating marriage ceremonies to gay service members, which would be contrary to some religious traditions, including those of the Catholic Church.  ... Continue Reading

Since it appears as though God would use your blood to sign his truth, there is nothing better than for you to prepare yourself to that end, beseeching him so to subdue you to his good pleasure, that nothing may hinder you from following whithersoever he shall call.     Quotes from Tracts and Letters... Continue Reading

My concern is that Reformed folk are tempted to become the sanctification police and scope out everything that is said on the subject, analyzing it to its tiniest minutiae, as if the doctrine itself is at stake.  The Reformed tradition is not completely uniform on this doctrine (though there is a unified core belief about sanctification).... Continue Reading

[There is] a wave of experimentation around the country by evangelicals to reinvent “church” in an increasingly secular culture, and it comes as the megachurch boom of recent decades, with stadium seating for huge crowds, Jumbotrons and smoke machines, faces strong headwinds. A national decline in church attendance, the struggling economy and the challenges of... Continue Reading

There is, however, another threat of genocide in the Middle East. It is the religious cleansing of Christians and other religious minorities from the Sunni-dominated Middle East. This danger remains unacknowledged by President Obama and has received little attention, with few exceptions, from U.S. Christian leadership on both the right the left.     When... Continue Reading