“Many folks have asked if this is Katrina-like. In many ways it is far worse since the population density is far greater, and the weather and temperatures are terrible. People are really hurting up here: keep praying for resources to sustain recovery operations that allow us to reach others in their time of need” —... Continue Reading

A Prayer for Sandy Hook and for Us All Kevin DeYoung With so many in our nation thinking now of weighty things, give us ears to hear what is true and what leads to eternal life. May this evil be a reminder of our own depravity. May these deaths remind us of our own mortality.... Continue Reading

The West Point chaplains asked to officiate the same-sex “marriage” ceremony on campus earlier this month refused…Whether or not the chaplains will face retribution remains to be determined, but their religious freedom is something for which all Americans should fight.     Religious liberty advocates are renewing calls for the Senate to pass a law... Continue Reading

If the PCA standards are so crystal clear, why are we having this intinction debate? Why are some churches practicing intinction? The proposed amendment to the PCA Book of Church Order would serve to clarify the theological symbolism of the sacrificial character of Christ’s death, which is what our distinct sacramental actions of eating and... Continue Reading

There were 491 abortions, of 20 weeks gestation and greater, that resulted in live births. This means that the aborted child died after it was born. These abortions are coded as P96.4 or ‘Termination of pregnancy, affecting fetus and newborn’.” The question that should immediately present itself is, why has there not been 491 homicide investigations... Continue Reading

Eastern Michigan University (EMU) announced earlier this week it would not appeal the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling issued in January. As part of an agreement to dismiss the case, the school paid Julea Ward $75,000. The settlement underscores Christian students’ right to seek an education without violating their religious beliefs….    ... Continue Reading

It’s good that you’re involved with a local body of believers with whom you have disagreements and varying preferences. Why? Because that is the whole idea of God calling out and gathering together His local body. We come together, not because we agree on everything and have the same preferences, but because, despite our disagreements,... Continue Reading

Closing one’s eyes to the phenomenon just isn’t a good option for evangelical women. “If they don’t know it and we can’t talk about it, they’re going to get caught out in ministry blindsided.” In some parts of the evangelical world others are even trying to move beyond using the novel only as a cautionary... Continue Reading

“The laws concerning the gleaning of fields in the Pentateuch require the poor to work by picking up the leftovers at the edge of the fields,” Mitchell wrote. “Those who own the fields do not have their produce taken by the government and then given to the poor. Since the Old Testament extols the virtue... Continue Reading

The hymn is based on a prophecy in Isaiah 7, a prophecy that looks forward to the birth of a child who will be named Immanuel, which means “God with us.” In Eden, God had been present with mankind, but as a result of the Fall, man was exiled from God’s presence. From that point... Continue Reading