The last 250 years is a story of increasing globalization, as the world gets smaller and technology joins up more and more parts of the world.    Seven Key Historical Moments What happens in 1776—this one remarkable year—is that there are seven key developments that you can see in a particularly intense form. You have... Continue Reading

Can you imagine if every husband and wife vowed and delivered on the promise to “with my body I thee serve” and “of all my worldly goods, I thee endow…so long as we both shall live”? Every mini-society would be fused by iron bonds. Our macro society would be unassailably strong.   My daughter was... Continue Reading

According to worldly wisdom, [Machen’s] struggle in the massive mainline northern Presbyterian church was quixotic, but he never manifested a savior complex or fancied himself to be an Old Testament-type prophet, though their examples clearly inspired him.   J. Gresham Machen died 88 years and two days ago. His Westminster Seminary colleague, Dr. R. B.... Continue Reading

As we, by God’s grace, go into another new year that we do not deserve, let’s remember to do so by faith. Let’s remember, with God’s help, that at the best of times we are only bruised reeds and smouldering wicks (Isaiah 42:3), and that God in His goodness has given a Saviour-King who will... Continue Reading

As we are transformed by the renewal of our mind (informed by Scripture and illuminated by the Spirit), we will be better able to discern and choose what God wants us to do and how to obey the instructions that follow this passage in Romans.   Romans 12:1–2 is a fun text to study. It’s... Continue Reading

I am grateful to be in a church that values the Word. I am encouraged that, even when we disagree with one another (as we inevitably do sometimes), the question always boils back to this: what does the Word say?   As we are in New Year mode, I thought it might be nice to... Continue Reading

The account of Josiah points us directly to another boy king who would come 500 years later, a coming not in a royal palace with a royal audience, but in a stable with farm animals and shepherds as an audience.    Josiah is introduced in 2 Kings 22 as the new king of Judah who... Continue Reading

If we believed in the Presence of God, we would seek Him more earnestly. If we sought Him—sought Him earnestly, patiently, and persistently with all our heart—we would know His Presence more continually and enjoy Him more fully (Jeremiah 29:13).    With us, with Him. You will show me the path of life; In Your... Continue Reading

The legal and relational nature of earthly marriage points us to our security in Christ, as he will will always love his bride, the church, with a steadfast love. The union between Christ and the church is indissoluble—believers are beloved by Christ and forever belong to him.   Why is there both a relational and... Continue Reading

The Pharisees famously attempted to carry out some of the practices of those who follow the Lord. Yet, while they honored God with their lips (and some actions), their hearts were far from God…When we engage in the externals of devoting ourselves to God, but we don’t actually love Him with our heart, soul, mind,... Continue Reading