If you’re going to have bubble-gum for your songs, why not be consistent and have candy-floss for the sermon? No, rather, if you are going to have a meaty, expositional sermon, why not worship with hymns and poems that are poetically competent, accompanied by music for reverent, mature sensibilities?   Services at many evangelical churches... Continue Reading

Though the devotees of postmodernism and critical theory love to sport epistemological terminology, they betray its essence at every turn. Truth is a fiction. Justification is a waste of time. Belief is purely optional. Their epistemology is counterfeit.   Among the world currencies, some are strong, others weak. And yes, there are the parasitic counterfeits.... Continue Reading

Each day, like a glorious sunrise or sunset over the water, we are invited to look, and then take a “deep dive” into the waves of truth in God’s word. Is your own experience of Bible study more like a brief look out a car window at the ocean, or more like a swimmer ready for... Continue Reading

There was never a greater crisis of faith for the disciples as when their Lord was crucified on the cross; but God has never been more at work in that very moment of weakness and suffering of his very Son!   Recently a close relative hosted a believing family who visited Bangalore to treat their... Continue Reading

In his mercy, God raises sinners to life and gives them the faith they will need to respond to his gospel. Such is the grace of God. God’s grace is not waiting for sinners to change their minds and believe on him.    Continuing the theme of monergism in salvation, we come to the debate... Continue Reading

No single cause can explain this growing challenge of passivity. It is thoroughly global, for one thing. The decline of marriage and child-bearing is much further along in much of Europe and Asia, and can be seen not only in the developed world but also in some of the poorest nations on the planet.   Last month,... Continue Reading

As one of the first in the Reformed tradition to make the covenant,  and the unconditional covenant, so central and important in his theology, Ames stands as an important figure in the history of covenant theology.    Born in 1576 in a town 70 miles northeast of London, William Ames grew up in a Puritan household. ... Continue Reading

Getty and his wife seek to write “great modern hymns that would transform the world for Christ” and strengthen and transform children while championing others to do so as well.     At a time when deconstructing one’s faith almost seems trendy, hymn writer Keith Getty is emphasizing the important role theologically sound, biblically-grounded hymns play... Continue Reading

Helping and supporting those who are navigating gender identity conflicts requires considerable wisdom and deep compassion. But unless our care is grounded in and guided by anthropological reality (as revealed in Scripture), it will neither be truly wise nor genuinely compassionate. The theological task, therefore, is paramount and necessarily comes first.   Understanding Human Constitution... Continue Reading

When churches stay focused on their primary calling, they inject hope into this world. And when a nonbeliever walks into a God-fearing, biblical church, they will find hope for themselves, and for humanity, because they will see person after person who has been transformed.   Ministry is not easy. It can discourage and distract. At... Continue Reading