It is ironic how redefinition of marriage within the Episcopal Church corresponds with fewer marriages, just as proclamations of “inclusion” led to including fewer and fewer people in the life the of church. Episcopalians, briefly in the limelight as Presiding Bishop Michael Curry preached at the 2018 wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,... Continue Reading

Over the decades, Dutch doctors “progressed” from euthanizing the terminally ill who ask for it, to the chronically ill who ask for it, to people with disabilities who ask for it, to the mentally ill who ask for it, and even to people with dementia who are unable to ask for it (as long as... Continue Reading

I don’t know what would make a good meal in your book, but I know what makes a good meal in the Bible. I’ve been thinking about three specific meals and what ties them all together. These are three meals of substance from the Bible.   Two chicken-fried steaks with gravy and sliced onions. A... Continue Reading

One can challenge racism but one can never really be rid of it, much less saved from it. There can be no repentance from this particular evil. As long as you are white, you will be a racist. There is nothing to be done about it.   Earlier this week, I finished Robin Diangelo’s New... Continue Reading

We will find that the positions and methods advocated by the political left are consistent with the religion of secular humanism based on a neo-Darwinian evolutionary view of origins. Conversely, the positions and methods advocated by the political right are more aligned with the Christian worldview based on biblical creation. Let’s examine some of these... Continue Reading

God makes himself look glorious whenever I trust him with my disappointments. Far from tarnishing his good name, my smile in my wheelchair turns up the wattage on his glory for others to see.   “Your broken neck is no accident, Joni. God has an amazing plan for your life.” Christian friends said something like... Continue Reading

The move led site administrator “Ad Orientem” to resign, according to The Christian Institute, which noted that the administrator pointed out that the decision was “clearly inconsistent” with the project’s commitment to neutrality and condemned hostile comments about traditional marriage supporters.   Wikipedia has decided to restrict its editors from expressing opposition to same-sex marriage... Continue Reading

Brooks identifies a number of the symptoms of our Late Modern age and he even proposes some possible social remedies but he does not identify the root cause and the real answer.   During most of the 20th century, through depression and wars, Americans expressed high faith in their institutions. In 1964, for example, 77 percent... Continue Reading

Paul’s solution to the church’s unity is love. That love is not something sentimental; it is substantive. It is not cosmetic; it is core to relating to others and to the church’s growth and mission.   The greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13, ESV) Reformation Heritage Books recently published The Works of William... Continue Reading

There is one doctrine of union with Christ, and every Christian must learn it as pastors and elders teach it to the whole church. Nonetheless, God has also called men and women to different roles throughout life, and so union with Christ manifests in certain distinct patterns of faithfulness for the sexes.   The Christian... Continue Reading