The man who preached Christ while bombs fell out of the sky would never abandon the gospel and devote his pulpit to the advancement of social causes. The Scriptures spoke to the needs of every age.    The explosion of the German V1 rocket shook the spine of the historic Westminster Chapel, jolting the congregation... Continue Reading

After a lifetime of hiding in all the wrong places from all the wrong things, I am finally hidden in the one place where I am fully found. I join my song with that of the Psalmist.   I walk into the room and I can hear his muffled breath and poorly suppressed giggling. He... Continue Reading

Cultural traits such as family environment, transmitted values, and study habits have an enormous influence on academic outcomes. The radical-left educators believe that this is an injustice. They see their job as leveling cultural differences, grouping students into the categories of inborn identity, and equalizing outcomes.   Last year, the Wake County Public School System,... Continue Reading

What is true of the greater creation is also true of human beings. According to Calvin, humans are a microcosmic creation that mirrors the Creator. The macrocosmic and microcosmic creations both reflect their Creator.    Ethical relativism has seemingly fractured our culture into millions of isolated islands where everyone does what is right in his... Continue Reading

We have to grapple with the apparent contradiction that the psalmists who claim to possess righteousness also admit that it is not possible to be righteous before God (e.g., Psalm 143:2). How can both be true at the same time? How can I possess righteousness if I have no righteousness?   ABSTRACT: The language of righteousness... Continue Reading

We may not have David’s certainty that our gruelling circumstances, our painful illnesses, our losses and setbacks, are evidences of God’s disfavor. But we must at least consider it, we must at least pray with David, “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!”    It is a hard... Continue Reading

Various Puritan pastors attempted to minister to their people under the duress of government opposition and a real virus. Like these godly leaders, the elders of GraceLife (and other churches) are taking major heat from their government.   Remember my chains. —Paul, Colossians 4:18 In the 1660s, the thriving Puritan movement hit the buzzsaw. King... Continue Reading

Each individual is morally responsible for what he does, and is held accountable for his own actions. But…we are [also] social creatures, and what we do as individuals will always have social implications and consequences. How all that gets worked out together is something we are not fully up to understanding and applying, but God... Continue Reading

If approved, what is being called the “Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum” will be implemented statewide in the Golden State’s primary and secondary public schools, which serve approximately 6 million students in some 10,000 schools.   The California Department of Education is set to vote on a new ethnic studies curriculum aimed at the “decolonization” of... Continue Reading

The Church of Nigeria affirms its total rejection of homosexuality and will surely stand to defend the Truth of the Gospel based on the injunctions and ethical principles of the Holy Bible.   The Archbishop of Nigeria has issued a statement saying ACNA is following the path of The Episcopal Church in welcoming LGBTQ persons.... Continue Reading