Jack was both a master craftsmen and very careful with his money. Since he didn’t appreciate spending the high cost of a manufactured casket, he decided to build his own.   Yesterday I had the privilege to officiate the burial of my dear friend and World War II veteran Jack Drury. As I stood at... Continue Reading

We must beware of a lack of integrity in what we think are minor things. They are not minor things. And if they were minor things, a lack of integrity rarely ends there.   Rosie Ruiz won the 1980 Boston Marathon in the women’s category. And she held that title for eight days until it... Continue Reading

We are clearly told to “leave the presence of a fool” in the Scriptures (14:7). For “a companion of fools will suffer harm” (13:20). Through the years I have instructed my children to steer clear of foolish young people. That counsel is not “unchristian.” It is just applied wisdom.   One very practical skill in... Continue Reading

Our idols can take us farther than we ever want to go, and make us more miserable than we can ever perceive. They can stir a disenchantment in our lives that dims beauty and centers our worship on things that were never created to be worshiped.    For to have eyes is not the same... Continue Reading

Revelation equips us for the spiritual struggle we are called to endure. We are instructed to overcome and are shown the resources given us by which we might do so. Most pointedly, we are shown the One who overcame on our behalf.   Earthquakes, plagues, famine, civil unrest, and widespread godlessness have prompted Christians to... Continue Reading

Is it possible we tacitly communicate that some gifts are better than others, that some are more desirable than others, that some are more essential than others? Is it possible we suggest that the greatest Christians are those with the most visible gifts?   I’m convinced we’re prone to make entirely too much of the... Continue Reading

The Apostles believed they and the Church needed ordained officers and that they couldn’t fulfill their own ministry as elders without ordained deacons. Are you stronger than the Apostles as a session?    It is becoming a more common practice in some PCA churches for sessions to make the intentional decision not to ordain the deacons of... Continue Reading

In this article, we will take a look at each of the thirty-one questions on the survey in an attempt to help readers understand the orthodox Christian view on these issues as well as the biblical grounds for it.   Every other year since 2014, Ligonier Ministries has partnered with LifeWay Research to survey the... Continue Reading

Murder is a crime and a capital offense at that, because it is a strike at God Himself.  In man’s act of killing man he is, at the root of the matter, seeking to murder God.  This, of course, God hates.   Perhaps you have noticed by now that Proverbs 6:16-19 is not simply a list of... Continue Reading

Don’t be put off by the formal prayers you hear in church. Prayer is simply talking to God. If you are upset with life, say that to God.    When we think of prayer, sometimes what think about are the carefully crafted prayers we hear in church and see in prayer books. You know the... Continue Reading