When the boundaries that a confession of faith necessarily marks out are acknowledged, you can be sure that someone somewhere will start leveling the charge of bigotry. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can... Continue Reading

Scholars have for decades lamented that intersectionality, whilst influencing certain cases, has not achieved widespread momentum. Title VII, it seems, was always destined to serve as the first intersectional battleground, and Bostock may very well serve as the long hoped-for case that enables intersectionality to gain traction.   In their insightful and unfairly neglected book, Beyond All Reason:... Continue Reading

The church is in trouble when plainly presented “sound doctrine” through modest Scripture reading, humble preaching, simple singing, and unassuming praying is not enough.    This is an important question because many earnest believers desire to worship on the Lord’s Day in form and content the same way that Christ and the Apostles worshiped. The... Continue Reading

The Bible belongs to every age. It is not simply the true Word for the first century. It is not simply the authoritative Word for the first century. It is not simply the necessary Word for the first century. It is not simply the sufficient Word for the first century.   In 1734 and 1735,... Continue Reading

At times, Liang was discouraged by what he considered a slow progress of the gospel in his country. After his death, however, the number of Christians in China, largely influenced by both his writings and his example, continued to multiply.   In 1804, fifteen-year-old Liang Fa moved to the big city of Guangzhou (then known... Continue Reading

The person who has haughty eyes has rebelliously inverted the Lord’s command to love the Lord your God with all your soul and with all your mind and to love your neighbor as yourself.   First, let it be known that God hates; He hates sin and he hates sinners.[1] And we ought not shy... Continue Reading

The real power to overcome anxiety is this—that surely God will take care of our practical questions and needs, in the way He sees fit in His wisdom, given that He has already given us the life of His Son.   The introspective Christian knows that there is almost always a question behind our question.... Continue Reading

We should always look for the evidences of a regenerated heart in new believers, which are the good works that naturally flow from those abiding in Christ by obeying Him.   If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.... Continue Reading

Improper or inaccurate naming has serious consequences for individuals and/or communities depending on what is being named. Therefore, caution is required for how we name things, especially if the naming involves behavior/ideas of social/political importance.   Consider how important naming is, especially naming things of concern to the general citizenship. It is interesting that the... Continue Reading

We need to be known. We need to hear other people. We need other people speaking Jesus back into your life, and we need other people to avoid collapsing in the vortex of a galaxy of one.   One pandemic leads to another. Because our lives are never compartmentalized, we can expect that the effects... Continue Reading