If you’ve kept your church doors open and can do so, God be praised. If you felt compelled to close the church doors, God be praised too – though we lament with you that it should be so and pray that they may very soon reopen. “My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts... Continue Reading

The church will be most attractive to the world when she embodies what the world is unable to embody. The Spirit of God produces the good fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” in the lives of believers (Gal. 5:22–23). Though the world may have its feeble attempts at temporal philanthropic... Continue Reading

God doesn’t merely permit evil but commands, controls, and uses it for his good purposes. The most evil deed in the history of the human race—the moment when the Leviathan and the Behemoth seemed ultimately victorious—was the moment brought about by “the definite plan and foreknowledge of God” (Acts 2:23). This was the moment of... Continue Reading

The presence of polyamory among professing believers is yet another manifestation of a culturally accommodating Christianity that seeks to worship the Lord on its own terms. Yet, it is also a reminder that true children of God are called to be set apart for Him alone, to live under His supreme authority, to believe His... Continue Reading

Jesus knows your weak faith and the ease at which your idol is able to convince you of its lies. And so, tenderly, with a heart of compassion, he tells you, “You’re not giving up your desires; you’re giving them over to me. You’re giving your whole life to me. In so doing, I will... Continue Reading

In an age that often demeaned women as the intellectual and moral inferiors of men, Paul told Timothy that women, no less than men, have a right to be learners in the school of Christ (2:11). They are to adorn themselves in godliness—not only when they gather weekly with the church for worship (v. 9)... Continue Reading

Historically, Protestant theologians have understood faith to contain three essential ingredients. When someone hears about the good news of Jesus Christ, first, they must understand what they’re hearing; there is a knowledge (notitia) of what and who they must believe. Second, belief consists in their assenting to (assensus) or agreeing with what they’ve heard and... Continue Reading

Pastors must face the dangers of pestilence with a fervor for the eternal well-being of others. May the Lord give His ministers a burden for the salvation of those around them—even in a time of uncertainty and fear about unknown pestilence.   In the midst of the current worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, an account about the... Continue Reading

Rev. Randolph H. McKim, pastor of the Church of the Epiphany in Washington DC, protested the continued ban on church gatherings.[25] In the opinion piece, he argued in strong terms that “nothing has so contributed to that state of panic which has gripped this community as the fact that the normal religious life of our... Continue Reading

Our Lord tells in Matthew 6 that our heavenly Father will provide for all of our needs in the midst of circumstances that threaten not only to suspend comfortable suburban activities and accouterments, but which make us legitimately afraid for our lives. Jesus calls us to focus not on our worry, but on our work.... Continue Reading