Ladies, Don’t Beat Your Pastors with the Rod of Titus 2
Elders must guard the church from unsound doctrine.
Pastors are not perfect….But they are not unaccountable. God is holding them to the charge of shepherding His flock, guarding them against unsound doctrine, and teaching them sound doctrine, so when you submit to your elders and pastors, you are submitting to the Lord. There is a growing trend among women’s ministries in the... Continue Reading
Grace in a Bug Bite
Our productivity does not incite God’s delight. It’s the righteousness of Christ imputed to us that merits the blessing of God.
God uses disruptions to put us through His school of grace; to remind us that we bring nothing to table. He ordains mundane events to keep us humble. God orchestrates events to create dependent children who come only with hands empty and arms outstretched. One night several years ago, my foot began to itch.... Continue Reading
The Medieval Age Mindset
The Christian warrior is called to fight for Love and Justice.
If Christendom is to be restored, it will require men who model themselves on the knights of the Round Table: men of faith bound in loyalty, prepared for war, and dedicated to a common cause. Perhaps the standard set by Arthur and his knights is too high for men of a world such as ours.... Continue Reading
The Singles among Us Deserve a Better Church Culture
While God’s design for marriage is a good gift, so is singleness.
We can’t allow an unbiblical culture of the church to exist unchecked, rather we should actively seek to redirect our church members back to a truly biblical perspective. Therefore, we need to address the idolization of marriage within our church. Every individual church has its own culture. Biblical mandates, denominational beliefs, and traditions make... Continue Reading
Of the Danger of Christian Celebrity
Honor faithful Bible teachers. Beware of being influenced by celebrity.
The outside celebrity, the bigtime speaker, the passion-stirring author is not your pastor. These teachers can be a gift from God, and I do not want to have you ignore them. But you must realize that these folks do not know you and cannot care for your soul. You are not their responsibility before God. ... Continue Reading
Young Men and the Search for Genuine Masculinity
Christianity offers a vision of self-sacrifice in a world of self-promotion.
Pastors and parents must be intentional about the formation of the young men in our homes and congregations. Lost boys don’t have to stay lost. They can be found, ultimately, by a Heavenly Father who loves them and can redeem their lives for His glory. A recent poll by the Survey Center on American... Continue Reading
The Entanglements of Science and Religion
What we think about science and religion often says more about us—our views on what it means to be human and who gets to decide—than it does about science and religion.
Spencer’s book is based on deep historical insight and research, it is written with elegance and energy, and it achieves the rare feat of being scholarly and serious as well as accessible and engaging. It will be an important resource for anyone who wishes to understand the scientific and religious entanglements that have shaped, and... Continue Reading
Why Most Anglican Clergy Now Approve Gay Marriage—and What This Means for the Future of the Church
The old battle lines between conservative and liberal Christians have changed.
The world does not want the church’s approval. It has managed very well without that for many years and will continue to do so. What the world wants is the church’s capitulation. And however one cares to dress up these latest findings—as pastorally sensitive, as keeping up with the times, as affirming the marginalized—they represent... Continue Reading
Can Mainline Protestantism Be Rebuilt?
A proposal for a new approach to church in America's fourth republic.
The negative world is almost defined by institutional incompatibility or hostility to historical Protestantism. This necessitates a countercultural approach and bars the door to a mainline relationship of the church to culture. Jake Meador wrote a recent interesting piece on a topic of great interest to me, namely about a call to attempt to... Continue Reading
Dominion and the Blessing of the Garden
Alan Titchmarsh defends the traditional garden against rewilding.
God has designed the world to be a place where human beings can enhance the ecosystem through intervention. As Titchmarsh’s testimony shows, the “dominion mandate,” utilised in managing gardens and parks, actually increases biodiversity, not lessens it. On the other hand, naïve environmental campaigns that seek to rewild nature may reduce biodiversity instead—abandoning the well-ordered... Continue Reading
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