“They are unwilling to accept responsibility. It’s the fault of culture. All the new churches in town are to blame. If someone wants to come to our church, they know where we are. People just don’t want to come to church anymore. Excuses and more excuses.”   The conversation surprised me. I was recently meeting... Continue Reading

Fathers are to bring up their children “in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). Indeed, young Timothy himself was taught at an early age the teachings of God’s word, which Paul says was used to bring him to faith in Christ (2 Tim. 3:15).   The act of catechizing, though somewhat foreign... Continue Reading

“What’s behind the apparent bias? Is it merely a matter of leftists hiring the like-minded and excluding those who dissent from the party line? No doubt, that’s part of it. But I think the story is also far more complicated.”   College professors are overwhelmingly liberal. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it.... Continue Reading

“I’m convinced that we don’t really have a conflict here. What James is saying is this: If a person says he has faith, but he gives no outward evidence of that faith through righteous works, his faith will not justify him. Martin Luther, John Calvin, or John Knox would absolutely agree with James.”   This... Continue Reading

Asked about the finding that only 19 per cent wanted to know more after speaking to a Christian compared with 59 per cent who said they did not, Mr Fittall said: “How many of us have walked along Victoria Street or somewhere in London and heard somebody standing there shouting things out?   The Church... Continue Reading

I base this on Luther’s observation in his biblical commentaries that “the ears alone (solae aures) are the organs of a Christian man.” Such a claim might initially surprise present day evangelical Christians, since ears can neither read the Bible, nor pray, nor perform positive works of service towards others, things Christians presumably do.  ... Continue Reading

“Today’s a good die to die for our church families, finding and loving those you aren’t typically drawn to, meeting mercy needs before anyone else even knows about them, being willing to serve in the little ways no one else might see. Today’s a good day to die because death brings life.”   A line... Continue Reading

“The Bible is the infallible standard by which we must view homosexuality and understand the gospel remedy for it. Unfortunately, the reliability of the Bible in this area has been questioned by many today who claim the Christian faith. Christians who view Scripture as authoritative and inspired must not accept this watered-down view of God’s... Continue Reading

“Christians, if you are sitting around waiting for God to tell you if you should move into a different house, or find a new job, or get married, you will be waiting for a long time.”   Many of us are desperate to know the will of God for our lives. There are so many decisions... Continue Reading

“Messy Grace is a powerful memoir of a child raised by two lesbian moms and a gay dad. Despite the negative depiction of angry Christians at gay pride marches and other public events, the young boy is befriended by compassionate Christians who share the rugged gospel with him—complete with its sexual ethic of biblical marriage between... Continue Reading