“When you come to the CWS however, these guys are running around 100 mph and diving all over the place. Sometimes I just sit and watch and think, “These guys love the game. They love to play and they want to win.” I thoroughly enjoy watching guys play who haven’t gotten over their love for the... Continue Reading

“Heaven has received a truly beautiful woman, but the church has lost an incredible matriarch. Therefore, in an attempt to be one of her children and “call her blessed,” it is fitting to present some of her most famous quotes. As we read, let us thank the Lord for this spiritual helper he provided for... Continue Reading

“Many important prophetic passages reveal that the only hope for the establishment of an enduring and faithful kingdom in Israel lies in a future work of God’s redemption. The human heart is too corrupt for God’s purposes for the world to be accomplished through Israel’s fallen and sinful kings.”   When the northern and southern... Continue Reading

“Our moderator, Rev. Jamie Hunt, made two books available to the delegates attending the meeting: Joel Beeke’s Developing Healthy Spiritual Growth and Encouragement for Today’s Pastors by Joel Beeke and Terry Slachter (the RPCNA also provided copies of Dennis Prutow’s Public Worship 101). The subtitle of Encouragement for Today’s Pastors is Help from the Puritans.... Continue Reading

“In recommendations that will be studied keenly by faith and schooling experts, they argue that the emphasis should shift away from merely religious education, with pupils being taught religious and moral education instead.”   Religious instruction should be banned from schools and be the preserve of Sunday schools, madrassas or the home, according to proposals... Continue Reading

“Christians are in the world in the sense that they occupy the same space, go to the same markets and interact in the same society as non-Christians. They are not people who form their own sub-cultures or ghettos to avoid the world.”   Near the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus prayed to the Father... Continue Reading

“It also makes me wonder if it is time to abolish the anachronistic distinction in sport between men’s (sic) and women’s (sic) competitions. Given that this rests upon outdated cisgender and heteropatriarchal categories, the very existence of such would seem to go well beyond a mere microaggression and to be a rather hate-filled and oppressive... Continue Reading

“Over the years, however, the message being preached in some of the largest churches in the world has changed—indeed, a new gospel is being taught to many congregations today. This message has been ascribed many name, such as the “name it and claim it” gospel, the “blab it and grab it” gospel, the “health and wealth”... Continue Reading

“Between 2013 and 2014 membership dropped by 3,534, or 1,420 families, while there had also been a drop of 1,249 in those who attended at least one Communion between 2013 and 2014, and a drop of 111 in baptisms and of 19 ministers in active duty.”   The number of Presbyterians in Ireland has dropped... Continue Reading

“The PCUSA’ 2014 comparative statistics recently released by the Office of the General Assembly reported that the PCUSA dismissed 101 congregations to other denominations in 2014 and closed or dissolved 36 churches. However, the statistics also show that there are 209 fewer churches in 2014.”   While the Presbyterian Church (USA) is in a decades-long... Continue Reading