God’s Loving Goodness to His People
Why Remembering the Lord's Sovereignty Should Keep Us From Sin
In the Proverbs Solomon spends much time helping us to see that walking in the paths opened by God for us is the only means by which we can flourish. The goodness of God is what we are denying when we choose a different path. We are saying to the Creator that His plan is... Continue Reading
A Prayer for a Fresh Start with Sexual Faithfulness
“You’re with me, God, and that will never change.”
Jesus, please give me the fresh start you gave to Peter on the beach. O Lord, help me to love you and to learn from his journey of change into a man you used so powerfully. O God, I pray his words back to you now, and cry out for courage to take the next... Continue Reading
Lead vs Leader vs Leadership
Churches Need Direction
It would help us to call people what they are. If someone holds a Biblical office of pastor/elder or deacon, then they aren’t a ‘leader’ and we should use the name of their office. Not least because these function institutionally: they are moulds that form us towards particular behaviours and habits. It would probably help fs... Continue Reading
Getting Through the Old Testament Doldrums
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament
Jesus had to reveal the true meaning of the Old Testament to His disciples after the resurrection despite the fact that they had been acquainted with it their entire lives. We too have no hope of understanding Scripture unless the Spirit reveals it to us as Jesus promised He would. So we must pray for... Continue Reading
Beauty Is Not Just in the Eye of the Beholder
Four factors that control what we find and say is beautiful.
Beauty is not just in the eye of the beholder, but it’s not simply a product of biology either. It’s exists at the intersection of biological, cultural, and individual factors. It is much more malleable than we think. And what we find beautiful is broader than what is publicly expressed. Men should be careful not... Continue Reading
Where are the Peaceable Presbyters?
If our church members read our Tweets, would they recognize us?
I implore my fellow elders to quit trying to solve denominational controversies in 280 words or less. Let us return to true dialogue and persuasion, taking the time to develop our thoughts and measure our responses. This could be in blogs (remember those), articles, and yes overtures which are meant to be debated in person... Continue Reading
Wild in the Streets – When Dystopian Comedy Mirrors Reality
Rebellion of many types is in the air.
It is odd but in light of where much of Western culture is today, Wild in the Streets seems almost prophetic. For example, at the age of fifteen, Swedish-born Greta Thunberg took her largely ignorant but passionate narrative concerning “climate change” into politics, attempting to sway the Swedish elections. A year later, she publicly scolded world leaders in her 2019... Continue Reading
There Will Be Blasphemy
The Right to Rites, and What Ever Happened to the Gay Marriage Debate?
“Conservatives”—another term for which I have diminishing tolerance—see no need to make a stink about gay marriage today, at least not at actionable scale. This means the issue is thoroughly embedded in the public reason. It makes sense and is unquestioned in any real sense. Even if some people don’t like it there are now... Continue Reading
Remembering this Classic Volume and Its Current Relevance
A century ago this important work appeared.
Liberal theology is not another type of Christianity but something altogether different. Machen had to fight this on many fronts during his career, including having to leave the increasingly liberal Princeton Seminary after 23 years to form Westminster Theological Seminary. And of course things are no different today and perhaps even worse. Modern forms of... Continue Reading
They Think We’re Cannibals
Lessons from Jim Elliot’s martyrdom, 68 years later
When Elisabeth Elliott returned to the jungle in 1958, after subsequent missionaries had made successful contact with the Huaorani, the tribe told her they’d speared the five men because they thought they were cannibals. Reading back through the men’s journals after this revelation is like going back to the beginning of the movie and noticing... Continue Reading
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