We are to acknowledge our creatureliness and press into what we hope is God’s plan by praying he will move the heart as we walk in faith and reliance upon him. If we pray and act according to God’s precepts, in humble reliance upon God we can find peace and even joy with any answer... Continue Reading

The Arminian challenge to the doctrine and practice of the Reformed Churches was far-reaching and long-lasting. Although the Synod of Dordt rejected the Remonstrant doctrines, the teachings survived in various ecclesiastical settings. Some Arminians continued to develop the doctrines in a more and more Pelagian direction. Others developed the doctrines along more evangelical lines.  ... Continue Reading

The wage of sin is death. Our sins have consequences for others. We men understand that the world in which we live operates on the basis of cause and effect. We reap what we sow. Our sinful choices harm those we love most. As leaders of our homes, we need to take Paul’s advice, Abhor... Continue Reading

Consider the story of Esau in Genesis 25:29-34. Esau, hungry and weary, traded his birthright for a bowl of stew. In that moment, he chose what he wanted now over what he wanted most. How often do we make similar trades? We exchange time in prayer for fleeting entertainment, or we let anger spill out... Continue Reading

When the culture, weary of chaos, begins to grope back toward its outer-boundary natural law violations, evangelicalism will fumble unless we relearn the value of nature. We must be able to affirm the goodness of maleness and femaleness, the goodness of hierarchy and authority, the goodness of limits, the good of the family, the good... Continue Reading

The complaints of the godless, the scoffing of the spiritless damned, mean nothing to the woman of beauty. The world crucified beauty incarnate when He refused to bow to their standards. But God is raising up a generation of women who will defy the lies of the age, laugh at the days to come, and... Continue Reading

All our best efforts are tainted by our sinful state. Philosophers such as Immanuel Kant believed happiness could be found in human reason, but this quest is doomed to failure before even starting, because the sinful mind is incapable of reasoning in an uncorrupted fashion since the fall in the garden of Eden.   The... Continue Reading

Lordship of Christ is not about redeeming culture or bringing culture under the authority of Christ, but it is about serving Christ in that sector of society. This means conducting oneself as if what they do, they do for Christ for He is the true sovereign (I Cor 10:31). This means the Christian will most... Continue Reading

“Till we are poor in spirit we are not capable of receiving grace. He who is swollen with an opinion of self-excellency and self-sufficiency, is not fit for Christ. He is full already. If the hand be full of pebbles, it cannot receive gold. The glass is first emptied before you pour in wine. God... Continue Reading

“I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.” Though we journey through our own wilderness, God will bring his people safely home.   In many ways, Polina lives like any other 12-year-old. She attends school, plays with friends, and tackles homework — the familiar rhythm of an 8th... Continue Reading