God makes himself look glorious whenever I trust him with my disappointments. Far from tarnishing his good name, my smile in my wheelchair turns up the wattage on his glory for others to see.   “Your broken neck is no accident, Joni. God has an amazing plan for your life.” Christian friends said something like... Continue Reading

The move led site administrator “Ad Orientem” to resign, according to The Christian Institute, which noted that the administrator pointed out that the decision was “clearly inconsistent” with the project’s commitment to neutrality and condemned hostile comments about traditional marriage supporters.   Wikipedia has decided to restrict its editors from expressing opposition to same-sex marriage... Continue Reading

Brooks identifies a number of the symptoms of our Late Modern age and he even proposes some possible social remedies but he does not identify the root cause and the real answer.   During most of the 20th century, through depression and wars, Americans expressed high faith in their institutions. In 1964, for example, 77 percent... Continue Reading

Paul’s solution to the church’s unity is love. That love is not something sentimental; it is substantive. It is not cosmetic; it is core to relating to others and to the church’s growth and mission.   The greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13, ESV) Reformation Heritage Books recently published The Works of William... Continue Reading

There is one doctrine of union with Christ, and every Christian must learn it as pastors and elders teach it to the whole church. Nonetheless, God has also called men and women to different roles throughout life, and so union with Christ manifests in certain distinct patterns of faithfulness for the sexes.   The Christian... Continue Reading

A genderless church is as unthinkable as a genderless Eden as we seek to obey the gospel mandate to multiply by making disciples. Titus 2 makes this commission gender-specific when older women are told to disciple younger women to be life-givers in every relationship and situation.   The jarring “It is not good for the man... Continue Reading

If Biden packs the Court, it will further legislate from the bench. It is much easier for a handful of justices to implement a radical progressive agenda than it is to convince a majority of 100 Senators and 435 Representatives to do the progressives’ bidding.   Presidential candidate Joe Biden has been asked repeatedly whether... Continue Reading

Hypocrisy is when you care more for other people’s sin than for your own. It’s when your foremost concern is not your own flaws, but the flaws of other Christians.   I am a master at identifying sin. I might be tempted to brag about that fact, except for this: While I’m a master at... Continue Reading

The first sentence of the Institutes orients us to its two great themes: “Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves” (Institutes 1.1.1). Calvin’s desire — which he comes back to time and time again — is this... Continue Reading

As our culture becomes increasingly secular, many will continue to cast doubt on the Bible’s origins and especially on early Christianity’s role in the canon’s formation. Although the history of the canon is a bit messy at junctures, there is no evidence it was established by a few Christian bishops and churches convened at Nicaea in... Continue Reading