The reason LGBTQ+ groups hate conservatives is that, according to them, we are denying their humanity. Of course, that is not what we think we are doing. But for them, they do not have humanity unless they can force everyone else to acknowledge that their definition of humanity is correct.   I just finished reading Carl... Continue Reading

Though we may not have all the answers for every question of situational ethics, of this much we can be sure: The Westminster Standards address many of the significant theological and practical matters for Christian discipleship better than we could on our own. If we are to equip congregants to be sound in the faith,... Continue Reading

The remaking a Christianity without standards has been a deadly project. Now we are faced with culture demanding that happiness equates with the freedom to marry the same sex, the freedom to identify with whatever gender one decides, and freedom to obliterate distinctions between men and women. Further, intersectionality and critical race theory demand full... Continue Reading

This puts the call on every well-known pastor, every high-demand conference speaker, every bestselling author, to see their popularity as sacred, to see their integrity as essential, to know the importance of battling hard against the first stirrings of the least sin. For they must know that the destruction that would come with their fall... Continue Reading

Bless your pastor’s wife by freeing her to serve her King with the specific gift he has granted her. Whatever her spiritual gift is, it may be invisible to many in the congregation. I believe the greatest spiritual gift she can give to her church is to love and care for her pastor-husband in all... Continue Reading

Marxism has a long history of opposition to Christianity. This opposition to Christ is already being proclaimed in the church by Neo-Marxists, and they are being aided and abetted by the Neo-liberal ministers in the Church. The message of Marx is legalism—tyrannical legalism. The message of Christ is the gospel. The message of Marx leads... Continue Reading

Today, many churches have outsourced pastoral training to para-church institutions. Certainly, seminaries and Bible schools still play a vitally important role in theological training. But there is a great loss when pastoral training is entirely separated from the local church. As theological training becomes more flexible with online and modular formats, there is a growing opportunity... Continue Reading

  Leadership brings with it long days and high levels of pressure. That is not going to change. But leaders who are deeply mindful of their dependence on God are far better equipped to make it in the long haul. That may mean being honest in a meeting about a pending decision and admitting to... Continue Reading

The SJC has also received the complaint filed by a teaching elder in Missouri Presbytery against Missouri’s refusal to find a strong presumption of guilt against Johnson. That complaint has been denied by the presbytery, and the elder filing it has taken it to the SJC.As indicated in its statement, the SJC officers will recommend... Continue Reading

As Christ-followers, we must learn well the lessons that church history teaches us. When we forget the past we falter in our faith and fail to exalt the sovereign purposes of our Savior. When we forget the past, we become comfortable stumbling around in the dark and begin to glory in our ignorance. Let us... Continue Reading