The decision comes after the Board of Trustees reviewed the college’s financial outlook and strategic alternatives. Despite efforts to adjust its growth model and address deficits, Trinity faced mounting challenges, including post-COVID financial losses, declining enrollment, heightened competition for students, and shifts in donor support. These factors ultimately made it difficult for the college to... Continue Reading

The most basic element of music is rhythm. This is true of faithfulness as well. A life of faithfulness is not accomplished in one burst or sporadic starts and stops, but a rhythm of steady diligence over time. Singing reminds us of this. We cannot sing an entire song in one second; rather, music exists... Continue Reading

Some will say that the causes are too complex for moral clarity, that the violence is part of wider struggles over resources, and that religion is only one lens. That is partly true. But complexity is no excuse for moral opacity. Even where motives are mixed, when terror groups or militias deliberately attack communities identifiable... Continue Reading

The next Coordinator of MNA should embrace the spirit of the founders of the PCA. He should shed the entanglements of racial and social issues and embrace an approach to ministry that is “Faithful to the Scriptures, True to the Reformed Faith, and Obedient to the Great Commission.”   The former Coordinator of Mission to... Continue Reading

When faced with sin, we tend to have two gospel-driven emotions which well up within us: anger and compassion. These are combined upon the cross as God’s righteous anger and fury against sin are poured out upon his Son in the place of sinners. But we are not the perfect and holy God, so we... Continue Reading

The beauty of the gathered church is not merely her structure, but her Guest. “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matt 28:20). Christ Himself walks the ranks. He inspects His soldiers, heals their wounds, and renews their vows. Every sermon heard is His voice. Every sacrament received is... Continue Reading

Prov. 11:14: “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in the abundance of counselors there is victory,” (ESV).   If you are a truly-called-by-Christ ecclesiastical minister of the gospel of grace, then this very short treatise is a little bit directed to you. If you are not a person specifically (and really) called... Continue Reading

If freedom to innovate is more important to some sessions than following the rules—one of the bonds of unity and trust—they would do well to lead their congregations to greener, broader pastures in one of the many denominations that more nearly align with their desires and preferences.   I don’t like writing about this, but... Continue Reading

The person whose heart loves the things of the Lord does not have to grit his teeth to obey. The lovestruck young woman whose sweetheart asks, “Will you marry me?” does not struggle with how to answer. The elite athlete may occasionally groan at the thought of a workout, but wholeheartedly submits himself to the... Continue Reading

As a ruling elder who once served in the PCA and now serves in the OPC, I can say this merger was not about abandoning one denomination for another. It was about strengthening Christ’s church. We did not leave the PCA out of doctrinal disagreement or disillusionment. We left because we saw a providential opportunity... Continue Reading