Serving the church is not merely a job; it is an all-consuming responsibility that can threaten a family. The emergency hospital trips and the frantic calls from a heartbroken spouse never come when you are sitting at home, caught up on your to-do list, bored stiff, and hoping for a crisis to break the monotony.... Continue Reading

This ‘Statement of Reformed Theological Identity’ stands alongside the [World Reformed Fellowship] ‘Statement of Faith’.  It does not seek to define again the doctrinal content of Reformed theology, as expressed in the Statement of Faith.  Rather, it aims to offer a wider answer to the question ‘What does it mean to be Reformed?’  It looks... Continue Reading

“If I were going to design a plan to bring the whole thing down, all of Christendom, how would you do it? Make ‘em ‘woke.’ It will eat itself from the inside. If I were the old-school angry atheist … I’d start making ‘woke’ pastors,” contended Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay, co-founders of New Discourses... Continue Reading

As much as I love living overseas, there’s a part of me that aches for permanency, normalcy, security. They are feelings I have stuffed down and suppressed for most of my adult life. Now that there’s a possibility of fulfilling them, they have risen to the surface. I never realized how much I longed for... Continue Reading

At Church in the Canyon, we affect one another spiritually by what we are and do individually. Therefore, if we care anything about Christ, who is the head of the body, and other Christians — the rest of the body — we simply must move beyond our comfort zones to compassionately meet needs.   Bureaucracies... Continue Reading

The Lord Jesus gave very specific instruction on how mercy ministry was to be conducted by the church. In Matthew 6:1-4, Jesus says, “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a... Continue Reading

Using the OT to interpret Revelation helps us see some extraordinary truths about your church and my church.  First, your church, if it is a true branch of the visible church, is protected and ministered to by the angels.  That really should not surprise you, but it is something we often forget. The author of... Continue Reading

Leaders of the church announced Friday they had agreed to spin off a “traditionalist Methodist” denomination, which would continue to oppose same-sex marriage and to refuse ordination to LGBT clergy, while allowing the remaining portion of the United Methodist Church to permit same-sex marriage and LGBT clergy for the first time in its history.  ... Continue Reading

Early Rain Covenant Church was first raided during a Sunday evening service in December 2018 after authorities claimed it violated religious regulations because it was not registered with the government. Wang was detained along with his wife, Jiang Rong, and more than 100 members of his congregation.   Pastor Wang Yi, head of one of... Continue Reading

Presbyterianism believes in the right of the congregation to choose their ordained officers — elders and deacons. This right is based on our understanding of the church. Presbyterians believe that Jesus — the only Head of the church — is the source of all power. After all, upon his resurrection Jesus declared: “All authority in... Continue Reading