What you did not do is compare the dogma Rome churned out with the plumb line of God’s word. Even if you could read Latin, and did have access to a rare and expensive copy of the Bible, you still didn’t question the Pope’s teachings. This explains why monks and priests and cardinals and bishops who could... Continue Reading

The Lord may call us to serve in our weakness to do a work, not so much through us, as in us. It is not the Lord’s only purpose to save a people for himself. The Lord intends to glorify his people as they glorify him. The Lord may call us to do things that are entirely... Continue Reading

Not long ago I started a social media discussion on boundaries through this Instagram meme: “There’s room in your heart for everyone, but there’s not room in the car.” The idea behind the meme: We should love and be willing to serve everyone without exclusion, but we ought be selective with our close travel companions,... Continue Reading

A father who cuddles his hurting daughter is ministering comfort, a doctor who tends to a wound is ministering healing, and a pastor who carries out his calling well is ministering truth. His unique role is not to solve problems but to minister the Word to the people under his care. He ministers the Word... Continue Reading

But there is something of a problem if, amid a service of worship to the one true God, centred on the glory of Jesus Christ who is himself God – who attained for us our righteousness at the cross and our justification in his resurrection – we invite someone to preach who manifestly does not... Continue Reading

The Bible gives very few legitimate reasons for breaking a marriage vow. The words, “till death do us part,” captures the nearly unbreakable bonds of marriage. Now, while church membership is not a marriage, we should nevertheless treat our membership vows like a marriage vow.   It seems like far too many people treat relationships... Continue Reading

“As we get more comfortable around each other, and as we get more comfortable in a certain place, we tend to become more critical. We quickly blow things out of proportion and end up growing in our discouragement of others. But the writer of Hebrews is looking at his contemporaries of the first century and... Continue Reading

I was struck by how often Schaeffer responded to people. He was somewhat of a Christian household name at this time in his ministry (although I doubt he would have liked for me to call him that) and still took the time to write thoughtful letters to hard questions often to people he barely even... Continue Reading

We must always go back to the teachings of the early church, the New Testament, but the church itself was a mess. Much like today. We are a mess, too, so we go back to the teachings that went to our messy brothers and sisters. We learn from them and the teachings—not to be like... Continue Reading

Ron Brown, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Panama City, Fla., has put out a call for help to rebuild from the effects of Hurricane Michael. Here are a number of requests that Pastor Brown has posted. Contact information is provided below. UPDATE: October 24, 2018 In our brief process of the long road to... Continue Reading