The great issue of this day and every day is whether God’s people will be holy and united, whether we will speak true with love and love according to truth. It is whether we will be led by the Spirit working through the Word or whether we will be led by people of poor character... Continue Reading

Recently, we posted links on our webpage to external organizations offering a wide range of recommendations and frequently asked questions on immigration. MNA’s leadership erroneously allowed the posting of content that advised undocumented persons on ways to avoid being detained by authorities…We confess that we fell short of our Biblical and Confessional standard. We repent... Continue Reading

Within hours, hundreds of Vought’s fellow alumni had complained that Vought’s agenda contradicted the values they had been taught at Wheaton. By Saturday morning, the college had deleted the post, and a new social media barrage, this time from Vought’s supporters, had begun. The college has defended its original post, and its subsequent pivot, as... Continue Reading

About 15,000 churches will close. Many of these churches held on tenaciously, but the number of congregations facing imminent closure has grown. For the first time in modern church history, 15,000 of the churches will cease to exist in a period of one year.   Dad told me they were tornado clouds. I was a... Continue Reading

Pastors are not mere speakers, but anointed shepherds. The task of leading and feeding is not mechanical, but relational. Nearly every person in every church can easily watch a better preacher on the internet than the one in the pulpit, but no one on YouTube can shepherd them, or pray with them in their distress,... Continue Reading

For the scope of our present essay, we’ll examine Machen’s libertarianism in terms of voluntarism, the principle of relying on voluntary action and freedom of choice, particularly when associating with ecclesiastical structures. This voluntarism was worked out in many of Machen’s letters about church and civil politics, and ultimately was forced in Machen’s deposition from... Continue Reading

How do we start? How do we keep prayer from becoming boring? How do I learn how to lead a prayer meeting that isn’t boring? It’s just being like a little child when you’re faced with this huge, impossible task. It’s okay just to launch into it, but even before you announce it, I actually... Continue Reading

The salvation of the children we disciple does not rest on our shoulders. We are called to be faithful sowers, but the work of transformation belongs to God alone. Consider the hope this gives us: the child who tests your patience, the one who seems disengaged, and even the one whose story breaks your heart... Continue Reading

Almost every week, I am deeply aware of how little I have to offer unless the Spirit helps me. I’m amazed that he so often uses what I have to offer. It’s a reminder that our confidence is not in our own abilities, but in the Spirit working through the word.   I think I... Continue Reading

Imagine that as you arrived at church to worship God on a Sunday morning, you first walked past the graves of friends who had served the church faithfully before going to their rest. Imagine if over there was the grave of a former pastor who had led you to Christ, baptized you, married you, and... Continue Reading