He states that his primary reason is theological. I wonder about that. Put simply, his primary reason seems to be that since we don’t know what the church of the future will look like, he will stay put for now, because God is constantly overturning our expectations.   Over at First Things, Peter Leithart has... Continue Reading

That welcoming of sinners from diverse national, ethnic, economic, etc., backgrounds won’t break the PCA. Rather, by God’s grace that people-diversity will strengthen His Church. What WILL break the PCA is the diversity of theology and worship beyond the bounds of our Constitution and the regulative principle, both firmly based on Scripture, now found and... Continue Reading

The schlepping church is frequently dull, often goofy and almost always a step (or a lot more) behind cultural trends. But to paraphrase George Bailey the schlepping church has done most of the working and paying and living and dying in Christ’s Kingdom.   Growing up in a Jewish neighborhood meant that even among the goyim common... Continue Reading

Child advocacy groups said the pastoral team at Covenant Life helped enable Morales’ abuse by not reporting allegations to the police in the mid 1990s. Morales disappeared shortly after his victims told their parents what was going on, but he later went on to work as a pastor in Las Vegas and married a woman... Continue Reading

“A statement released Saturday night by Kirk of the Hills says: “We are humbled by the jury’s recent decision. Our hearts go out to the family and to the child. For over 40 years we’ve provided a loving, caring, Christ-centered environment for children. This has been our number one priority. In the coming weeks our... Continue Reading

“Jews and all Christians and people of faith who truly care about peace should make it clear that so long as the Presbyterian Church USA is waging war on the Jews, they will treat it as a hate group masquerading as a community of faith.”   As a Presbyterian, albeit a member of the Presbyterian Church... Continue Reading

In order to safeguard the integrity of our congregation and maintain the kind of true biblical accountability and connectionalism prescribed in the New Testament, the session of Providence Presbyterian Church has decided to prayerfully begin the process of investigating other denominations to determine if we should affiliate with them. The session believes that this search... Continue Reading

Millennial evangelicals have big hearts. We know that social justice is an important facet of Christianity. So why are we ignoring the voices of our brothers and sisters in Christ who are being harassed, kidnapped, arrested, beaten, beheaded, and burned alive for their faith?   Did you ever imagine a hashtag could help spread the... Continue Reading

While intentional goals, these marks were/are not, of course, all perfectly manifested at all times, in all places. There is sin and failure. But gospel proclamation, preaching through the whole of Scripture, with loving, intentional discipleship, accountability and vision, creates a grace-saturated, growing, Christ centered community. Ultimately, of course, it is all God’s gracious work,... Continue Reading

The effectiveness of Paul’s ministry was dependent on the work of the Spirit at every point.  We can teach the mind, but it the Spirit who will reach the heart. A church works properly through faithful leadership. Faithful to Christ, to His Word, to their word, to their call, to the people.   “Busy bodies,... Continue Reading