Is such language to be no longer permitted when discussing serious matters with meaningful consequences? As all adults should know, the ability freely to engage in sometimes difficult discussions with one another—especially peers—is part-and-parcel for a society in which civil and religious liberties exist and thrive.   The recent decision of the PCA’s Rio Grande... Continue Reading

Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all (Prov 22:2). Nowhere does the moral demand of justice require economic equality. The very sense of justice that all humans have results from being created in God’s image. His nature is the source of all true understanding of justice. Yet,... Continue Reading

As polyamory gains exposure, other mainline denominations have begun to confront their stance on it. At least three Episcopal priests have renounced their ordination vows due to tensions between their church roles and family structures, and in 2024 the Episcopal Church considered, but did not advance, a resolution intending to study diverse family structures. The... Continue Reading

Being gracious does not mean backing down and shutting up when something needs to be said. At the very least, you’d think God might have considered it wise to have taken down many of the verses in the canon which might cause offence to the delicate ears of future generations? God, it seems, doubles down... Continue Reading

In good times, give thanks, but put your confidence in the God behind the blessing, not the blessing itself. In tough times, stay strong, because even if you can’t see it, God is always helping, always working, and always keeping his promises. From Abraham to Elijah to Paul to you, the thread of his faithfulness... Continue Reading

Christians must never underestimate the power and importance of the one body of Messianic signs. Why so? Because, as we learn from reading the Acts and the Epistles, the Spirit of God is pleased to use these Christ-centered signs—which display the evidential unity of the Bible—to draw God’s people to himself. They stand as a... Continue Reading

Your size does not determine your worth. It does not determine whether God sees you. It does not determine whether He cares for you or will work through you. The church at Colossae was small. And God wrote them a letter that the whole universal church still reads. The metric of success that the world... Continue Reading

Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life,... Continue Reading

Orthodoxy prides itself on never changing. The faith claims that it is the continuation of Apostolic Christianity, the very ancient church itself. And you can surely make a claim that at least from the ninth century or so, Eastern, Byzantine Christianity has remained very stable and consistent. Surely the modern period is wearing away at... Continue Reading

There may be people reading this right now who have committed an egregious sin or multiple egregious sins. Many around them are unaware of their participation in darkness because, to this point, they are blind to their wicked actions. Their fear of confessing before the Lord and others is the consequences that will come upon... Continue Reading