We are not God, but when we become parents, we wield responsibility over tiny creatures who are vulnerable and weak, completely at our mercy. We must think very carefully how we will use that responsibility for the good of our cherished children. Using our God-given responsibility well involves asserting loving authority in age-appropriate ways early... Continue Reading

Drawing from Luke’s Gospel, Currie shows that Christ’s mission of inaugurating his kingdom was carried out by preaching. That same mission continues in the church today. A pastor has been set apart “to extend the rule of God for God’s glory, by proclaiming Christ in his death and resurrection from all of Scripture.”   This... Continue Reading

“I am going to Wittenberg under a far higher protection than the Elector’s. I have no intention of asking Your Electoral Grace for protection. Indeed, I think I shall protect Your Electoral Grace more than you are able to protect me.”   February 28, 1518—Wittenberg The 95 theses have spread across Germany like wildfire. I... Continue Reading

Contemporary worship music has grown into a big business—CD sales, downloads, merchandise, and high-ticket concerts where celebrity worship leaders draw crowds like pop stars.   I recently wrote about decisions regarding what songs we should sing. I originally focused on decisions about lyrics but then was asked about how we respond to questionable sources, what... Continue Reading

Luke 15 paints this picture: A God who notices when one goes missing. A God who searches until He finds. A God who carries the weak. A God who rejoices when the lost come home. He doesn’t quit.   A year ago, a man asked if we could meet regularly so he could grow as... Continue Reading

Any movement primarily driven by online lifestyle gurus, whether secular or religious, cannot give us the human love and discipleship we need to grow and mature in our faith. They can, however, manipulate our emotions and sell us a lot of swag.   Recently, the much disgraced and desperate to regain relevance Mark Driscoll tweeted... Continue Reading

When we pray expository prayers, we line up with what God has revealed in His word. When we pray according to the will of God, we are reminded that we come to God as servants, not masters.   Lord, teach us to pray. This has been the disposition of Jesus’ disciples from the very beginning.... Continue Reading

Even the freest and most successful civilizations in history are vulnerable to decline and revolution. The path to renewal is to resist the allure of ideology, propaganda, and scapegoating, and to instead recommit to truth. That will require courage to say what is true and to live what is true, despite the social cost.  ... Continue Reading

Since God made us as embodied souls and ensouled bodies, we can be sure that our bodies have just as much a future as our souls. So, let us make our bodies neither more nor less than God intended. We were formed for bodily communion with God in Christ. And we will see him with... Continue Reading

The practice of churches having “shepherdesses” violates Scripture, violates the PCA’s constitution, and goes against one of the very reasons the PCA was founded in 1973—which was opposition to feminism and women’s ordination.It is, therefore, a flagrant practice that must be driven from the PCA. The question is whether the God-fearing churches and elders in... Continue Reading