Having grown up at First Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Chattanooga, Shelby felt the Lord’s call to enter the ministry. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in trumpet performance, after which he graduated from Columbia Biblical Seminary in South Carolina. It was at Lexington Presbyterian Church in South Carolina that he met his wife... Continue Reading

Many in the EPC are raising the alarm about the preliminary report from the Ad Interim Committee (AIC) on same sex attraction (SSA) and ordination is that some parts of the report are simply inconsistent with the Scriptures and the Westminster Standards. There must be some motivation driving the convoluted preliminary report which is solidly... Continue Reading

Those who live for the praise of men will actually find themselves despised by men. These will be men without conviction or direction but blown about by every wind of human opinion.  Such men will be of no help to others.   Charles Spurgeon’s popularity as a young preacher was unmatched. The congregation at the... Continue Reading

No nations are exempt from the purpose and working of the Lord: “The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is upon all their armies” (Is. 34:2)….The same is true for political rulers; God holds their destinies, including their rise and fall, in his hands: “He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers... Continue Reading

The feeding of the 5,000 is the only miracle outside of the resurrection of Jesus, to be recorded in all four gospels. Given the magnitude, it would have driven a comparison to the feeding of the Israelites in the desert with the miraculous manna.   The Withdrawal The disciples were fresh from their latest “mission”... Continue Reading

Though the method of our warfare is different, we should see the connection between Israel inheriting the land under David, and the church inheriting the nations through the preaching of the gospel. As we proclaim this good news under our king, we plead the promises of God for the nations to be given to his... Continue Reading

We need to guard against the notion that church is something we go to. Church, biblical church, is something Christians are. It is true that the church gathers to be built up, but the church is just as much the church when it scatters to bless.   One of my geeky hobbies is going to... Continue Reading

Notoriety promises what it cannot deliver, while exposing us to temptations we may not be prepared to resist. Along the way, celebrities report losing privacy, facing relentless expectations, and suffering mistrust and isolation. Now that the gatekeepers are gone, everyone can chase celebrity—but the risks, and the emptiness, remain the same.   Most of us,... Continue Reading

In John chapter 10, Jesus describes Himself as the Good Shepherd. The Lord knows those sheep who are His; He calls them each by name, and they respond to the melody of His voice. It was He who called His people out of Egypt through many trials, wonders, signs, and war, and great deeds of... Continue Reading

The Church today is weak because it refuses to thunder where God thunders. Our age doesn’t need clever talks or therapeutic advice—it needs sermons with scars.   Every generation has sins it refuses to name. Ours is no different. The early Church named idolatry. The Reformers named indulgences. The Puritans named hypocrisy. But today’s pulpits?... Continue Reading