Children are a heritage from the Lord…they do best when they are the provenance of an excellent wife together with a husband…lays down his life for the ones he loves. Musk’s strong instinct to save civilization is good, but a world full of lost children, looking for their father, carrying in themselves the grief and... Continue Reading

Judge Geraci noted that New York’s public accommodation law forced Carpenter to perform services that should would not normally perform. The judge found that the photographer “demonstrated the sincerity of her opposition to same-sex marriage” and noted that the law would force her to violate her religious beliefs.    A federal judge has blocked the... Continue Reading

Whitefield might have had a lifelong allergic reaction to unapplied and abstract theology, decrying “letter-learned” professing Christians who wrote about the new birth but had experienced “no more of it than a blind man does of colours”; and yet, beneath this polemical rhetoric lurked a preacher who, when he arrived at Calvinistic convictions, was willing... Continue Reading

May God help our churches to glorify Him in its treatment of its pastors and one another. May we also thrive in every circumstance with joy, prayer, and gratitude. May we treasure the Word of God and trust God to glorify us when His Son comes again.   It is easy for pastors to say... Continue Reading

Modern palliative care furnishes many accounts that sound like the vast traditional literature on last words—a final communication at the point of death. The mind, sensing that the body is failing, rallies briefly for a purpose. Needless to say, such lucid episodes imply that the mind is more than the disjointed activities of a failing... Continue Reading

DeYoung earned his doctoral degree from University of Leicester. In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, he is associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte. He has also written, edited, or contributed to more than 25 books.   DeYoung is the senior pastor of Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina, where he... Continue Reading

The Overtures Committee on Monday morning convened and elected Ruling Elder Mel Duncan to serve as chairman. Teaching Elder Stephen Spinnenweber was elected vice chairman. The committee made recommendations on the following 20 overtures: Overture 40, “Amend BCO 35-9 to Require Recording All Parts of a Trial,” in the affirmative. The vote was 119-0-1. Overture... Continue Reading

What possibly could stir the mighty God of heaven and earth to sing? Not what but who—you! God’s delight is in you. You make him glad. He is overjoyed with you. You, his child, are the apple of his eye, the choicest among ten thousand.   Why Would God Sing? The steadfast love that God... Continue Reading

In a fallen world, there is no guarantee that theological and ethical faithfulness always leads to numeric growth. But it always glorifies God, which is what is most important. Furthermore, doctrinal drift always leads to spiritual declension. Confessions of faith don’t solve every theological debate, of course. But in an age of growing confusion and... Continue Reading

Luke recounts how Paul and his companions began preaching the gospel upon arrival in the city, but quickly found themselves at the center of heated controversy.  They were subsequently arrested, imprisoned, and beaten for preaching Christ crucified.  But as recounted in Acts 16:16-40, they were also vindicated by God.   Paul’s Approach to Preaching the... Continue Reading