I’m Still Not Going Back to the Catholic Church
Former Catholic reveals his reasons for leaving, which are unchanged with the latest interview with the Pope.
I was a faithful Mass-going Catholic for 13 years, attending a number of parishes in five cities in different parts of the country. I could count on one hand the number of homilies I heard that addressed abortion or sexuality in any way. Rather, the homilies were wholly therapeutic, almost always some saccharine variation of God... Continue Reading
RUM Calls Tom Cannon as Next Coordinator
Thomas Cannon to serve as the next Coordinator of Reformed University Ministries
“If elected by the General Assembly, I believe that RUF can help shape tomorrow’s generation of leaders, church members, and culture shapers. I am humbled and excited about the opportunity to serve a ministry that has meant so much to me since 1981 as a student at the University of South Carolina. It is my... Continue Reading
The Strange Glory of Ordinary Things
Ten resolutions for mental health.
We are meant to reason because God is rational. And we are meant to rejoice because of the glory we see. But the reason serves the rejoicing. The thinker and analyzer in us is meant to protect the poet and lover. Clyde Kilby was born September 26, 1902. He may have been my most... Continue Reading
Review: The Gospel Call and True Conversion
A review of Paul Washer's latest book.
The aim of The Gospel Call and True Conversion is to present a thorough treatment of repentance and genuine conversion. According to Washer, gospel reductionism has filled our churches with false converts. Paul Washer. The Gospel Call and True Conversion. Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2013. 200 pp. $20.00. Many millennials have fallen victim to easy believism.... Continue Reading
Things That Don’t Help The 2K Discussion
Clark critiques Sproul's position on the Two Kingdom Discussion
I’m not aware of any advocate of the Reformed Two Kingdoms analysis who disagrees with this language or sentiment. Sproul seems uncomfortable with the very idea of the spirituality of the visible church, fine, but the idea that the visible church is limited in the way she addresses the magistrate is hardly a 2K distinctive.... Continue Reading
What Does the Bible Say About Trans-Gender Identity?
Former Azusa Pacific University professor changes sex and claims Biblical justification.
“I was dying last year because I couldn’t live that way anymore. .. I tried to be the best Christian woman I could be and today I get to be the best Christian I can be and the best person I can be.” Last month, a professor and former dean of theology who changed... Continue Reading
Presbytery of Boise files lawsuit to reclaim Boone Memorial
Denomination seeks to regain property of church that departed for the EPC
“Our attempts to negotiate the return of our property from the (Evangelical Presbyterian Church) congregation have not been fruitful, therefore we are left with no other option,” Dunn said. The Presbytery of Boise, the local administrative arm of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), filed legal action Thursday afternoon in Canyon County to recover Boone Memorial Presbyterian... Continue Reading
Pakistan’s Christians fear for their lives
Pakistan's Christians now fear for their lives after a bomb ripped through the All Saints' Church in the biggest ever suicide attack on their community
“We are not safe in Pakistan. This was the first time we suffered, but it was huge,” he said from his son’s bedside. “I just can’t explain how I feel. We have lost many friends, I’ve lost cousins, uncles, aunties. We’re confused and we just don’t know what to do.” It was at 11.44am... Continue Reading
Trends Among Growing Churches: Some Reflections on the Fastest Growing and Largest U.S. Churches
Large and fast-growing churches make sacrifices for the kingdom of God.
Among the recent trends, we continue to see multisite churches becoming more and more common. Among the 100 Largest churches, we find only 12 have a single campus (although one church did not report how many campuses it has). On the Fastest-Growing list, the number with a single campus is much greater—42, reflecting close to... Continue Reading
United Methodist Judicial Council to Decide Whether Denomination May Advocate Homosexuality
Resolution calls for Methodist to ignore their own Book of Discipline.
“In response to our common belief that God’s grace and love is available to all persons, the Western Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church states our belief that the United Methodist Church is in error on the subject of ’homosexuality’s incompatibility with Christian teaching,’” The United Methodist Judicial Council is set to decide on... Continue Reading