Reflections n the Southern Baptist Church Convention
A few personal reflections on the recent SBC Convention in Houston, Texas
In 2008, there were numerous motions against Acts 29, Mark Driscoll, and Calvinism. In 2013, not one motion or resolution was against Acts 29 or Calvinism. In fact, NAMB and Acts 29 were on the same IX Marks stage encouraging one another in planting gospel-centered churches. AND the Calvinism Advisory Committee produced a healthy and... Continue Reading
Love in Action: A Response to Mike Ross
Applying biblical discipline as an act of loving one another
I agree with Rev. Ross that we need greater love for Jesus, but we also need to express love in the manner Jesus prescribed. The histories of the mainline denominations show us that without proper discipline, we will be left with nothing but politics. Biblical discipline may be hard, but it is an expression of... Continue Reading
Portland Schools Spend $500k to Deem PB&J Sandwiches Racist
By using sandwiches as an illustration teachers may be engaging in a very subtle form of racism
In addition to teaching that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are racist, PEG trains educators to view “rugged individualism,” “adherence to rigid time schedules,” and the belief that “hard work is the key to success” as traits of the dominant white culture. PEG teaches that minority cultures value “color group collectivism,” “interdependence,” group success, shared... Continue Reading
The Question of Holiness
The pursuit of holiness is a delight for believers
Holiness testifies to the workmanship of God’s life-changing grace in our lives. It also testifies to the world that we belong to a holy God, purchased by a holy Son, and are indwelt by a holy Spirit. Holiness is a calling card of the gospel, a truth the world needs to hear. Among the... Continue Reading
A Challenge from ARP Moderator Jeff Kingswood to Synod
The ARP Moderator challenges his church to be a confessional church
Brothers, the way to reform in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church is not through programs or politics. The way to reformation is principled confessional Presbyterianism in action. The meat and potatoes of the faith. The truth of God’s Word. Horatius Bonar continues: “Let us honour the truth as God has done, as His apostles did,... Continue Reading
ARP Synod Exonerates Two Elders Who Had Sued the Church
ARP Synod sustains judicial decisions of lower courts exonerating two elders
The Minority Report having failed as a substitute motion, the Majority Report of the committee was again before the Synod. After a short period of debate, the Majority Report was adopted. This effectively ends any possibility of the men who sued the ARP Synod from being brought under discipline. Background In 2009 the Associate... Continue Reading
RCA General Synod 2013
Highlights of Upcoming Business
The Reformed Church in America will have its annual meeting of the General Synod next week (June 20-25) on the campus of Central College in Pella, Iowa. If you want to know what the Synod will be hearing and deliberating, you can check go here for general information or check out the 542 page workbook.... Continue Reading
Rotten to the Core?
Pervasive corruption could be harder to correct than wrongdoing at the top
There may be a scenario a thousand times more to be feared. That situation comes when the people being governed themselves no longer own the kind of moral compass that helps them judge between good and evil. That may be because they simply no longer care, and have become numb to such distinctions. Or it... Continue Reading
Battle between S.C. Episcopalians Back to State Court
Federal court returns case to state court.
The conservative Diocese of South Carolina last year separated from the more liberal national Episcopal Church over a variety of theological issues including the authority of Scripture and the ordination of gays. The breakaway churches then sued in state court to protect the use of the diocesan name and a half billion dollars’ worth of... Continue Reading
Christian Reformed Church: Bible Reading, Evening Worship in Decline
Report on recent CRC survey.
Regular attendance at Sunday night worship services continues to decline in the Christian Reformed Church, according to a survey reviewed Monday at the Grand Rapids-based denomination’s annual meeting. Respondents to an online survey also reported less-frequent private prayer, bible reading and spiritual devotion time than they did in a similar questionnaire six years ago. GRAND... Continue Reading