When A Brother Or Sister Is Ensnared In Sin – What To Do (And Not Do)
As we seek to restore someone we should do it “in a spirit of gentleness,” not exasperation
God’s word says that if anyone is caught in ANY transgression we should restore them with gentleness. ANY transgression – believers fall hard at times. Believers get ensnared in bad things. Sin is deceptive and very often believers fall prey to its wiles. Although it’s disappointing and sad and at times shocking when a fellow believer confesses... Continue Reading
Created for Covenantal Relationships and Duties
Richard Phillips’ Response to “Wild at Heart”
The Masculine Mandate has been an excellent read so far and I appreciate that he puts the emphasis in the right place with regard to what Christian men are truly called to be doing as marks of “Christian masculinity.” This actually pits him against many of the “Christian man” books that are out there with... Continue Reading
History Helps Put Things in Perspective
Thoughts on children in church
I’m a proponent of families worshiping together. I’m not a proponent, however, of taking a good principle and making it an absolute rule. Moreover, I’m not in favor of making other Christians feel like the truly biblical (or Truly Reformed) position is to have your kids of all ages with you in church at all... Continue Reading
Blogs Gone Cold
Conservative female bloggers tend to publish less consistently than their male counterparts. Three women writers explore the reasons why.
Last month I posted a list of recommended blogs by and for Christian women. At the end of the post I made a parenthetical remark that many of the blogs I follow had gone cold in recent months. A short time later I received an email from three women who blog: Hannah Anderson, Courtney Reissig,... Continue Reading
Faithful Unto Death
What we can learn today from Polycarp’s life and martyrdom
The proconsul said to Polycarp: “Take the oath, and I will let you go. Revile Christ.” But Polycarp said: “For eighty and six years have I been his servant, and he has done me no wrong, and how can I now blaspheme my king who saved me?” Polycarp offered a prayer in the name of... Continue Reading
What Does “Coram Deo” Mean?
Living ‘coram Deo’ is to live one’s entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God
To live all of life coram Deo is to live a life of integrity. It is a life of wholeness that finds its unity and coherency in the majesty of God. A fragmented life is a life of disintegration. It is marked by inconsistency, disharmony, confusion, conflict, contradiction, and chaos. I remember Mama standing in front of... Continue Reading
The Mirror of Ray Rice
Do we really believe: “Guilty, vile and helpless we; spotless Lamb of God was He; full atonement! Can it be? Hallelujah! What a Savior!”?
“Yes, I’m vile, but not as vile as Ray Rice.” If you really believe that, then you understand neither the depth of your sin nor the holiness of God. I’m not defending Ray Rice. I’m defending the truth of God’s Word and the glory of the gospel. I’m highlighting the magnitude of God’s love and... Continue Reading
Thank God For a Messy Church
It’s God’s grace to you if your church is messy
If God is in the business of saving sinners, we need to expect that church will be full of sinners—those who are still wandering and those who have only just been found. If our churches reflect God’s heart for the lost, they will be full of people with problems, full of people showing the consequences... Continue Reading
Breaking the Silence: Redefining Marriage Hurts Women Like Me – and Our Children
The push to present a positive image of same-sex families has hidden the devastation on which many are built
My children and I have suffered great losses because of my former husband’s decision to identify as a gay man and throw away his life with us. Time is revealing the depth of those wounds, but I will not allow them to destroy me and my children. I refuse to lose my faith and hope.... Continue Reading
Has Westminster Seminary Changed?
More reflections on WTS’s actions regarding OT Professor Doug Green’s understanding of the New Testament’s use of the Old
WTS has indeed changed, and rather dramatically. As we have seen, careful and considered christotelic approaches that respect the organic unity of Scripture have been characteristic of the Princeton-Westminster tradition, while the recent opposing “christomorphic” position has apparently been quickly formulated in an ad hoc way to address the challenge posed by Enns’ Inspiration and Incarnation. Given... Continue Reading