Why Doesn’t The World Seem To Care When Christians Die?
Why is it that when Christians are persecuted, no one seems to care — not even other Christians?
“It was only last week, when the torture and killing had reached such extreme levels that the world began to take notice, that President Barack Obama ordered United States humanitarian and military intervention to rescue some 40,000 members of the Yazidis, a non-Muslim minority cornered by radical Muslims on a mountain outside of Mosul.” ... Continue Reading
Muhammed Is Britain’s Most Popular Boys Name
Muhammad is so popular as a name because the three million Muslims in Britain tend to like to name at least one of their sons after the prophet
“At the time, Mohammed was already the most popular boys name in London by some considerable margin. The scale of the result is likely to leave the public shocked, although much of the mainstream media are expected to focus on the official ONS results. As a result, they will report that Mohammed only came in... Continue Reading
Skip Ryan Resigns from Park Cities PCA and Redeemer Seminary
Two letters were mailed to church members, with confession about struggling with prescription drugs, and pastor’s comments
The remorse, regret, sadness, and burden of my failures are not mine alone. I have profoundly hurt my family and you, my church family, and I have betrayed your trust again. I am so deeply sorry that I have failed to be the Christian my teaching has suggested I am. Letters from Park Cities Presbyterian... Continue Reading
The Lord’s Supper: Sip It, Don’t Dip it
Those who oppose intinction do so for a few different reasons that, when combined, compel us to keep the elements of the Lord's Supper separate.
Rightly administering the Lord’s Supper is a mark of a true church. It occupies a critically important place in the life of God’s people as a memorial of Christ, the message of the gospel, and a means of his grace. Yet, even among those who share this perspective there remain differences in practice. I will... Continue Reading
Teach Me Jesus: Teaching Catechism
Do you have your children learn a catechism? Here are some resources to get started.
Over the summer we studied Proverbs in our morning devotional time. During the school year, I like to do the catechism. If you are unfamiliar with the use of catechisms in teaching children God’s word, it’s basically a tool that helps children learn biblical truth through a question and answer format. Children have an amazing... Continue Reading
The “Right to Die” Is Not the Answer to Suffering
To suggest that assisted suicide is compatible with Christianity is truly scandalous
Not only is the right to die incoherent or monstrous if applied rigorously, such legislation actually commits an even greater injustice by allow an avenue to pressure those with chronic illnesses and pain to end their own lives. With the knowledge that all the hospital visits and bills could be ended by a simple choice... Continue Reading
Tracking Christian Sexual Morality in a Same-Sex Marriage Future
Churchgoing Christians who support same-sex marriage are more likely to think pornography, cohabitation, hook-ups, adultery, polyamory, and abortion are acceptable.
I’m not suggesting any “slippery slope” sort of argument here, implying that a shift in one attitude will prompt lock-step adjustments in others. In reality, our moral systems concerning sex and sexuality tend rather to resemble personalized “tool kits” reflecting distinctive visions of the purpose of sex and significant relationships (and their proper timing), the... Continue Reading
My Thoughts on “Boyhood”
I went in expecting to do cultural analysis. But instead I just prayed and groaned, and realized how dependent I am on my Father to be a father.
More than that, I wept as I saw short-sighted, impatient adults who just couldn’t have mercy on this hurting, awkward kid. I wept as I considered all the time when, in the whirl and bustle of our lives, I am diligent to maintain discipline and order (as is absent in this family often), but I... Continue Reading
Is Your Church Restful?
The congregation needs to know what’s going on and how to get involved without losing the focus and restfulness of worship.
More generally, the elders simply try to keep a finger on the pulse of the congregation’s sense of rest versus overload. Lately, we’ve made the commitment that the addition of something to our church calendar means that something else needs to be taken off. Why? Because we’re about at our limit. Sure, folks might be... Continue Reading
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Leon Brown’s post about the tragic death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and the subsequent interview with Scott Clark has me puzzled
One way to facilitate conversation might be for Leon to notice at least two segments of his white audience — those who are racist and those who don’t think they are (though they may harbor some residue of prejudice), don’t generally make stupid comments to black pastors, and who empathize with black frustrations and resentment. If Leon... Continue Reading