For one, we know that many of these apocryphal writings are outright forgeries, pretending to be written by someone who was clearly not the author. That fact alone raises serious questions about the reliability of their content. Second, many of these apocryphal writings contain obvious embellishments and legendary additions. For example, in the Gospel of... Continue Reading

We’re often told that people quite like Jesus, but just don’t do church. Here are 300 people who do do church, and don’t like Jesus! Perhaps it’s that people like their version of Jesus (teacher, healer, nice guy, loving and affirming, non-existent, take your pick); the reason they don’t like church is because church challenges... Continue Reading

Jesus Christ is the gospel. We are not. He is the One who saves, the One who is perfect, the One who died on the cross for us and He really doesn’t need our help. All we need to do is share these truths with others. Jody, a member of my church, mentioned to me... Continue Reading

It’s shameful that advertisers and choreographers are so dull, so uncreative, so tired, that performing a striptease is the only move they can think of to appeal to viewers. It’s shameful that porn and stripping are such quietly lucrative industries that market researchers are eyeing their profits and saying, “Yes, this is what people want... Continue Reading

The formation of ECO represents a growing challenge for the PC(USA). Already churches have been departing from the PC(USA) for many years to denominations like the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), which has grown from 188 churches to 420 in the last five years, primarily through the acceptance of churches departing from the PC(USA). The PC(USA)... Continue Reading

Because I know both sides of the fence so well, I thought I’d try and sort out what I believe to be the top incorrect stereotypes and misconceptions about Calvinism that I constantly run into and see if some of the confusion that surrounds this sometimes volatile subject can’t be cleared up. I’ll use Calvinism’s... Continue Reading

The nation’s falling fertility rate underlies many of our most difficult problems. Once a country’s fertility rate falls consistently below replacement, its age profile begins to shift. You get more old people than young people. And eventually, as the bloated cohort of old people dies off, population begins to contract. This dual problem—a population that... Continue Reading

To sum: of the four ancient references to the name “Junia(s)” two of the four are men. Of the three references that refer specifically to the Junia(s) of Romans 16:7, two of three refer to a man. This is hardly the checkmate argument from a narrative text that egalitarians and feminists have held it to... Continue Reading

More United Way chapters are leaning on the Scouts, and major corporations have been pulling their funding in recent months, United Parcel Service (UPS), Intel and Merck among them. This must worry Scout executives, five of whom make more than $410,000 annually, including Chief Scout Executive Robert J. Mazzuca, who was paid $815,000 in salary... Continue Reading

How many PCA communion tables are “being decently covered”? How many churches are limiting themselves to wine? How many communicants are sitting there “gravely” in demeanor? How many elders in our typical PCA practice are “sitting around” the table, or even “before it,” as opposed to standing there?   Anyone wanting to pursue the intinction... Continue Reading