Encourage Leaders with Faithful Graciousness
Faithful graciousness means consistently choosing to glorify Christ with your words and deeds
“When we think of submission, we often think in terms of ruling and overruling, of conflict and wielded authority. I want to encourage you to think of obedience and submission differently in this context. Certainly, it does mean that when sin is evident, when you are in need of confession and repentance, you ought to... Continue Reading
Why Don’t We See Miracles Like the Apostles Did?
Whether or not we're privileged to witness miraculous events, Christians can be confident that God is actively at work in the world
“Today, such miraculous events seem rare and, when we do hear reports of miracles, many Christians are skeptical. At the very least, we feel there’s something different about the way God worked in the Old and New Testament periods and the way he works today. This raises a valid question: Why don’t we experience today... Continue Reading
Some Thoughts on Tullian, the SGM Scandal of Child Sex Abuse, and Our Critics
Considering the motivations behind some of the recent debates
“I have been blogging about child sex abuse scandal within SGM for about three years. Since that time, I and many others have waited for a notable evangelical leader who swims in the same waters as Mahaney to be a Nathan among the Davids. So you will excuse us if we are not very moved... Continue Reading
God In The Whirlwind (Book Review)
A review of David F. Well's "God In The Whirlwind: How The Holy-love of God Reorients Our World"
“It is significant that when God makes his entrance onto the stage that is the wreckage of Job’s life in the book that bears his name, he comes in the whirlwind. Even after his first speech has induced Job to take a vow of silence, God comes again in the whirlwind. That is a sign... Continue Reading
What Part Of History Do You Wish To Emphasize?
Racism is an embarrassing blemish on the noble experiment of American freedom, but even worse, on the reputation of the Church
“When I hear of brothers who are offended by the history of the PCA and almost act as if there is a conspiracy to hide that history it grieves me. One reason is that I believe the pursuit of justice needs allies, not more critics. Another is that it sometimes seems to me people pick... Continue Reading
3 Great Purposes in Predestination
Here’s what the doctrine of predestination provides for the people of God, according to the Scriptures
“Paul persisted in evangelism and church planting even during times of persecution precisely because he know that God had already chosen particular people to salvation: “I endure everything for the sake of the elect that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 2:10).” “It was pretty ornery preaching,” Huckleberry... Continue Reading
Author Debunks Myths About Divorce Rates, Including of Churchgoers
The notion that half of all marriages end in divorce or that the divorce rate is the same in the church… neither are anywhere close to true
The Christian Post recently conducted an interview with Feldhahn, whose recently released, The Good News About Marriage, is the result of an 8-year investigative study that she believes reveals the truth about the state of marriage and divorce in today’s culture and churches. Many of the most demoralizing beliefs about marriage, especially when it comes... Continue Reading
How I Predict Divorce Based on the Wedding Cake
While most cake exchanges are cute, playful, gentle, and respectful, some of them get ugly.
It is shocking to me how often an apparent disdain for a spouse is revealed moments after committing their lives solely to one another. It is one thing to get a playful laugh, but it is something far different to completely disrespect your spouse’s personhood in order to look victorious at feeding each other cake.... Continue Reading
Christian Death: Mourn or Celebrate?
Should we rejoice or weep when a brother or sister in Christ dies?
It is routine to hear the heartfelt sentiment of a dear dying Christian say, “Don’t weep when I die. Rejoice, for I shall be with Christ”? With the same affection, it is normal to hear family members of a deceased Christian say, “He didn’t want us to grieve. We want to joyfully remember the life... Continue Reading
Justified Through Our Faithfulness?
Calvin vs Shepherd on how to understand Romans 2:13
In light of its overwhelming thematic and conceptual unity, in light of the Reformation reading of Romans 1:18–3:20, it is difficult to see how or why any confessional Protestant could or would read this section differently but in 1978 a professor of systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary (PA), Norman Shepherd, in the midst of what... Continue Reading