What adds to the madness is the person who aggressively hunts the pastor down after the service and feels entitled to his undivided attention for a long time. This is the person that feels a complete disregard for others that are usually patiently waiting in line. In our church, this person usually is someone who... Continue Reading

So I am free to determine my own morality, as long as my morality matches the politically correct secular orthodoxy. If I dare challenge the politically correct establishment and submit myself to Scripture instead, I am labeled a bigot and excluded from polite society. What is the final result? God’s natural reality and moral law... Continue Reading

The donors, who have given $5 million to the school over the last two and a half years and who by some reports have pledged $60 million, explicitly state that they “deeply regret that we must now discontinue that support due to actions of President Aguillard which we believe to be unethical and potentially illegal.”... Continue Reading

Nor is this the biblical spirituality; it is a false ‘super-spirituality’ that ignores or denies the reality of our humanity. We live in frail flesh and blood and in a fallen world which, John says, ‘lies in the power of the evil one’ (1 John 5:19). There is much to discourage. Jesus felt that. To... Continue Reading

The theology of baptism suggests that rebaptism in instances where a valid baptism has already occurred runs counter to the symbolic nature of the sacrament itself. The confessional prohibition on rebaptism is well-founded and ought to be observed. But here, of course, pastoral considerations must not be ignored. Pastors and elders do not wish to... Continue Reading

At this point Christians have to think very carefully. We do not want to deny anyone his or her civil rights. To do so would not only violate the Constitution but also deny the rights that are granted, not by the government, but by the Creator. But is same-sex marriage such a right? The answer... Continue Reading

Nothing can be more weak and foolish, or more destructive of authority, than when children are noisy and in an ill humor, to give them or promise them something to appease them.   Ten pithy sayings from John Witherspoon, Scottish Presbyterian pastor, President of Princeton (1768-1794), and signer of the Declaration of Independence, on parental... Continue Reading

Gosnell, 72, faces five counts of murder—four for babies allegedly killed after being born alive and one for a patient who died after receiving too much anesthesia. Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Minehart dismissed three other charges Tuesday, saying state prosecutors had failed to make a case in the deaths of those babies. Gosnell faces... Continue Reading

The “all things” Paul tells us to do without grumbling aren’t the fun things. Nobody grumbles about having to do something fun or pleasant. It’s the miserable things. The hard tasks. The unreasonable assignments. The ridiculous chore that you’ll just have to do again tomorrow anyway. The unexpected tasks. The interruptions. The things you’d rather... Continue Reading

And I am exhausted. The toll this job has taken on me and on my family cannot be ignored. I also know that, although I have committed each day to serve God and this institution to the best of my ability, I have strained or broken relationships with several of Erskine’s most important alumni, faculty, and... Continue Reading