Eternity Amnesia and Its Effect on Ministry
We are in trouble when we fail to recognize that future grace carries with it the promise of present grace.
Have you forgotten who you are, where you now live, and the destination that is yours by grace? Could it be that there are times when you live and minister as if there is no such thing as forever? Since God's grace guarantees your final destination, it also must guarantee you all the grace you need along the way.
We Gather Together
A review of Children in Church by Curt and Sandra Lovelace
"If a child feels privileged to go, understands what is being done, and knows how to behave. . .he or she will be hooked on high culture [corporate worship] for life.” --Miss Manners
Christian Movie Critic: Aurora Massacre Is Simply ‘Evil’ at Work
It is the fact that people are stewing in the juice of their own wickedness
If you ban the fruit of the Spirit of Jesus Christ from society, including the education system, you’re not banning God; you’re banning goodness, justice, truth, peace, kindness, joy, gentleness, self-control, and love.
Declaration on the Special Creation of Adam and Eve
Adopted by the Session of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Statesboro, Georgia
According to information available to The Aquila Report, this is the fourth Session to adopt this, or similar, declaration on Special Creation. The other three are: Midway Presbyterian, Powder Springs, GA; Grace Presbyterian, Douglasville, GA; Trinity Presbyterian, Orangeburg, SC.
The National Council of Churches, the Vietnam War, and the Trials of the Protestant Left
A religious institution may be a sociological necessity, but it ultimately seeks its own perpetuation.
The NCC enjoyed better relations with the Clinton administration. It was able to muster some opposition to George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, but it has never been able to organize a ground game approaching that of the religious right.
What’s on your menu?
Attempting to be a church that pleases everyone is not only impossible. It is antithetical to the gospel.
Healthy congregations recognize that attempting to be a church that pleases everyone is not only impossible, it is antithetical to the gospel of Christ. Jesus began his ministry in the rugged wilderness doing battle with multiple temptations to veer off the agenda God had placed before him. Resisting the lure of temporal and public success, he chose the narrow path of obedience and faithfulness.
Movie Review – Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
Nothing is more powerful than a man's or a mammoth's love for his family
The PG film makes the A-list…offering instead an old-fashioned adventure story about a father who is strong and good, a close-knit family, and the gift of true friendship. Be forewarned: There will be frequent laughter.
The Liberal Arts
An informative history of liberal arts learning along with a compelling case for continued application in our modern era
When the liberal arts are separated from the Creator of the universe and from a higher, overarching purpose, save for common grace, man corrupts the truth and follows after evil. Such secular teaching cultivates in students a fragmented, disconnected perspective of the world that encourages each individual to import and apply his or her own meaning to life. Gene... Continue Reading
Good Intentions Gone Bad
Structuring worship to accommodate unbelievers is misguided because unbelievers are not seeking after God
In Romans 3, Paul makes abundantly clear that unconverted people do not seek after God. Thomas Aquinas understood this and maintained that to the naked eye it may seem that unbelievers are searching for God or seeking for the kingdom of God, while they are in fact fleeing from God with all of their might.... Continue Reading
Look Out Below
Lessons from a ‘flying pair of pliers’
One of the store workers was on a tall ladder near where I was engrossed in my key hunt. Suddenly, without warning, I got clobbered in the head with something heavy. Looking down on the floor I saw a large pair of pliers. I got hit on the head by a pair of pliers! While... Continue Reading