We must not live by lies. We must instead—if we are to rightly love our neighbors—live for and by the truth because “love rejoices with the truth.” If we fail to do these things in ourselves, our churches, and our societies, our blurring of biology will blur justice to the detriment of all.   [Christians] are... Continue Reading

It’s not obvious why someone who is broken needs to be forgiven. In fact, it seems to be a category error: they’ve done nothing wrong. Their greatest need isn’t to have their guilt removed, but for healing, sympathy, a helping hand, and a fair go, and for those responsible for their brokenness to be called... Continue Reading

Ministers, elders, and all with responsibility for teaching the whole counsel of God need to think about how to teach their people a sound anthropology. It is not surprising that a world whose gospel is that of personal happiness has shaped the minds of a rising generation of Christians to see aspects of the sexual... Continue Reading

When we see what God is doing in the world, what his plan is, and what his end goal is, then it motivates us to participate in God’s vision and mission…that’s the best motivation for evangelistic communication, for apologetics, and all forms of Christian witness.   What God Is Doing Often, when we think about... Continue Reading

God the Son is not merely the Son because of a title or a name. He is the Son because He is begotten of the Father from eternity past. This is who He is. Likewise, God the Holy Spirit is the Holy Spirit because He eternally proceeds from the Father and the Son. This goes... Continue Reading

The fire was reported during a heavy thunderstorm just before 11 p.m. Saturday. Just hours after the fire started, Atmore Fire Chief Ronald Peebles said it appeared the fire was likely caused by lighting. Investigators from the Alabama Department Fire Marshal’s Office returned to the Horner Street Scene Sunday morning, and by Monday, they confirmed... Continue Reading

A common critique is that the doctrine of justification by faith alone makes for lazy Christians. The objection goes something like this: If I am justified merely by faith and not works, then there is no need for me to do good works. But the Reformers scoffed at that notion, because it misinterprets what God... Continue Reading

Reformed worship is not for everyone. I’ll admit that, but it is based on deep theological convictions and it has been thoughtfully developed over the past five hundred years. So please don’t come to our church and complain that we don’t offer Whoppers or Big Macs.    Many articles have been written that lament the... Continue Reading

Gaining a good working knowledge of history in general and church history in particular is incumbent upon all believers….If we are not learning from history, we will be continuously repeating its mistakes.   Something far too many people today fail to do is learn history, and to learn from it. And that includes far too... Continue Reading

Talk about their loved one. Don’t pretend that nothing is wrong….Grief is nothing to ignore or fear. When we don’t talk to people about their loved one who died, we make them feel lonely and out in the cold.   I experienced profound grief when my mother died when I was in my twenties. She... Continue Reading