“The report is making its conclusion based on humanism and human logic, not on Scripture. I heard exactly the same misuse of Scripture being quoted at our last presbytery meeting when we were leaving the PC(USA). It was the Scripture about the woman caught in adultery. The AIC presenter quoted Jesus as saying, “Neither do... Continue Reading

That word “justice” seems to have drawn them to it. With some people it has a mesmerizing quality. Tell them that justice requires this or that, and they rush to do it without further thought. There is such a desperation to be “on the right side of history” or “part of something bigger than oneself,”... Continue Reading

That difference between Saturday and Sunday is easy to overlook, but it is not a small thing. It reflects something fundamental about the difference between the Old Testament faith and the New. The Sabbath points backward….The Sabbath commemorates the completion of creation. It says: look back at what God has made. It is a day... Continue Reading

I often wonder if the fallen pastors I read about genuinely had authority in their lives. Sure, many of them presided within a “plurality of elders.” But authority on paper isn’t the same thing as authority in practice. Did these fallen pastors submit their lives to anyone? Would they have listened if someone told them,... Continue Reading

A person’s identity is not linked to what he or she can articulate. Identity and humanness emerge from the imago Dei bestowed upon each person (Gen. 1:27). John Swinton reminds us that modern thinking often equates humanness with cognitive ability. But knowing about God is not the same as knowing God—and knowing God is not limited to memory or... Continue Reading

Each Christian lives in a different context, has different gifts, and is at a different point of sanctification. This being the case, we all need wisdom to know what we should do. Some should not become pastors, some should, and others should, but not right now. The dangers of building a platform are numerous. For... Continue Reading

Like in the book of Psalms, we need to lean into Him for strength, wisdom, and whatever help He is pleased to give.   Like me, you’ve probably heard this phrase before. And if you are like me, you get so caught up in what you’re fighting in your own little world, that you forget... Continue Reading

One of the most wicked arguments the authors give in favor of quick abortions is this: “Such a patient might interpret her pregnancy as a baby and feel love for it and a desire to be a mother. She might believe that by having an abortion she is killing her baby… Rapid [abortions] also lessen... Continue Reading

“The moderate, catholic and irenic character of the Westminster Confession has always made it a unifying document. Framed as an irenicon, it bound at once the Scotch and English churches together. It was adopted, and continues to be used by many Congregational and Baptist churches as the confession of their faith, been made the basis of... Continue Reading

As Psalm 19:1 tells us, the heavens declare the glory of God. All humans at all times have access to this information. We refuse to recognize what’s obvious, as Paul tells us in Romans 1, because we actively suppress this knowledge. Ordinary life makes it all too easy to ignore or deny what God is... Continue Reading