If you find yourself still making excuses for sowing discord (or for aiding and abetting others to sow discord), you’ll be ruined before you know what hits you (Proverbs 6:15). God doesn’t like it when people mess with His wife.   There is no foolproof formula for recognizing sowers of discord, but Solomon wants to... Continue Reading

Don’t consider the work you do everyday as without value. No one may appreciate you, but God sees and is pleased when we are faithful in our work. Our work is ultimately done for Him, and is among other good works He has made for us to do in His world, as His people.  ... Continue Reading

Holy and blameless before Him; adopted now and fully in the future; allotted as an inheritance for Him; redeemed now and fully one day as God’s own possession…what a day it will be when God has us perfectly unto Himself and what it will mean for us!   The riches that we have in Christ... Continue Reading

In our time, when this liberty appears to be threatened again by politicians imposing policies that churches deem immoral, a good dose of the old Scots-Irish spirit may again be in order.   Scottish Presbyterianism, with its robust theology, disciplined government by elders, and strict piety, would significantly influence America through the waves of Scots-Irish... Continue Reading

This fool is worthless. He is wicked (Proverbs 6:12a). Nothing good will come of your friendship with him. Perhaps that sounds harsh, but it’s what Proverbs teaches.   The Sower of Discord is the third of Solomon’s three fools in Prov 6:1-19. This person knows what’s good for God’s people better than God himself does.... Continue Reading

The overture and the pushback it received within the increasingly liberal PCUSA prompted national headlines. Three committees in the denomination—the Advocacy Committee for Women and Gender Justice, the Advocacy Committee on LGBTQIA+ Equity and the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy—appended “advice and counsel” against the overture after it was introduced.   A committee of... Continue Reading

“A spirit of union, piety, and discipline is particularly necessary for this purpose. By this our church was revived, and became flourishing in our fathers’ days; by this it hath been cherished to our own times, and by this it must be secured.”   As the United States remembers the 250th anniversary of political independence... Continue Reading

As we see the effects of the mass migration in Europe, there is a growing urgency for Christians in America to build things that last and protect what is good. And to do so with bold evangelism and wise engagement in the public square.   As we have seen over the years, negative words directed... Continue Reading

Pastors, do the reading first. Do the struggling first. Bring your confusion and partial understanding to the text before you bring your question to any resource, digital or otherwise. Arrive at your study having already sat with the passage long enough to know what you do not yet understand. Then, if you reach for AI... Continue Reading

Starting at the beginning to recognize features of God’s and the serpent’s work can invigorate our study of Scripture, clarify difficult passages, and help us recognize God’s character in his repeated actions.   The early chapters of the Bible present stories that seem distant from our experiences, difficult to comprehend, even disturbing. Yet in them... Continue Reading