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Defending the Family in Liquid Modernity

Opposition to the dissolution of the family requires better family politics.

Written by Scott Yenor | Monday, June 5, 2023

Mary Harrington’s Feminism Against Progress sees the benefits, counts the costs, tells us how we got here, and gives some advice on muddling through the bitters. No institution—including the Church—is immune from feminism’s influence, so no one can ignore its deeply personal wounds.   Human mastery over nature, exercised technologically, is how human beings experience “progress.”... Continue Reading

How Can God be Both Righteous and Sovereign Over Evil?

God’s Complete Sovereignty

Written by Conrad Mbewe | Friday, June 2, 2023

God’s control of history ensures that everything happens by his design, but he does not plant evil thoughts and motives in human beings to carry such actions out. The story of Joseph in the book of Genesis is a perfect illustration of this maxim.   The Bible is crystal clear: God is sovereign over all his... Continue Reading

Pastoring Small Towns (A Review)

This practical and encouraging book offers biblical insights and personal stories for pastors who serve in villages and small towns.

Written by Tim Wilson | Friday, June 2, 2023

This is not a pragmatic book. Anyone looking for hints and tips should look elsewhere. This is a gospel-centred look at persevering amidst the challenges of rural ministry, not a how-to guide. I believe that makes it more, not less, helpful. I’d recommend Pastoring Small Towns for pastors and eldership teams in British rural areas.... Continue Reading

“Pride,” by Matthew Roberts: A Rambling Review

Underlying our contemporary identity-obsession is idolatrous worship of the self.

Written by Matthew Mason | Thursday, June 1, 2023

Roberts rightly insists that my identity is not something socially constructed, nor is it something I curate or discover for myself. Rather, it is something conferred by God, which defines who I am…Roberts’s treatment of identity is exceptionally rich and helpful because it is shaped by careful reflection on the ten commandments, understood as an... Continue Reading

A Review of “The Case against the Sexual Revolution,” by Louise Perry

The secular case against the sexual revolution.

Written by Bill Muehlenberg | Tuesday, May 30, 2023

As a feminist more or less from the left, not everything Perry says will be embraced by those who are conservative and/or religious. But when you have someone like this making a fairly strong case for the differences between men and women, the importance of marriage, and the depersonalising nature of the sexual revolution and porn culture, then you know you need to sit up... Continue Reading

Read This First: Motivation For Shepherds

If your motivation for ministry has faded and shepherding seems like just something else to do, let me encourage you to take steps to renew your first love.

Written by Timothy Z. Witmer | Monday, May 29, 2023

Shepherding is challenging and rewarding—but it won’t bring you the rewards that are often coveted in this world. This is why proper motivation for ministry is so important. Its reward in this life is the joy of serving the One who died for you when you serve those he has entrusted to your care. Jesus’s... Continue Reading

New Releases from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Releases include a new book on worship, “Trembling Joy,” by Rev. Ryan Speck and a new podcast, “Hear the Word of God,” featuring Rev. Eric Alexander.

Written by Grant Van Leuven | Monday, May 29, 2023

In “Trembling Joy,” Pastor Ryan Speck answers the question, “What if worship style were more than a matter of personal taste?” by showing how the Bible’s own definition and description of worshiping God should impact the church… Presenting the teaching ministry of Rev. Eric Alexander, “Hear the Word of God” has joined the Alliance’s Podcast... Continue Reading

Don’t Be True to Yourself

The salvation we all know we need is not to be found by looking within ourselves but by looking for grace outside ourselves.

Written by Kevin DeYoung | Friday, May 26, 2023

The world tells us that our identity is found in what we desire. So to deny the fulfillment of what you desire is to deny your truest identity. We are all awash in what Carl Trueman calls “expressive individualism.”3 The idea is that you are what you feel, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. I’m... Continue Reading

Twisted Sisters: Marxism and Fascism

Marxism and fascism – twins separated at birth.

Written by Bill Muehlenberg | Friday, May 26, 2023

Australian law professor Augusto Zimmermann, in his chapter in Wokeshevism that he and Joshua Forrester edited (Connor Court, 2023), discusses the Marxist roots of Nazi-Fascism. “There are, therefore, important commonalities between Nazism and Marxism. It is patently wrong to assume the Marxism is the polar opposite of Communism, or that the Nazis were “reactionary capitalist counter-revolutionaries”.  As... Continue Reading

There is a Place for Healthy Scepticism

There are plenty of things we should not believe, and that we should question, doubt and even call out. Having a healthy scepticism is always an important element of the Christian life.

Written by Bill Muehlenberg | Sunday, May 21, 2023

In 1955, A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), classic work The Root of the Righteous was published. The 46 brief chapters therein are all well worth reading and meditating upon. But I want to refer you to chapter 34, “In Praise of Disbelief”. Yes, you read that right. Let me quote much of this great piece here. He... Continue Reading

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