In order to follow in their tradition and that of our African American forebears in the North and South, we must do comparable theology, addressing today’s issues. Reformed African Americans are in a prime position to play a significant role in contemporary church history.  The theology of empowerment has given us valuable insights needed to... Continue Reading

Every pastor already faces this. Unfortunately, I fear the problem will only become more common in the future; that is marriage counseling as a result of a husband’s struggle with pornogrpahy. The work to restore trust and intimacy within a marriage deeply affected by this sinful struggle is only possible through the gospel and applied... Continue Reading

From various sources, many slaves began to pick up bits and pieces of biblical truth.  By God’s grace they were able to gain interesting insights into God and his covenant grace as they put these fragments of truth together — foundational insights on which much of Reformed theology is predicated.  These truths confirmed the slave’s... Continue Reading

When engaging in cross-cultural ministry, the key thing is building relationships – relationships of mutual trust, mutual respect, mutual understanding. This takes time. In the story of the Tower of Babel, God confuses the languages of mankind. That’s why there will always be a need for long term missionary personnel – men and women who... Continue Reading

If you commonly reference the Trinity in your pulpit ministry, your hearers will naturally pick up an orthodox view of the Trinity, which will provide them with a foundation on which to answer the various false gods, false religions, and cults in their surrounding communities. The Trinity is one of the most essential distinguishing doctrines... Continue Reading

According to Miraculous Movements by Jerry Trousdale (2012), 45 different “unreached” Muslim-majority people groups, groups that a few years ago had no access to God’s Word, now have more than 3,000 new churches among them. And the typical agent of change is himself olive- or dark-skinned—most likely an Egyptian missionary, perhaps an Ethiopian, or a... Continue Reading

PINEVILLE –  Joe Aguillard, president of Louisiana College, recently articulated his position on the theological system known as Calvinism and its place at LC. The theological teaching developed by John Calvin in the early 1500s is best known for its five points that are summed up in the acronym TULIP. Each of the letters in... Continue Reading

God was allowing the difficulty of church planting to sift me, to bring the issues of my heart to the surface. I realized that if I didn’t address these things, my marriage, my family, and my own heart were in danger. God was refining me, cleaning me out, and teaching me dependence rather than self-reliance.... Continue Reading

“We’ve reached a point where people are afraid to actually talk about what they want to say, because somebody might be offended,” he said. “People are afraid to say ‘Merry Christmas’ at Christmas time. … We’ve got to get over this sensitivity. It keeps people from saying what they really believe.”   WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama, appearing at... Continue Reading

After telling the group’s leaders last week they would lose their status as an official student organization, administrators changed course on Monday and approved their application for recognition. But administrators only offered the approval as an exception to the school’s nondiscrimination policy and stressed the Asian Christian Fellowship would not be covered by the policy... Continue Reading