Lament turns to God in pain, tells him why we are sad, asks for his help, and leads us to trust. The morning after Tyler passed, I woke up early and wrote a lament. It was what my heart needed. I was really sad, and yet I knew that God is good.   On the first... Continue Reading

Here at GCD give thanks to God for his kindness to us. As we abide in him, he makes us prosper and bear fruit. He graciously gives us the bandwidth to write and communicate the goodness of his mercy and grace. Before 2018 draws to a close, we want to take a look back at... Continue Reading

I think Lewis would agree with the sentiment of the quote. I trust he wouldn’t have wanted someone else to put those words in his mouth, but I’m sure he’ll not hold it against me when I meet him! Now, there are in fact many quotations online that are falsely attributed to various people. The most... Continue Reading

One day a young man came to the door. He said, “Sir, you don’t know me, but your son gave his life for me. I know I’m not a great artist, but I painted this for you.” The father opened the package. The portrait, although not brilliant, captured the personality of his son perfectly. He hung... Continue Reading

Making the choices below won’t guarantee that you won’t experience seasons of depression, anxiety, or other forms of mental unrest. But the kind of choices listed below, if made before-during-after a time period of mental unrest, will still make a significant impact on your quality of life.   Good physical health does not happen by accident.... Continue Reading

It takes a while for people to build relationships — and being able to do so is a sign of solid emotional intelligence, Alvarez says. “[A lasting friendship] tells you that relationships and caring about people are important to the person.”     Determining who you hire for a job plays a big part in... Continue Reading

Hopefully, places like City Church in San Francisco, who have recently embraced same sex marriage, will realize the full implications of that decision before queerness starts to define their entire belief system. In some ways, apostate Oneist churches are showing the way for the culture. If the body of Christ is queer, so will be... Continue Reading

Reformed Churchmen Publications announced that The Aquila Report passed several milestones in May, with over 283,000 pageviews for May 2014 and over five million (5,000,000) pageviews since May of 2012. A recent Google Analytics report shows that over one million unique visitors have read The Aquila Report since it’s launch in May of 2008, with visitors reading... Continue Reading

We will be partnering with a pastor friend in Danbury, CT to make sure these funds go directly to the families of Newtown. We are also putting together a letter in brochure form that will include the first initial and last name of every person who has donated to this fund, so that these families... Continue Reading

Our government not only allows for abortion, and celebrates abortion rights, and wants women to have unfettered access to abortion on demand, it now requires other Americans to pay for abortion-inducing drugs or face crippling fines. It is not an endorsement of any political party to conclude that this policy is morally degenerate. The facts... Continue Reading