When heaven comes down…a 3 year old’s take on eternity
Caroline’s gasp of excitement could have been heard across the street, I’m sure. Her eyes practically popped out of her head. “REEEEEEAAAALLLLY???? Oh my word!” she said, in typical Caroline fashion. 🙂 It’s a crazy thing to watch your child come to terms with a broken world. To answer their questions about death, about heaven,... Continue Reading
Warfield, Machen, and the PCA: In or Out? – Where Is the Mixed Multitude Headed?
I am likewise fairly confident that some of my friends and brothers today would experience ecclesiastical culture shock were they to labor in some of the presbyteries where I have held membership, to say nothing of say, Metro New York. Can we live with these disconnects indefinitely? There is no doubt the PCA is a... Continue Reading
Rick Warren Interview on Muslims, Evangelism & Missions
WARREN: Building a bridge has nothing to do with compromising your beliefs. It’s all about your behavior and your attitude toward them. It’s about genuinely loving people. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. Before people ask “Is Jesus credible?” they want to know if you are credible.... Continue Reading
Cold-Blooded Murder in Academic Garb – Ethicists Claim Killing Newborn Child Could Be Ethically Proper
Their premise is that a newborn child is no different from an unborn child in a moral sense. Both are human beings. Both are alive. But neither, they contend, is fully a “person.” If it is morally acceptable to terminate the life of the one, it is clearly acceptable to terminate the life of the... Continue Reading
On Practical Theology and Washing the Cat
Being concise to the extreme, I’ll unfold my theology of cat washing in the following points….. A good theology is the most practical thing in the world. And while you might be thinking, “Nullo modo, man. Fors fortis. It can’t be true. I have difficulty imagining anything in the world that is less practical than... Continue Reading
Balanced Ministry Preparation – Especially for Specialists
I gave him the standard line I give. I do not know who said it first, but it is good, basic counsel: you take care of the depth of your ministry and God will take care of the breadth of your ministry. I still believe that. As a professor who spends a great deal of... Continue Reading
Four Reasons Why Public Critique Does Not Invoke Matthew 18
To be sure, Dr. Collins did not write the words, “the Larger Catechism is wrong,” but the obvious effect of his writing is to make a case to that very effect. This is not to say that Dr. Collins should be flayed for writing this, but it is to say that once this view is... Continue Reading
Message to the great oxymoronic class of Churchless Believers: Church Membership Matters!
We live in a day when many people are saying yes to Jesus and no to the Church. This is dangerous and unbiblical. The Church matters. It matters to God the Father it is Church, it is the Church of the Living God (1Timothy 3:15). It matters to God the Son: He gave Himself for... Continue Reading
Politics reveal ‘God gap,’ and clergy isn’t helping close it
Editor’s Note: We recommend that every minister reached by The Aquila Report be sure to read this column. And perhaps the rest of you will sent a link to your pastor. Needless to say, this is a must read for what Cal calls ‘clergy.’ There have been many “gaps” in modern politics. There is the... Continue Reading
The Pastor’s Lament
I preached on the secret to contentment disclosed to us by our God through an apostle in affliction and you weren’t there I preached on the key to a fruitful life united to the Source of life through abiding in Him and you weren’t there I preached on sustained joy amidst the ravages of a... Continue Reading