Even Unfair Criticism Can Be Right
Churches are being ripped apart by politics, as part of the turmoil and realignment resulting from the "negative world."
There’s nothing wrong with being a conservative or a Republican. But churches shouldn’t be in the politics business. Some things you can’t avoid. Churches had to choose whether or not to shut down during Covid, whether or not to require masks, etc. Abortion is a political matter, but there is a legitimate theological angle to... Continue Reading
The Missing Piece
Shortly after she was born, our daughter was transported to a children’s hospital and diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder caused by missing her 15th chromosome, medically speaking, “missing a piece.”
God has already taught our family much. Our daughter’s rare condition does not make her enigmatic, but precious (Genesis 41:38; Proverbs 31:10). Her missing segments don’t make her incomplete, but our family would be incomplete without her. She is and ever will be, as her middle name Dorothy suggests, a gift from God. A... Continue Reading
‘What is a Woman?’ A Review
Essentially, just as postmodernists believe anyone can have “their truth” or their own version the truth—gender theorists believe a man can become their own version of a woman.
To postmodernists, the question “what is a woman?” is just as unanswerable as the question, “what is truth?” Postmodernists, as relativists, do not believe facts matter—just as gender theorists believe biology doesn’t matter. Postmodernists believe anything can be the truth just as gender theorists believe anyone can be a woman. The Daily Wire has been my... Continue Reading
Targeting Homosexual Officers in the PCA Again: Are We Being Too Nice?
Maybe being nice and indirect is better than just saying plainly that homosexuals are not eligible to hold office in the PCA.
Love is speaking truth in order to prevent sin. As Side B homosexuality ordination has been active now for several years, it is becoming normalized. Unless we take drastic action quickly, it will become the accepted theological view for the next generation. Those who personally know me think that I’m one of the nicest... Continue Reading
Genuine Reformed Catholicity
Is it true catholicity that is being sought or simply an allowance for latitudinarianism?
Genuine Reformed catholicity…appreciates the wider tradition and heritage of Christian churches both past and present. It acknowledges both the areas in which Reformed Christians agree with various historic Christian traditions and areas in which the Reformed are distinct. True Reformed catholicity is committed to robustly expressing the beauty of Reformed worship, piety, and theology as... Continue Reading
We are Failing Our Boys
Boys and young men are killing at a terrible rate.
We are failing them. They are left to their own devices, their own ways, their own griefs and sorrows. Our boys are living in a world that let them down. They turn to sin and sin, when full grown, leads to death. It may take a village to raise kids well, but healthy villages are built... Continue Reading
Don’t Listen to Sermons
If you’re listening to sermons because you want to borrow someone else’s preaching mojo, then turn it off.
You can all too easily get into a mentality of worrying about trying to top your last sermon rather than faithfully preaching the text and relying upon the Spirit to empower you and apply it to the hearts of your congregants. By no means am I advocating slothfulness in the pulpit. Work hard to prepare your... Continue Reading
Welcome to Pride Month, Christian
Social justice demands our opposition to its celebration and symbols.
And so surely the Christian cause of this month should be opposing Pride Month and its flag in as public and strident a way as many have opposed racism and its symbols. Let us have many blog posts and tweets on the topic. And may we even have pointed op-eds and major articles slamming Pride... Continue Reading
Why Our Churches Should be Beautiful
Beautiful sacred spaces provide powerful opportunities for witness and worship.
A beautiful church is not something that is only reserved for centuries-old mainline denominations, or congregations with resources to spare. Instead, a beautiful church can be a powerful witness to the community, connect us with the traditions of our ancient and sufficient faith, remind us of the beauty of God and his provision, and shape... Continue Reading
A Reflection on the Presbyterian Church in America’s Coordinators’ and Presidents’ Statement on Heinous Killings on the Occasion of its Second Anniversary
The Statement offered a response to the turbulent social climate occasioned by “the heinous killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the systemic mistreatment of many other people of color.”
Those that are involved may consider that Christ commissioned the church to make disciples of all nations, not to make all nations fit an ideal social vision that has never been realized in this life; that she should not give aid to those whose actions stir up strife rather than peace; and that we have... Continue Reading
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