Be warned.  The apostle Paul says, “by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.”  Expert manipulators will beguile those who are not wise to such things.  Christian leaders are not immune.  Headline cases of spiritual abuse in the church often involve the deception of numerous elders and pastors, deceived and ultimately... Continue Reading

Religious services now compete on TikTok. Youth ministries hire social media strategists. Spirituality is being optimized, edited and exported, one post at a time.  This isn’t progress.   Across America, a growing number of people of all ages are communing with the Holy Spirit via their smartphones and laptops. Once the stuff of pews and... Continue Reading

The leftist reaction to this story is predictable, painting pro-lifers as macabre and ghoulish for approving of the state’s decision to give Adriana’s baby a chance to live. We should stand with the state of Georgia and the doctors caring for Adriana and her child, and we should encourage all pro-lifers to support them with... Continue Reading

The dissolution of New City Presbyterian Church was not an isolated mishap, it was the result of systemic failure within the PCA, facilitated by a culture that prioritizes institutional self-protection over shepherding the vulnerable. The Book of Church Order (BCO) and the Presbyterian model of governance are, on paper, structured to guard against abuse and... Continue Reading

My sense is that Dr. Coffin’s comments have not properly represented the nature of the fallout from the podcast. To imply that the situation was stirred up by some bad actors, when, in fact, it was actually an unfortunate mistake that resulted in an unnecessary controversy within the PCA and beyond. With all due respect... Continue Reading

“As someone who saw this happening more than 35 years ago—and who longed for the Church of Scotland to turn around—I am truly in despair at just how far down the road the Kirk has gone. I thought that in my lifetime it could easily become irrelevant—it has. But I never thought that it would... Continue Reading

The main point is that the theological underpinnings of paedo-communion undermine the need for a covenant child’s conversion. That’s because the need for conversion presupposes that one is not already in actual communion with Christ, which paedo-communion denies. Therefore, and in the final analysis, paedo-communion opposes evangelical Christianity because it’s at odds with the gospel.... Continue Reading

We must distinguish between offense given and offense taken. Indeed, good men, if not associated loved ones, were unfortunately and unnecessarily offended, but whose intention was it to act in a way that would necessarily stir up such strife about named individuals? Certainly not Bryan Chapell’s! Indeed, Bryan is 100% responsible for his thoughts that... Continue Reading

To define or quantify evil is to try to contain and control it. Yet evil is insidious and shape-shifting. If you think you’re exempt, you’re vulnerable. The lessons of Reserve Police Battalion 101, the Stanford Prison Experiment, and the Milgram experiments—in each, ordinary people, placed under particular social pressures, engaged in actions they might otherwise... Continue Reading

The cultural pendulum is swinging right and the pro-child, anti-surrogacy movement is growing. The effect is the refutation of the facade that surrogacy is just a woman trying to help her post-cancer sister have a child. Ordinary people are starting to see that when it comes to gay surrogacy especially, “love” doesn’t make a family.... Continue Reading