God’s Word lists both appropriate clothing and style that never go passé, are never immodest, and are never out of style for his children.  In fact, it’s what we should wear everywhere we go, suitable for any occasion, and for all times. That clothing and style is displayed in Colossians 3: 12-14: “Therefore, as God’s... Continue Reading

Secularism, far from transcending sectarianism and violence, is responsible for some of the most heinous, murderous regimes this planet has ever witnessed. Indeed, though many of its adherents argue that secularism is objective and indifferent, it “carries normative assumptions and frames of reference” that evince its own peculiar paradigm.   More than a decade ago,... Continue Reading

Ancient religious systems tried to manipulate the gods with sacrifices to get them to participate in their story. The Christian faith does the opposite—in Jesus, God sacrificed himself so that we could be part of his eternal story in which every moment, memory, thread of hair on our heads, and fibre of our being is... Continue Reading

All over the West we see the sexual revolutionaries waging war on Christians and others who believe that children should be protected and that radical adult agenda items should not be rammed down our throats. We all need to take a stand now before we will lose our rights to do so.   Decades ago... Continue Reading

Smith calls the Synod’s action a “narrowly dogmatic decision.” He wants the University to say that “these are the sorts of questions on which Reformed Christians disagree and therefore room should be made for such disagreements at a Reformed Christian university. This doesn’t compromise our Reformed Christian identity.”   James K. A. Smith, professor of... Continue Reading

Now more than ever we need healthy churches, not big churches.  We need churches with tough expectations; churches that challenge men to endure open-soul surgery.  We need churches that pull out the poisonous darts of the enemy and liberally wash out the wound with the cleansing water of the gospel. We need churches that apply... Continue Reading

The destruction of embryos and the production of frozen embryos are only two of the many problems with IVF. Several Christian writers have addressed other ethical issues and whether Christians should engage in IVF at all. Thankfully, other options exist.   On February 18, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Expanding Access to... Continue Reading

It is possible not to express an opinion on every headline, to pretend to know more than you do, or to get into fights with strangers because everyone else is doing it. It’s okay to defer judgment, to learn more before opining, and to say, “I don’t know.”     Conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat once... Continue Reading

Consider the devil’s second temptation, for Christ to throw himself off the temple and hope upon angelic intervention to suspend the normal law of gravity and prevent his demise. On Moore’s view, Christ was “offered” the good of “angel protection” in this episode; he does not view Christ as being tempted to the sins of... Continue Reading

If you are a pastor, one day you will stand before God and give an account. It will not be an account of how you pastored the internet. It will be an account of how you pastored your church.   One Sunday as I stood at the front of the sanctuary I was approached by... Continue Reading