Our morality is not the function of a vibe. Our truths are not the expression of cultural taste. We must heed Paul’s call to meditate upon things that are above… Only then can we act with discernment and with Christian fortitude, wisdom, and love in the context God has placed us.   With the second... Continue Reading

It is a fair time to ask if the “modern” ERLC experiment is working. If our political theology remains divided, letting a few voices set policy only deepens the rift. If our political theology is unified, letting our outliers frustrate progress will bring division, too.    Having grown up as the child of an Ethics &... Continue Reading

Sometimes the candlestick is removed (as has happened to the Church of Scotland). And I would not be certain that God is not finished with Sydney.  Or at least it may be that first He will judge the city for its pride, wealth and hubris; before He moves in revival and renewal.   Dear Brothers... Continue Reading

The real work before us is to rebuild a Christian culture in American hearts and communities. This will not be achieved, chiefly, by winning elections or imposing laws but by discipling families, evangelizing the lost, modeling holiness, strengthening churches, and reviving the nation’s moral imagination. A label like “Christian nationalism” does nothing to advance this... Continue Reading

One reason for the dying of the churches is that God’s truth died in so many of them many years ago. We are merely living at a time when the interest payments have come due.   Reports of the financial struggles and decline in membership among large American denominations have become so commonplace that they... Continue Reading

As we reflect on Women’s History Month [March], let’s not allow it to be an opportunity to push destructive ideologies. Instead, let’s reclaim this month as a time to honor the true, God-given role of women as nurturers, builders of homes, and pillars of faith. Feminism won’t save America, but strong families, led by men... Continue Reading

We are not living in a time of differing political parties or mere political pundits, but we are living in a time of a religious war between the old WASPs and the new Neo-Marxists.  The Church is oblivious to this war and prefers to hide in ecclesiastical caves to avoid confrontation.  Neo-Marxism imputes to Christians... Continue Reading

…the church has “members,” and that some of those members are selected by the others as “officers” who are entrusted with conducting the church’s affairs. Such officers are not part of a distinct class that propagates itself apart from the will of the other members (BCO Pref. II.6), and they cannot force any of their... Continue Reading

It’s incomprehensible that any shepherd of God would identify himself by or with sexual immorality.  Claiming to be abstinent is not an issue.  Abstinence does not change the heart. Many single, widowed, or divorced Christian men and women are abstinent without identifying with their desires, lusts, or temptations.    For several years, multiple Reformed churches... Continue Reading

We shouldn’t quarrel, but engage others in a kind, gentle, and patient manner as we make an argument. Our goal is to correct mistaken thinking so that others can escape the falsehoods of the enemy and repent.   You’ve heard the cliché: “Never discuss politics or religion.” That’s too bad. Both are important topics that... Continue Reading