While there is danger in a simplistic “dare to be a Daniel” approach, let us not forget that the characters in the biblical narratives are real human beings who behave uprightly sometimes and poorly other times. While Walton’s impetus is a good one, I’m not convinced it does justice to the “thickness” of the OT... Continue Reading

To move away from reputation parenting and toward sanctification parenting, we must continually stress the gospel of grace – reminding our children that just as the love of Christ is given freely independent of our actions, they never need to earn our love. They are loved because they are ours and that fact will never... Continue Reading

“What is the heartbeat of Reformed Theology? I wouldn’t feel the need to argue with someone who would suggest it is the Doctrines of Grace, union with Christ, or even the Solas of the Reformation. Yet, I think it is more accurate to say that Reformed theology is a system of doctrine that seeks to... Continue Reading

“The Reformation entailed a major rehaul of worship, in keeping with the recovery of biblical teaching on a number of matters, especially justification. Like their medieval counterparts, the Reformers conceived of worship as a meeting between God and his people. “Wherever the faithful… are assembled together to engage in the solemn acts of religious worship,... Continue Reading

“Rosaria’s repeated calls to pursue and build friendships inside and outside the Christian community coincided with me reading a number of books on friendship over the previous months and spurred me on to read the next book on my list, The Company We Keep: In Search of Biblical Friendship by Jonathan Holmes, Pastor of Counseling at Parkside Church... Continue Reading

“Why is it when many discuss vacation time for ministers, their standard is the world?  It’s not that we can’t consider what others do; but why do some only look to a fallen world for wisdom to answer this question?  Go back up to the first reason, and consider time off from work that scripture... Continue Reading

“There are far too many ministers who compromise what they know to be clearly defined and Divinely mandated biblical expectations for the sake of acceptance or self-preservation in ministry. While a lack of strongly formed biblical convictions is the greatest deficiency in pastoral ministry today, there is the opposite danger of rigid idealism among men who have strongly... Continue Reading

“The question revolves around the definitions of the two terms. What one means by “theology” and what one means by “science” will carry the day in answering the question. It seems fairly obvious that if theology is a science, it is a science that is different from the “normal” sciences we think of today (e.g.,... Continue Reading

Killing sin is a life-long calling, an intense battle that never ends in this life. As we fight, sometimes we need reminders and motivations to keep fighting and at other times we need comfort and assurance that the fight will be over and we will be victorious. The motivation and the assurance both keep us... Continue Reading

Recently there have been a number of articles about why praise teams are bad for worship. In a similar vein, there have been several posts and comments on why contemporary music is awful. While I don’t deny that there are churches whose worship practices are unbiblical and therefore wrong, I don’t believe that it’s right to lump... Continue Reading