As we head into 2014, there is sadly little sign that those who are the public leaders of the reformed evangelical movement in this country actually intend to do much public leading when it comes to the problems that lie at the heart of our corrupt evangelical culture It is indeed rather grim and more... Continue Reading

Make the mission of your church the filter by which you determine your yes and no. You will need to say no to some very good things that don’t hit the bullseye of what God is calling your church to do.   New pastors and/or church planters have extremely high aspirations for maintaining the purity... Continue Reading

Readers may be surprised that Rev. Williamson’s view was seemingly not shared by Calvin. I do not represent the following as fully representative of John Calvin’s views, but as two data points. The first is a letter in 1551 to Berchtold Haller, the leader of the Reformed Church of Bern… The second is a letter... Continue Reading

May we uphold universal sin and death while discounting the way in which the Scripture says sin and death entered the world? The answer is no. The Bible does not give us that option. It clearly teaches that sin entered the world through the one action of one historical man, Adam (Rom. 5:12). If we... Continue Reading

Before I reveal the four steps I want to reiterate that while the advice could transform your life, it likely will not. As with most life-altering advice, it is simple, easy to implement, and even easier to ignore. Statistically speaking, the odds are great that you’ll ignore this advice. But a handful of you will try it so for... Continue Reading

With a few happy exceptions, Christians in general have also swallowed our culture’s negative narrative and have succumbed to our innate negativity bias. We seem to be addicted to bad and sad news, and have become so used to feeding on it that we don’t even realize it. In fact, in some circles, happiness has... Continue Reading

Women facing crisis pregnancies should also be able to talk with their religious leaders. These leaders should provide comforting and Godly words. They should only advise women into choosing life, both for the good of the unborn child and the mother. Such pro-choice talking points from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and The Religious Institute terribly distorts the... Continue Reading

It’s no surprise that Christian parents and other cultural conservatives would be against this new law. But I am curious to know if parents who identify as liberals are okay with this. Isn’t there a limit to how far they will push the envelope when it comes to their own children? Do they really trust... Continue Reading

The world is watching and waiting for men and women of God who are more concerned about how they appear to Jesus than how they appear to the crowd. They are yearning to find leaders who are more interested helping sinners rather than self interest. They are fed up with tabloid Christianity, hype, and self... Continue Reading

Politically correct, inadequate education, along with the decline of America’s brawny industrial base, leaves many men with “no models of manhood,” she says. “Masculinity is just becoming something that is imitated from the movies. There’s nothing left. There’s no room for anything manly right now.” The only place you can hear what men really feel... Continue Reading