And today the fashion is to deny the fundamental sexual difference that God has written into every cell of our bodies. There’s nothing new under the sun—just new incarnations of the ancient heresy, “Hath God really said?” And now to their own hurt, people prefer the mutilation of the flesh to the sanctification of their... Continue Reading

In many ways, it’s more fun to be part of movements than churches.  We can express our own individuality, pick our favorite leaders, and be swept off our feet at conferences.  We can be anonymous.  Although encouraged by like-minded believers, we are not bound up with them so that we should feel compelled to bear... Continue Reading

I don’t hear much talk about confession these days. There was a time when any good book on Christian piety dealt with it. Confession used to occupy an important place in the liturgy of corporate worship. But outside of a general admission that we are sinners, or the specific confession of the one “big sin”... Continue Reading

I just wanted to share with you a portion of the response from her that contains a few Calvin quotes that has encouraged me a number of times as I have read and re-read it.  So many in their caricatures of Calvin fail to see his humility.  As Calvin said elsewhere, “Where God closes His... Continue Reading

 The Gospel is powerful enough to change lives.   I realized that programs, gimmicks, or personality does not change people and was not going to give life to this church that had been in decline for over thirty years.  For the last 10 years I have watched the gospel free people from the bondage of sin and give... Continue Reading

Some respondents may not be telling pollsters how they really feel about same-sex marriage because opponents of same-sex marriage are often labeled “bigots” by same-sex marriage supporters. The desire to avoid being thought of as a bigot may be leading some respondents to tell pollsters they support same-sex marriage when they actually do not.   ... Continue Reading

The trouble with not keeping your pants on isn’t that you offend that great Prude in the sky. The problem is that it leads to death (Proverbs 7:27). How many of our grievous social ills trace their roots to the lie that we can have sex outside marriage with no great consequence? To put it... Continue Reading

This perspective is an insult to Jesus, a man-centered interpretation of our Savior’s life, and it misses His heart entirely. It feels good, it preaches well, and people like it, but it is dead wrong. Jesus had a much greater purpose: He came to serve His Father. He did serve humanity, but in a way... Continue Reading

They found that while unemployment reduces well-being regardless of religious denomination, “it has an additional negative effect for Protestants of about 40 percent the size of the original effect.” In other words, “the individual level unemployment hurts Protestants much more than it does non-Protestants.”   In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in... Continue Reading

I am fairly confident that the term originated on the campus of Reformed Theological Seminary sometime during my student years, 1969-72.  My guess is that it began to be used during the 1970-71 term.   I was there when the term TR was invented. At least I think I was.   Experts tell us that... Continue Reading