The claim that Christians who oppose Obamacare do so because they don’t want to be “their brother’s keeper” is nonsense. Most Christians who oppose Obamacare do so because they believe God’s command to care for the sick and needy are personal commands that should not be supplanted by government mandates. There’s no Christian charity in... Continue Reading

Furthermore, music is one of God’s most precious gifts to his people, and it is a language by which we may worship God in spirit and in truth. The hymns of the faith convey rich confessional and theological content, and many modern choruses recover a sense of doxology formerly lost in many evangelical churches. But... Continue Reading

Schools must enforce codes of discipline and maintain clear rules against incivility and malicious behavior. But that hardly requires abolishing tag, imposing games of tug of peace or banning superhero play. Efforts to re-engineer the young-male imagination are doomed to fail, but they will succeed spectacularly in at least one way. They will send a... Continue Reading

When the smartphone or iPad (or name your mobile device) replaces a hardcopy of Scripture, something is missing in our nonverbal communication to unbelieving onlookers. When you walk to church, sit down on a bus, or discipline one another at a coffee shop, a hard copy of the Bible sends a loud and bold message... Continue Reading

Yet, as Sovereign, the Lord commands us to build culture and to be salt and light in it. It is not for us to quibble with the King; in the words of Tennyson, “ours is but to do – and die.” And that perspective is precisely the gospel’s own. It calls us each to come... Continue Reading

Even today, 2,000 years after the event, Jesus uses his encounter with the Roman centurion to drive home the lesson of what it means when Scripture emphasizes that He, Jesus Christ, is “the Word.” In an age where the knowledge derived from the field of science has been elevated to idolatrous heights, we have lost... Continue Reading

Recently, a brother encouraged me to write  blog post speaking directly to those dealing with same sex attraction. It was a good challenge. Our conversation cannot be only about preserving the truth and fighting the necessary political battles. Those of us who believe in biblical marriage must also be careful to speak in a way... Continue Reading

First, there is the danger that by having a daily prayer time, we fall into the subtle belief that since we have had a prayer time, we have somehow obtained a right standing before God because of our perceived obedience. This is a dangerous belief because it suddenly renders our need for the gospel moot. It... Continue Reading

Duguid explains how some of her worst sins were committed in the context of outward obedience. This is how depraved our hearts are. Our pride can spin our so-called obedience into a scenario where we think God owes us. We may think we are doing a very good job climbing the sanctification ladder when we... Continue Reading

The National Partnership was created this year with the express purpose of using the GA to further the “health” of churches.  The email sent out was sent by Rev. George Robertson, I believe another author of the Missouri Report on the FV.  Don’t forget the behind the scenes working to prevent debate about the SJC... Continue Reading