In the course of the conversation I expressed my hope that to end the present intolerable condition there might be a great split in the Church, in order to separate the Christians from the anti-Christian propagandists. ‘No,’ he said, ‘you can’t split rotten wood.’   Most of the April, 2005 issue of Tabletalk magazine focused... Continue Reading

Chewning was first elected a ruling elder in the Stony Point Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCES) in Richmond, Va., which is now a part of the PCA. He was elected to the Board of Covenant College in 1973 and served as Chairman for many years. Not only did Chewning serve as Moderator of the 13th GA... Continue Reading

We pray for both our enemies and our suffering brothers and sisters. We need a special grace to pray for the salvation of those who have done such a great evil. We also pray for our brothers and sisters suffering around the world; we plead that God would grant them his joy and strength and... Continue Reading

No religion, however liberal, can do without  the concept of heresy (nor can a political party). Heresy is simply the drawing of lines. As ever, though, the galling thing is that the liberal mind so often draws stark and uncompromising lines while concealing from itself its own line-drawing and heretic-hunting. This is why whenever I see... Continue Reading

“Tyndale understood it was God who first chose His elect, not sinners who first chose Him, and that God made this distinguishing choice in eternity past. This is to say, all saving grace is traced back to this sovereign choice of God unto salvation.”   William Tyndale was committed to the biblical teaching of the sovereign... Continue Reading

Like everyone else these days, I click on #BrianWilliamsMisremembers and laugh at the parodies of his runaway conceit.  Yet I find that the laughter catches in my throat.  I, too, am a man who lives “under the sun,” and my own little life also promotes feelings of insignificance and self-pity.  My little ego has also... Continue Reading

The point here is not to tut-tut about political, journalistic, and homiletical liars. The more profound question is why they get away with it. When President Nixon was found to have lied about his role in the Watergate affair, he faced an almost certainly successful impeachment. He resigned in disgrace in August, 1974. Americans were... Continue Reading

According to former employee George Hale, Jeremiah’s ministry, Turning Point, purchased copies of at least three of Jeremiah’s books to push them onto The New York Times bestseller list. WORLD asked Jeremiah about his book marketing practices in an interview last year. He was vague on the specifics but did say: “You can’t just write a... Continue Reading

“‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved,” the congregation sang. Scott Walker learned the words of faith here, language that he commands with ease today. “First off, I want to thank God,” Walker said in his November re-election speech. “I want to thank God for his abundant grace and... Continue Reading

You can make the children of same-sex households appear to fare fine (if not better), on average, if you control for a series of documented factors more apt to plague same-sex relationships and households: relationship instability, residential instability, health and emotional challenges, greater economic struggle (among female couples), and—perhaps most significantly—the lack of two biological... Continue Reading