Where Are The Ruling Elders?
Ruling elders, together with teaching elders, exercise leadership, government, spiritual discernment, and discipline and have responsibilities for the life of a congregation as well as the whole church
If we are serious about our government structure then we need to be intentional about including ruling elders in the mix the same way we are intentional about including the wide diversity of our membership in the decision making process. Furthermore, the joint decision making by teaching and ruling elders is the genius of our... Continue Reading
We Become How We Worship
Worship is so powerful that we not only take on the image of what worship, but we also take on the image of the manner and style of our worship
If we become how we worship, the more we exercise faith in Sunday worship the more faith we will have Monday to Saturday. The more we trust in the Lord in church, the more we will trust in him in the world. Faithless and life-less Sunday worship produces faithless and lifeless Christians at home, at work, and... Continue Reading
On the Road With God
Do we close the car door, start the engine and leave God behind?
His car spun into a full turn and was now directly in front of us. We were going to hit him broadside. I yelled out, “Lord, don’t let us hit him!” No sooner did the words come out of my mouth than his car immediately did another spin which sent him to the cement divider... Continue Reading
Pete Seeger, Marxist Minstrel
Pete Seeger’s death at age 94 is a cultural catharsis for the American left
The media is hailing Seeger as a “social-justice” crusading “progressive,” a voice for the poor, the downtrodden, the working man, and the environment. He’s also being portrayed as a victim of wild-eyed McCarthyites who maniacally searched for a red under every bed. Well, the full story is a little different. Editor’s note: A shorter... Continue Reading
PCA Ruling Elder Stephen M. Fox Called Home to Glory
Fox was long time member and Ruling Elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Montgomery, Alabama
Stephen Michael Fox, 74, long time member and Ruling Elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Montgomery, Alabama, died Tuesday morning, February 4, 2014, of an apparent heart attack. A graduate of the University of Alabama, Fox was the owner of Walker Printing Company for many years. Fox not only served as an elder at... Continue Reading
Bill Nye’s Reasonable Man—The Central Worldview Clash of the Ham-Nye Debate
The central question of the debate was this: “Is creation a viable model of origins in today’s modern scientific era?”
The central issue last night was really not the age of the earth or the claims of modern science. The question was not really about the ark or sediment layers or fossils. It was about the central worldview clash of our times, and of any time: the clash between the worldview of the self-declared “reasonable... Continue Reading
Women Reject Abortion at Highest Rate Since 1973
Between 2008 and 2011, the abortion rate fell 13 percent
National Right to Life President Carol Tobias said in a statement the report “shows the long-term efforts of the right-to-life movement to educate the country about the humanity of the unborn child,” but ignores the impact public debate has had on this downward trend. “The more Americans learn about the development of the unborn child and the... Continue Reading
Do Not Forsake the Assembly
I pity Donald Miller for his impoverishment of understanding of Christ and his church
I was saddened but not at all surprised to read Donald Miller’s recent disclosure that he does not attend a church. I was sad because one cannot be a Christian and reject Christ’s body, his bride, his building. Christians are made and grown in the body of Christ. I was not, however, surprised because this is an... Continue Reading
From Gay to Joyous
Author Christopher Yuan journeyed out of a pit into the arms of God
Given the same-sex marriage juggernaut’s political and judicial success last year, we can expect on Valentine’s Day this year to hear early and often how great it is to be gay. Christopher Yuan, who was a homosexual and a drug dealer, has a different story that led to two sentences: prison and HIV positive status.... Continue Reading
Scriptural authority, gift of salvation ‘inextricable,’ Mohler says
Mohler preaches that scriptural authority and salvation go hand-in-hand.
Mohler said the inerrancy of Scripture is inseparable from the gift of salvation, and to believe otherwise is dangerous because without the first, the second is impossible. “Scriptural authority and the gift of salvation are inextricable,” Mohler said. “We cannot have one without the other. We cannot be a gospel people without also being a Bible... Continue Reading
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