God is not put off by our sin. He is not intimidated by our seeming objections. His grace is more than powerful enough to turn the heart of stone to flesh.   Most people are familiar with John Newton, even if they don’t know they are. The reason they know him is because he penned... Continue Reading

I hope PCA congregations and agencies will learn from Allberry’s tragic fall and disgrace: do not platform those who seek to build their credibility or brand on the basis of their sinful desires. Stop exposing young people to such men. It is time PCA officers, congregations, and agencies take seriously both our Constitution and the... Continue Reading

Chalmers concludes that you cannot simply tell a man to be holy if he has no fellowship with the Holy One. You cannot separate “the demand and the doctrine.” Chalmers said, “The true disciple of Christ is able to do the one through the other strengthens him.” Obedience to the gospel is not beyond his... Continue Reading

One of the sharpest theological debates involving Sam Allberry concerned the doctrine of ‘concupiscence’ — a theological term for the inward pull or inclination toward sinful desires that remains in fallen human nature. In simple terms, it asks whether disordered desires are themselves sinful, even if they are not acted upon outwardly. Allberry generally spoke... Continue Reading

The stronger man is not the one who keeps that fact out of his mind. The wiser man is the one who lets it drive him straight to Christ. Not to borrowed language about faith. To Christ crucified for sinners. A Christ who fulfilled all righteousness. To Christ who took away sin and who will... Continue Reading

Machen helped found a denomination shortly before his death whose order and standards in no way encouraged racist, segregationist, or ethnonationalist views. Machen is not the hero modern kinists, racists, or segregationists are looking for; his own writings and his all-too-short life as a churchman make that clear. Machen changed, and so can we.  ... Continue Reading

I saw a clip a while back of AC/DC playing in front of a huge crowd at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As the band launched into the chorus of their mega hit, “Highway to Hell,” the crowd joined in lustily, treating damnation like a punchline. With smiles on their faces and hands... Continue Reading

The ‘Selected Writings of Benjamin Morgan Palmer’ recounts the experiences of a dedicated pastor who served his denomination faithfully. Even though twenty-first century ministers might think they are beyond learning from an old book containing wisdom from an experienced nineteenth-century pastor, the articles show that the work of shepherding is essentially the same today as... Continue Reading

Pink’s value for our moment is not simply that he defended predestination. It is that he insisted Christianity is a whole way of seeing reality—rooted in who God is, what Scripture is, what the covenants are, what the moral law is, and what worship and holiness require.   Arthur Walkington Pink (1886–1952) is often remembered... Continue Reading

Pastor Martin preached as if he was dying to have you either converted or sanctified. And supporting his preaching was the scrupulous consistency of a man determined to keep a clear conscience before God and men. By God’s grace he was enabled to finish his race well and keep that clear conscience to the end.... Continue Reading