A Plea for Openness from the Center Right of the PCA
Why is it a “jerk” thing to do? Is that a mean word? No, it just fits the definition. Much of this feels very personal, not against a virtual nobody (and happy to be so, most days) like me, but against other good men. The point of this whole exercise is “we don’t want to... Continue Reading
The Rise of the Thin-Skinned Radicals
Part of growing in wisdom is the willingness to accept helpful rebuke.
Immaturity is thinking we are always right all the time. Immaturity is shining a spotlight on the faults of another (whether a movement, an organization, a person) and thinking we are above their flaws. It’s engaging in criticism and being unwilling to be criticized in return. We seem to be courageous when it comes to... Continue Reading
Raising Daughters in a World That Devalues Them
7 Things We Must Tell Them
I’m raising two daughters in this world and my heart cries for Jesus to rescue us all. But until He does, I can’t always protect or shield them, so I will tell them the truth. I can’t change (all this) in the world, but I can prepare them for it. I took my daughter... Continue Reading
Young Opponents of Gay Marriage Undaunted by Battle Ahead
They say they must argue in favor of traditional marriage, not against gay people or gay rights.
“Even if we are doomed, and I’m totally naïve, I think it’s important that I do this work anyway,” said Mr. Teetsel, of the Manhattan Declaration. “If what I believe is true is true, then I’ve got a responsibility to be on its side for as long as I can be.” They hear that... Continue Reading
An Open Letter to James Kessler and the leaders of the National Partnership
Or perhaps the end game really is to have the conservatives leave the PCA. If that is the case I’d caution you to beware of what you wish for. Imagine if you will the PCA as an ideological seesaw. On one end we have the liberals, on the opposite end we have the conservatives and... Continue Reading
Why I Changed My Mind About Baptism
If baptism is a New Testament sacrament and if babies are to baptized, then I needed to have some reason to believe from the New Testament.
According to 1 Corinthians 7:14 God views our children as “holy”—separated to his work and his purposes, “clean” and not “unclean” or pagan—as a result of their relationship with us as believing household heads. Acts 2:38-39 says that the promise of the Holy Spirit was not to discrete individuals who believed, but to households who... Continue Reading
Why do rookie pastors get fired?
Advice for young pastors on overcoming a major challenge in ministry
That’s right, the main reason for rookie pastors getting fired or, even worse, rookie pastors destroying a church, is not intellectual, moral, or theological failure, but failure in basic common-sense humanity. We’ve all seen it, haven’t we: exceptionally clever, technically skilled, and self-disciplined people utterly fail in pastoral ministry. They just couldn’t connect with people... Continue Reading
You Are the Man!
We are sinners, like David
This is usually a positive statement, but it didn’t turn out that way for David. I’m sure you are familiar with the clever confrontation Nathan the prophet had with Kind David in 2 Samuel 12:1-15. I’ve been reflecting on it this week. First of all, there’s a little history. We see Nathan introduced earlier in... Continue Reading
Supernatural Creation of Man
Summary of Dr. Richard Belcher's Address at the Greenville Theological Seminary Conference
So then, Dr. Belcher asked, what should our response be? There is a good solid response which Dr. Belcher called the historical, biblical, confessional view: Adam was formed from the dust as the very first human being. Dr. Belcher noted that Dr. Jack Collins had written his own response to the question of the historicity... Continue Reading
Don’t Let The Prosperity Preachers Steal All The Good Promises!
God’s promises are great and precious, and they are intended to give us DAILY hope
Does God promise me a suffering free life? No. But he does promise to be with me, step for step, as I walk through the Valley of Death (Ps. 23:4). He promises that I will not be burned when I walk through the fire (Is. 43:2). He promises to work and weave every circumstance together... Continue Reading
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