Book Review: Butterfield and Five Lies of Our Age
Though we may have exchanged the truth of God for a lie, Butterfield presents us with the hope of the gospel.
There’s no question that the West is becoming increasingly antagonistic towards Christianity. One reason for this is that the ever-expanding LGBT agenda is deeply incompatible with biblical Christianity. In our age of ‘self,’ choice and rights are paramount, and no one has the right to tell someone else what to do (unless, of course, you... Continue Reading
A Brief Life Still Burning
The unlikely impact of Robert Murray M’Cheyne.
That’s what M’Cheyne was: a God-besotted man, a God-enthralled man. What I found so captivating about him was how captivated he was by Jesus. He was on fire, but not with mere zeal. His heart burned with holy divine love, the kind that is ignited only when one is truly near the holy Fire that... Continue Reading
For the Jews
We must pray for the Jews: that the Lord would deliver the afflicted through their affliction and open their ears through adversity; that the Spirit of God would pour into their broken hearts and make them new.
The present sufferings of our Jewish neighbors have revealed that they are not the only ones with veiled hearts. My heart (maybe yours too?) has been veiled towards the Jews. Paul confessed, “I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from... Continue Reading
PCA’s Judicial Commission Vindicates the “Jonesboro 7,” Cites Abuse by Session
The General Assembly's Judicial Commission not only rejected the unconstitutional indictment of the Temporary Session from IPC, but also vindicated the men of all charges (Part Five).
The Jonesboro 7 had suffered long and hard; they had been falsely accused, falsely convicted, barred from the Lord’s Table, but finally the Lord had vindicated His lambs, and He vindicated them through the ordinary Presbyterian process. It just took a while. But God did more than vindicate His lambs. Editorial Note: What follows relies on official... Continue Reading
The LGBTQ+ Appeal: A Perfect Storm for Gen Z
In the current generation of teens and twenty-somethings, born between 1997 and 2013, one in five identifies as LGBTQ+.
A seismic shift has taken place in teen culture in just fifteen years. Before 2007, gender dysphoria was so rare among girls that there was no extant scientific literature on teen girls having gender identity disorders. None. In the last fifteen years over three hundred gender clinics have opened in America. In the UK, from... Continue Reading
Sufferings Reveals the Goodness of the Father
If God is to bring us to glory—and he is, he will—then he’ll do with us as he did with Jesus. He’ll make us like Christ as he makes us holy through suffering.
Every one of the good reasons I wrote about in my book decades ago are meant to point us to our kind and loving God. Because of Jesus Christ, he picks us up, holds us close, and assures us that everything is going to be okay. Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us in our suffering. He... Continue Reading
The Scottish Reformation
The story of the Scottish Reformation, like that of the Reformation in other lands, is one of suffering, persecution, and even martyrdom. But it is also the story of the triumph of the gospel.
This first phase of the Reformation in Scotland ended as it began, with a martyrdom. Walter Myln had reached his eighty-second year. Formerly, he served as priest at Lunan. His body racked with infirmities, he was summoned by the ecclesiastical court, tried, and convicted of heresy. As the fire was lit, he mustered the strength... Continue Reading
Remember Sybil
Can we stop abusing our children now? Remember Sybil's lesson. It's time for our society to repent.
Our cultural moment tells us to affirm, affirm, affirm; when in reality we are destroying human bodies because the medical professionals have told us that this is the right treatment for this type of problem. Soon we will have our Sybil moment. Sybil was a fraud and eventually the egg on the face of society was... Continue Reading
Calvin’s Sermons on the Beatitudes: Paul Helm Review
This is a gem of a book, an excellent introduction to Calvin the preacher and Calvin the man.
It goes without saying that these sermons bear little or no resemblance to the After Dinner Speeches that nowadays often pass for sermons. No opening jokes to settle the refugees and the Genevois, to put them at their ease. Somehow, putting people at ease was not Calvin’s style. Did Jesus do that? It is interesting to reflect... Continue Reading
Two Great Men: John And Martin
The Reformation began 506 years ago, resetting the ministry of the Church since then.
It goes without saying that Reformed Faith churches owe their very existence to John Calvin and Martin Luther. And if such a premise is true, isn’t it worth becoming acquainted with them in a more-than-superficial manner? Do we know anything more about Luther than the fact he nailed 95 theses on a church door? Is... Continue Reading
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