Joshua 6 is one of those passages that many Christians have known since childhood. It is vivid, memorable, and almost ready-made for Sunday school lessons, children’s songs, and vacation Bible school crafts. Israel marches around Jericho for seven days. On the seventh . . . Continue reading →
For various reasons, people in many different professions today are experiencing burnout in alarming numbers. We live in an era when people are always going, always doing, and never stopping. They are busy at work and busy at play. If you ask . . . Continue reading →
J. Gresham Machen was born in Baltimore on this day in 1881, into a prosperous and cultivated Presbyterian family. After studying at Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, and Princeton Theological Seminary, he continued his education in Germany before returning to Princeton Seminary . . . Continue reading →
If I had to describe Comer’s theological tribe in a sentence I’d say that he is deeply indebted to the Renovaré tradition of spiritual formation. Founded in 1988 by Richard Foster (b. 1942), Renovaré’s mission is to “imagine a world in which . . . Continue reading →
“Religious ignorance and a general unconcernedness about divine things, together with the most profuse dissipation and a growing disregard of moral virtue, are the reigning characteristics of the present age.”1 So wrote Augustus Toplady in a letter to a friend in 1776. Although . . . Continue reading →
In my first article in this brief series, I set forth the biblical and theological foundation for the practice of family worship, noting the great need for it in our day and the great blessing it ought to be in the ordinary . . . Continue reading →
Death is but a departing; like loosening a ship from the shore or moving a ship to another coast (2 Tim. 4:6; Phil. 1:23). We must all be unloosened from our houses of clay, and be carried to another place, to heaven. . . . Continue reading →
There have been many and varied books written on manhood and masculinity generally, and on Christian masculinity specifically. Many have come at the subject from different angles with different ends in mind. In the era post-COVID, this subject has arisen repeatedly. Many . . . Continue reading →
When a friend or loved one is suffering, it can be challenging to say the right words. We want to have words that help rather than hurt. The example of Job’s three friends in Scripture shows us how easy it is to . . . Continue reading →
In my previous article in this brief series, I established the biblical and theological foundation for the practice of family worship, noting the great need for it in our day and the great blessing it ought to be in the ordinary life . . . Continue reading →
Heaven is not heaven without Christ. It is better to be in any place with Christ than to be in heaven itself without him. Paul loved to see Christ, to embrace him, and enjoy him that had done so much and suffered . . . Continue reading →
Pastors are sinners. This sentence is not overly pleasant to read or think about. But it is true that, like other people, pastors in Christ’s church are far from perfect. They stumble in many ways. Even the godliest pastor struggles with various . . . Continue reading →
The subject of family worship is simultaneously one of the most frequently espoused, consistently cataloged, and thoroughly proffered topics in the history of Reformed and Presbyterian teaching, and (at least in our day) one of the most neglected practices in many Christian . . . Continue reading →
Several articles1 have been written about the recent vote of the 46th Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) General Assembly (June 2026) approving a revised pastoral letter on human sexuality2 that allows congregations and presbyteries to consider the ordination of same-sex-attracted church officers. The . . . Continue reading →
That’s crazy! We say these words when we see something strange and amazing. The ball hit the right fielder in the head and bounced over the fence for a home run. That’s crazy! My neighbor’s dog can get onto the garage roof . . . Continue reading →
Like preaching, other elements in a church’s order of worship are included every week. Praying and singing, for example, are consistently included for the edification of God’s people. Seldom, if ever, do people think that these should be occasional components of a . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about the culture and boys. Continue reading →
This year, at assemblies and synods across the country, we are hearing a similar concern: There is a shortage of pastors. Churches need men. Presbyteries need men. Mission works need men. Pulpits are opening, congregations are waiting, and the question keeps coming . . . Continue reading →
One of the many blessings of being a pastor or elder in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church is that you almost always know where the General Synod is going to be held, because since 1949, all but three of the ARP’s General . . . Continue reading →
The 92nd General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church met at Geneva College from June 3–9, 2026. Geneva College, founded in 1848 and governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America—a sister NAPARC church—is a private Christian liberal arts college located . . . Continue reading →