Author: DeMyron Haynes

Rev. DeMyron Haynes (MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary) is the pastor of New City Fellowship (PCA) in Grand Rapids, MI. He is married to Hayley, and together they are blessed with five children.

The Surgeon’s Mercy: Christ And The Healing Of Lust

by on June 1, 2026 | 1 Comment
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You have heard that it was said, “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. (Matt (5:27–30) Jesus’s words in Matthew 5:27–30 confront us with an unsettling clarity. They are difficult not only because they speak so directly about sex and lust but because they expose realities that are . . . Continue reading →

Review: Created For Communion With God: The Promise Of Genesis 1–2 By Harrison Perkins

by on September 4, 2025 | 3 Comments
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As a Presbyterian minister, I have attended many Presbytery meetings where candidates for licensure or ordination are asked various questions touching on the Bible, theology, church government, and their commitment to the church’s confessional teaching. Inevitably, one question that is almost always . . . Continue reading →

Review: Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity in the United States By Walter R. Strickland

by on March 13, 2025 | 1 Comment

The earliest church experience I remember was in my hometown of Shreveport, LA. My mother made sure my brothers and I were dressed in our “Sunday best,” then loaded us into the car and drove us to a small white church building that could not have held more than sixty people. Continue reading →