‘We have lost a man whom our times can ill spare, a man who had convictions which were real to him and who fought for those convictions and held to them through every change in time and human thought. There was power . . . Continue reading →
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With Presbygirls On Abuse In The Church
Dr Clark joined the Presbygirls podcast (part of the Presbycast media empire) with Sarah Morris, Sean Morris, and Josh Squires this week to discuss how the church should and should not address abuse. Here is the video version: RESOURCES Subscribe To The . . . Continue reading →
Connecticut Church Sues Over Vaccine Mandate
A Connecticut church is suing the state for allegedly breaching its First Amendment rights by no longer allowing parents’ religious exemptions to vaccines. The lawsuit comes after the state ordered Milford Christian Church to implement the vaccine mandate and expel students who . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of March 27-April 2, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning March 27, 2023. Continue reading →
Christian School Banned From Inter-Scholastic Competition Over Trans Policy
A private Christian school that forfeited a girls’ basketball game rather than play against a team with a transgender player has been banned from Vermont school sporting events. The Vermont Principals’ Association, which oversees school athletics, said Monday afternoon that Mid Vermont . . . Continue reading →
“Hard Work U” Sues Biden Admin Over Trans Policy
Founded in 1906, College of the Ozarks is a religious school in Missouri that aims to provide its students a Christian education. The college’s vision is to develop citizens of Christ-like character who are well-educated, hardworking, and patriotic. No students pay tuition . . . Continue reading →
Revoice: Failed From The Start
In 2018, Wesley Hill published a report in First Things on a movement that claimed to be breaking new ground in the Christian discourse around faith and sexuality. It was the inaugural year of the Revoice conference, which billed itself as an . . . Continue reading →
Church History: The Protestant Tradition
For Protestants, the word “tradition” can have a particularly negative connotation. It reminds them of the Roman Catholic Church, where tradition is considered as binding as Scriptures and references to it are often accompanied by unsubstantiated claims of secret, unwritten apostolic authority. . . . Continue reading →
Strong Meat from the Stacks: What Makes a Theologian?
Therefore whoever knows well how to distinguish the Gospel from the Law should give thanks to God and know that he is a real theologian. I admit that in the time of temptation I myself do not know how to do this . . . Continue reading →
Who Is Causing Little Ones To Stumble?
According to numerous polls, many children of believers in Europe and North America are leaving the church once they reach young adulthood. Older Christians do not need polls to tell them this. It is evident in the pews. When we think about . . . Continue reading →
Survival And Triumph In Spiritual Warfare According To The Book Of Revelation
Jesus hasn’t given us the book of Revelation to provide raw material for constructing a last-days’ timeline, nor to arm us with ammunition for arguing with other Christians. We’re enmeshed in a greater conflict with eternal consequences, threatened by venomous, vicious, aggressive, . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of March 20–26, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning March 20, 2023. Continue reading →
Practical Tips For Family Worship
It’s one of the most basic things that a Christian family does—or should do. And yet there are many Christian parents who’ve just never been taught. They might be new Christians, or perhaps they grew up in a church-going family that was . . . Continue reading →
Saturday Psalm Series: Bob Godfrey On How To Learn To Love The Psalms
In our day and age, the average Christian is more likely to know the lyrics to the latest chart-topper than they are to know the words of Psalm 23, and it is even less likely that they have ever sung the metrical . . . Continue reading →
Turretin: Works Are Signs Of Justification
Although our justification will be fully declared on the last day (our good works also being brought forward as the sign and proof its truth, Matt 25:34–40), still falsely would anyone maintain from this a twofold gospel justification—one from faith in this . . . Continue reading →
Do Not Follow Your Heart
A second complication has to do with the desires of the heart. Our desires are not like computer chips that emerge from a sterilized environment. They arise from a cauldron of mixed motives and longings. Our desires (or the “affections” as the . . . Continue reading →
A Critique Of The Hebrew Roots Movement
The law of God is at the heart of the HRM and the debates surrounding it. The traditional understanding of God’s law is that there are three parts of the law and three uses of the law. Reformed understanding would also include . . . Continue reading →
Carl Trueman On Preaching On Sexual Ethics
According to new research by the Barna organization, nowhere are pastors feeling the pressure on this point more than on matters surrounding the ethics of sexuality and of reproduction… Yet more worrying than the specific examples cited by Barna is the more . . . Continue reading →
The Shocking Reality Of Ordinary Christian Life
We tend toward being very pragmatic. We want to walk out of Bible study with a to-do list and may assume that the cosmic struggle represented in Revelation doesn’t lend itself to practical application. But that simply isn’t so. Revelation presents a . . . Continue reading →
Roman Roads And Paul’s Call To “Imitate Me”
Last week in Romania a 2000 year old, fully intact, Roman road was discovered. It was well-built and intact. Many Roman era roads are still used today. This road was built in 106AD. For generations, Roman road engineering was passed down from . . . Continue reading →