It All Leads Straight to the Cross – Everything that God had revealed needed to be understood in light of Jesus' redeeming work on the cross and in the resurrection. If we read the Bible incorrectly, we'll congratulate ourselves for what we don't find there. As Machen said: "Without the cross the Sermon on the … [Read more…]
The Scandal of the Semi-Churched – Kevin DeYoung – "I want to talk about church members who attend their home church with great irregularity. These aren’t unchurched folks, or de-churched, or under-churched. They are semi-churched. They show up some of the time, but not every week. They are on again/off again, in and out, here … [Read more…]
A Plea for Discernment – Aimee Byrd: "And so now I make my plea. Pastors, elders, is there something more we could be doing in the church to equip the congregation with discerning reading skills? Good, Christian people are being deceived. Sadly, sometimes it is those in leadership who recommend such books. The so-called Christian … [Read more…]
Church Discipline: The Neglected Third Mark of the Church – "Biblical church discipline is a culture of accountability, growth, forgiveness, and grace that should permeate our churches. Each member of a church has a responsibility to help others as they struggle with sin—not through judgment and criticism, but rather with gentleness and an eye toward … [Read more…]
Minority Status: How Are Christians to Respond to Their Developing Cultural Displacement? – "We should also remember out history. It is precisely those periods of time when the Church held the greatest degree of institutionalized dominance that she wandered from the truth and became corrupted from within. In proclaiming the truth, perhaps a better position … [Read more…]
Are You Worshiping the Idol of ‘Open Options’? – "But there comes a point when pausing becomes procrastination, when waiting is no longer wise. There comes a point when not to choose becomes idolatry. It becomes a lack of trust in the God who ordains the decisions we will make, gathers up the frayed ends, … [Read more…]
Bringing Marriage Back to Earth – Brian Tallman: "Common critiques of contemporary marriage in the West often include the recognition that marriage has become too sentimentalized. In light of Calvin’s comments, I wonder if the church isn’t guilty of making marriage too spiritual. That’s not to say that there aren’t Christian ethics that relate to … [Read more…]