We do however believe that this attempt to extend benefits is being done to declare same gender domestic partners de facto the same as spouses within a marriage of one man and one woman, and is part of a larger attempt to get the church to accept what God in the Scriptures has clearly stated is sin.

But there are some general dos and don'ts. Don't yawn, look at your watch and look out of the window. Don't have bad breath. Don't – and really, really don't do this – bang on about how you have had the same ailment. Don't have that hound-dog face of sickly piety. Much better to smile and bubble

My internship with RUF is complete. It seems like the last two years were both very long and very short. But while it's good to think about the past, my hope is in the future, in the return of Christ in the fullness of His kingdom, and so I keep my eyes fixed on that day and press on towards it.

Recently I had an exchange of FB messages with a PCA Teaching Elder concerning the story we published a few days ago on The Aquila Report entitled ‘Ad Interim Study Committee on Insider Movements Overwhelmingly Approved’   While not willing to have his entire message reprinted, he did state this purpose for writing:   The... Continue Reading

We must not only affirm the gospel when having it presented to us. We must teach our people to articulate it. We must sing it strong and preach it loud. We must be passionate about clarity and be clear with our passions.

Apart from God's gift of grace I would make up my own laws, worship the creation, sacrifice only for what would bring me personal comfort and pleasure, and seek to be served rather than looking for ways to serve others.

The Midway Session believes that the answer to Question 17 of the Larger Catechism, “How did God create man?” is, as the 40th General Assembly declared, “sufficiently clear that Adam and Eve were real, historical human beings directly created by God.”

Also on Friday, Synod delegates approved four recommendations to move toward a biennial General Synod, proposing odd-numbered years would feature a gathering of congregational leaders to focus on equipping the RCA’s congregations

In the bulk of her fourteen-page article, Slaughter debunks (or at least tweaks) several of what she calls “the half-truths that we hold dear.” She addresses three feminist mantras: “It’s possible if you are just committed enough,” “It’s possible if you marry the right person,” and “It’s possible if you sequence it right.” Then, Slaughter proposes several solutions.

When Belz is away from her family she tries to find similarities that bring her closer to home. They are what make traveling enjoyable. She calls these similarities “bowls of cornflakes” remembering a time when she interviewed rebel leader John Garang over two bowls of cornflakes