Along with Adams, I agree we should have a high view of worship. I am certain that I would enjoy worshiping at his church under his leadership. But within our PCA framework, I simply define high differently than he does at points. When different royal priests with various voices read the Word in worship, it... Continue Reading

Rather than suffering from overexposure to Catholicism, it seems he suffered from being raised in a dysfunctional household. One year after he was born, his parents separated, and at several points in his upbringing he lived away from his mother. Before his 16th birthday, he requested to change his name. Reports indicate that the shooter’s... Continue Reading

What does it mean to be a confessional church? It is not an attempt to go back to some golden age of past orthodoxy. The sixty-six books of the Bible span thousands of pages, and for centuries Christians have disagreed about what they believe the Bible says and means. Yet the confessions unify us in... Continue Reading

The Church, both universal and local, is the family of God.  In Psalm 68: 6, God reveals this: “God sets the lonely in families. . .” As the family of God, remember those who are or may be lonely that “God sets in” your local family of God.  Reach out to them as spiritual siblings... Continue Reading

Wouldn’t it consistent with John’s own writing and Christology to have “the only begotten Son” in John 1:18 as well? John is teaching us about the eternal and blessed communion between the Father and the Son. Notice whom Christ declares: the Father. Does it make sense for John to say that “the only begotten God”... Continue Reading

The biblical doctrine of divine providence is highly practical. It affects the way one responds to people and circumstances. Do you really see all things as coming from the hand of a wise, holy, and loving God? How you respond to trials, afflictions, persecution, setbacks, and disappointments is telling you how big your God really... Continue Reading

In the faithful preaching of the Word by those God has sent, sinners not only hear of Christ; they hear Christ Himself calling to them in the voice of His gospel. In the Second Helvetic Confession of Faith, Heinrich Bullinger, the Swiss Reformer and contemporary of John Calvin, sums up Paul’s point eloquently and shows... Continue Reading

How tempting is this for Christian leaders today? You’ve given sermons or taught Sunday school or written articles in the past, and your Lord stood with you. You have made decisions for family, for your company, for your children, and God has blessed them. This time feels no different than then. So, without thinking much about... Continue Reading

As Christ was laid where beasts were fed, you will please to recollect that after he was gone beasts fed there again. It was only his presence which could glorify the manger, and here we learn that if Christ were taken away the world would go back to its former heathen darkness.    Every detail... Continue Reading

We sing because we have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God and Savior of sinners. We sing because we have received and are resting upon Christ alone for salvation as He is offered in the Gospel. Don’t sneer at us who sing. Join us in our confession and sing with us... Continue Reading