Christ the Fountain of Cleansing
What a motivation to holiness is a compassionate Savior!
Boundless compassion—rooted not in any sentimentalism, but in his own blood-stained cross—that ought to make us want to root out every vestige of remaining sin in our lives. We can’t live in the sin he died to free us from. We must be driven, by his own loveliness, to make war on our sin. ... Continue Reading
The Silent Sin That Kills Christian Love
Contempt is rooted in the inability to see the image of God in your opponent.
Perhaps the test of faithfulness in a day of moral degradation will be our love for people across chasms of difference. The way of the cross rejects the path of sneers and jeers, whether in the form of elite condescension or populist passion. One of my biggest tasks as a pastor right now is... Continue Reading
When the Family Is Abolished, People Starve
Mao sought to abolish the family during his Great Leap Forward. Instead of paradise, the outcome was the worst man-made famine in history.
The peasants “were swollen with starvation, while the cadres were swollen with overeating.” The destruction of the family in China didn’t mean “more care, more love.” Mao knew. Communist Party Vice-Chair, Liu Shaoqi told Mao, “History will record the role you and I played in the starvation of so many people, and the cannibalism will... Continue Reading
The Crisis of Well-Being Among Young Adults and the Decline of Religiosity
Evidence suggests that religious involvement may have even more profound health effects for adolescence than for adulthood, with far reaching implications across the life course
Highlights: Young adults today have grown up far less likely to have participated in formal worship services or observed religious behaviors in their parents. The well-being of young adults has dramatically declined compared to older age groups—a decline that is much larger for age than for any other variable, including gender or race. Religious participation... Continue Reading
Winsomeness Redux: Focusing on the Virtues Expected of Christ’s Followers
Winsomeness, like attractiveness, is in the eye of the beholder. Its essence does not lie so much in what one is, but in how one is perceived by others.
Given that history, we would be better served to abandon the desire for winsomeness and all attempts to repurpose it and make it our own, and to instead return to Scripture’s ideas and terms regarding the multi-faceted virtue which is to be exhibited by the followers of Christ. President Kruger is right in his aim... Continue Reading
Same-Sex Marriage Sparks Divisive Debate at Twice-Delayed Lambeth Conference
Anglican bishops from all over the world met at the Lambeth Conference in July amid conflict over same-sex marriage and attempts by leaders to defuse it.
According to the original documents, called “Lambeth Calls,” marriage is defined as “between a man and a woman,” and the documents go on to say: “It is the mind of the Anglican Communion as a whole that same-gender marriage is not permissible.” The documents also stated that “legitimizing or blessing same-sex unions” cannot be advised.... Continue Reading
How PCA Complaints Work: Against BCO Amendment Item 12
Item 12 is an amendment to BCO 43 that would require complaints be filed 10 days before a meeting of the court alleged to be in error.
For the sake of argument, even if we grant that the lower court’s procedure should mirror that of the higher court, this amendment misses the mark. Instead of adding a filing deadline, chapter 43 of the BCO ought to be upended and rewritten, particularly adding the complainant’s right to appear and present an argument to... Continue Reading
Gender Transition for Minors: What Does the Research Say?
Contrary to what is consistently filling our newsfeeds, there is a disturbing lack of evidence that intervening in a child’s gender development produces beneficial results of any kind. More than that, many studies are showing a strong potential for lasting harm.
Too many young people have been made pawns in a cultural game that pits reality against itself, convinced that their developmentally common feelings mean they somehow were “born in the wrong body,” and unaware that these feelings will likely dissipate once puberty and the spell of social contagion run their course. Even while many... Continue Reading
PCA Chaplain (COL) David Peterson, Retired, Called Home to Glory
David Peterson, age 81, of Sturgis, SD, died Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.
Following military service, David served as the Executive Director of the Presbyterian and Reformed Joint Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel (PRJC) and Coordinator for Chaplain Ministries, Mission to North America (MNA), Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). In these roles, David recruited, sponsored, and mentored dozens of Chaplains who served in multiple branches of the... Continue Reading
To the Uttermost
How Jesus Keeps Us Day by Day
No angel, and no mere saint, could work so great a wonder. But Jesus can. He is none other than the Father’s “beloved Son” (Mark 1:11), whom heaven always hears (John 11:42). He is “the righteous” one, “the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 2:1–2), whose wounds and words satisfy every claim of justice. And... Continue Reading
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