Blogging Through the Golden Book: Self-Denial
Only the transformation of the gospel can cause selfish hearts to deny their personal comfort and convenience to join the ranks of redeemed sinners.
After wrestling with a decision, Calvin ultimately decided to return, writing again to his dear friend with humble fortitude: “when I remember that I am not my own, I offer up my heart, presented as a sacrifice to the Lord…..I have no other desire than that, setting aside all consideration of me, they may look... Continue Reading
Christian MP Faces 6 Years In Prison For Tweeting Bible Verses On Marriage, Sexuality
A Christian member of Finnish Parliament faces six years imprisonment for allegedly committing “hate speech,” for sharing her opinion on marriage and human sexuality on social media, television and in a pamphlet.
In 2019, Räsänen wrote a tweet questioning the leadership of her church for sponsoring the LGBT event “Pride 2019,” it was accompanied by an image of a Bible verse. As a result, she was accused of hate speech and interrogated by the police. A Christian member of the Finnish Parliament is facing six years... Continue Reading
Ordinary Faithfulness is the Next Right Thing
A profile of PCA Pastor, Lincoln Speece, and his family’s foster-care-to-adoption journey in Hayneville, Alabama.
Not everyone is called to participate in foster-care or adoption (though perhaps God would have you consider it?). Not everyone is called to vocational ministry or overseas missions (though perhaps God would have you consider that, too?). But whether or not one is called to those types of kingdom service, everyone is called to daily,... Continue Reading
Bo Giertz – True Pastor and Insightful Writer
" if you think you are saved because you give Jesus your heart, you will not be saved. …"
“One does not choose a Redeemer for oneself, you understand, nor give one’s heart to Him. The heart is a rusty old can on a junk heap. A fine birthday gift, indeed! But a wonderful Lord passes by, and has mercy on the wretched tin can, sticks His walking cane through it and rescues it... Continue Reading
Dr. David B. Calhoun: 1937 – 2021
Known for his gentle humor and engaging charm, Calhoun was a popular teacher who enjoyed helping students gain a greater appreciation of the history and heritage of the Christian faith.
Calhoun battled cancer off and on for several decades, often speaking openly about his struggles with the disease and writing frequently about the relationship between suffering and faith. The strength of Dr. Calhoun’s faith and his sense of grace and humor in the face of adversity were a great source of inspiration and encouragement to... Continue Reading
Gordon Kenworthy Reed: 1930-2021
Pastor, Teacher, and PCA Founding Father
John Reed said his father’s first love was preaching the gospel, and he often counseled struggling pastors and churches. Though Reed pastored some large churches, his son said Reed always had a soft spot for small churches and “was happiest and most fulfilled in smaller congregations.” Gordon Kenworthy Reed—PCA pioneer in church revitalization, early... Continue Reading
A Faithful Heart
The artist needed more than love; he needed the truth. Vittoria provided both.
Vittoria and Michelangelo had long conversations about art, poetry, and faith. They encouraged each other to keep writing and publish their works which, by that time, had turned almost exclusively to religion. Michelangelo, who had often expressed in his poem his sorrow over sins and his fear of death, found in this “high and godly... Continue Reading
While I Was Still a Marxist: How Christ Rescued Me
It seems mystical, and I can’t even describe well the experience, but it reversed the course of my life.
From where were these thoughts emanating? In my brain, Marxism was settled social science. Lenin’s hatred for the “figment of man’s imagination” called “God” was not new to me. It’s hard for me to convey the strangeness, the otherness, of this experience. I have trouble sitting still during lectures. I like to walk while thinking.... Continue Reading
Reflections on the Christlike leadership of John Stott
"He lived what he preached”—that is perhaps what we most need to remember and learn from as we confront the heartbreaking truth that a number of Christian leaders have failed in this area.
Uncle John’s last lesson to me about service came for me on the day in 2011 that he died. There was a rota amongst the church staff to go down to his residential home and it happened to be my day to go on 27th July. That morning I got there at about 10am. The... Continue Reading
Ernst Lohmeyer
The Soviet government was not satisfied with killing Lohmeyer. They were determined to erase records about his life.
“[God] made me as one fettered, in order to fetter me to himself and to you, and in so doing he gave me the gift of inner freedom from all the mortal burdens of my life. He did all this to me, an innocent victim in the world’s eyes, the martyr of a good cause—and... Continue Reading
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