Why do Some Christians Make Fellowship with the God-hating Democrat Party? “True prophets and teachers may take courage, and thus boldly set themselves against kings and nations, when armed with the power of celestial truth.” – John Calvin I recently read yet another example of Democrats lying and cheating in an attempt to maintain their…
Category: Faith
A New Creation: A Homily on 2 Corinthians 5:14-18
How many of you have heard of Curious George? When my son William was younger, he often wanted me to read the story of Curious George to him at bed time. Of course, it always starts out the same way: “This is George. He was a good little monkey. And always very curious.” And each…
Do You Pray? A Homily on the Importance of Prayer
Do you pray? I ask whether you pray, because prayer is absolutely essential to a person’s salvation. Do not misunderstand me. I am not saying that you can do anything to earn your salvation. I am not saying that it is your prayers that will save you. Salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone…
Race in America: Liberalism’s Attack on Minorities and the Church
We live in a world at war. A war that has been waged ever since Adam defied God and abandoned Eve to Satan’s deceit to get a taste of the forbidden fruit. Unfortunately, the church too often also falls for this deceit and retreats, unable to recognize the battles lines forming around us. Race in…
A Guide to Christian Living in a Fallen World
The Bible is a beautiful story of God’s mercy on a rebellious world. However, sometimes it is difficult to see this beauty in the midst of the ugliness we experience in this world, whether it is from our own sin or that of others. Thus it is important to remember that God’s beauty is not…
Knowing Christ and His Kingdom: A Bibliography
God is the Creator, we are His creatures. He is infinite, we are finite. One result of these truths is that we are going to spend eternity joyfully getting to know God better since we will never be able to know everything about Him. Yet getting to know God better isn’t just something for eternity….
A Christian, Liberty-Minded Reader on Culture, Science, Governance, and Economics
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years studying economics, governance, science, culture, etc. from a biblical perspective. Although a number of the books I’ve read are not written by Christians, by God’s common grace non-Christians can contribute to our understanding of the world and often do a better job than Christians–within limits. Here…
Where Will its Stand on the Six Days of Creation Lead the PCA?
Every faith has to make decisions about what it believes. The Christian church generally agrees its beliefs are based on the Bible. Beyond that, though, agreement is often hard to find. Case in point: those of us who call ourselves reformed or Calvinists agree that Scripture is inerrant and the whole counsel of God’s Word…
Peace and Purity in the PCA: A Primer for Members
During the eight years that Barack Obama was president, friends and colleagues would often complain about various policies or actions of his administration. While I was usually sympathetic with their angst, I would often respond, “Well, we have no one to blame but ourselves. After all, we (the American people) elected him.” I had a similar response when…
Where Does the PCA Stand on Revoice? A Look at the Numbers
I noted in my previous piece describing the overtures to be considered at at the Presbyertian Church in America’s General Assembly that at the top of the list was how it was going to deal with with the Revoice movement. That certainly turned out to be the case. So I thought I’d do a deep dive…