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A Study of the Acts of the Apostles
The book of Acts gives us a picture of the growth of the early church. It also gives us a picture of the work God was doing through the Holy Spirit to establish the Kingdom of His Son. The period covered by Acts is unique in world history. It covers the transition from the old…
Are You Hungry? A Homily on Nehemiah 8:1-12
Are you hungry? Well, in just a little while, when we are finished here, we will all leave to go have a meal to satisfy our hunger. Some of us may eat burgers, some of us fish, others of us even pizzas. Maybe some green beans or broccoli. The meals that some of us eat…
The Role of the Laity in the PCA’s Battle Against the Nations
The Role of the Laity in the PCA’s Battle Against the Nations Introduction Those of us in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) have seen denomination after denomination, including our previous denomination—the PCUS, succumb to the attacks of raging nations (Psalm 2) on the church. And no matter what the points of attack have been,…
The Shocking Deaths of Abraham and Sarah: Genesis 23:1-20 & 25:7-11
What is shocking about the deaths of Abraham and Sarah? Well, so much about their lives had been about the reversal of curse of death. Isaac their son was the heir through which their descendants would receive that gift. But yet they died without God’s promise of the end of death fulfilled. Is God then…
Psalm 94: Mischief by a Law
Conservatives are handicapped by human nature when seeking to convince liberals that their understanding of the world is wrong, that more government is not going to make things better. No amount of education or persuasion will get the job done. God is not so handicapped. He created us and made us and sustains us. He…
Our Lumpen Intelligentsia
Our culture’s rejection of experts these days is well founded. Experts over the centuries have told us the Earth is the center of the universe, that it is a good idea to bleed sick people, that creation is billions of years old, and that humans are the primary driver of climate change. But it is…
No Quarter November
Doug Wilson warns us that he’ll be speaking the unvarnished truth throughout November: So it is apparent that I believe that there really is a time for rhetorical qualifications. That time is not this coming November. Allow me to explain. No, no, I insist. During the course of this approaching month of November, my plan…
Kill Sin or Sin Will Kill You
Christians are saved by grace. No action of ours, or even a decision, saves us. We are saved because God gives us a new heart with which we are irresistibly drawn to Him. Yet Scripture also makes it clear that we will never make it to heaven if we don’t kill our sin and walk…
Transacting with Riyadh
Islam is a murderous religion. It takes the sword to those who fail to submit to Allah. Andrew McCarthy describes how we see this playing out in the murderous regime ruling Saudi Arabia: What is variously called “radical Islam,” Islamism, “political Islam,” or “Islamic extremism” (and don’t you dare ask what it is that they’re…