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Please, Don't Get Mad at God

Stephen Spinnenweber
Apr 24, 2023
As Christians in America, and especially the PCA, are still reeling and grieving with our brothers and sisters at Covenant Presbyterian Church and the Covenant School in Nashville, there is an understandable and appropriate righteous indignation that we have all felt welling up inside of us in...

How Ordinary Worship Is both Reverent and Relevant

Stephen Spinnenweber
Aug 11, 2022
In the 21st century evangelical landscape, there are two opposing errors concerning worship that grow out of the same root problem. One error is the attempt to be hyper-relevant. Those who succumb to this temptation seek a worship “experience” tailored to the fads of the day. They will be greeted...

Yes, I Am a Single-Issue Voter

Stephen Spinnenweber
Jun 20, 2022
If you have ever been called a “single-issue voter,” chances are it was not meant as a compliment. “Single-issue voter” is to political discourse what “flat-earther” is to scientific discourse—a label for low intelligence. The sins commonly associated with single-issue voting are narrow-mindedness...

On the Conversion of Children

Stephen Spinnenweber
Sep 14, 2021
Several months ago the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus provoked the ire of many with their controversial song, “We’ll Convert Your Children.” “You think that we’ll corrupt your kids, if our agenda goes unchecked. Funny, just this once, you’re correct.” The song continues, “We’ll convert your...

A Weekly Honeymoon

Stephen Spinnenweber
Aug 24, 2021
When I first learned of the ongoing obligation to keep the Sabbath day holy, it felt like a bucket of ice water being dumped over my head— I was shocked and gasping for answers. “How could I have missed this for so long? What do I do now? What do you mean I’m not allowed to do x, y, or z?” My...

Honest Thoughts on the Open Letter

Stephen Spinnenweber
Jun 10, 2021
In anticipation of the 48th stated meeting of the PCA General Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri, an open letter titled, “Looking Forward—Together” was published on June 2nd, 2021 for the purpose “of encouraging others about the present and future of the Presbyterian Church in America and also to...