To Confess Our Faith or Pledge Our Allegiance?
The recent NFL controversy–which has spread to other venues too–concerning the appropriate posture during the national anthem has had my mind running in so many directions. First, my mind went…
Brian Tallman
A Vital Call for the Vitals of Religion
In the denomination in which I serve as a minister–The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)–we have confessional standards to which all our ministers voluntarily agree to submit, subscribe, and support.…
Evangelism, Baptism and Evaluating Church Health
If I’ve heard it once I have heard it a thousand times: Christians who are members in Reformed Churches tripping over themselves to apologize about how poorly the Reformed Church…
The Public Reading of Scripture–Presbyterian-Style
In 2011, the session of the church that I pastor sought to educate and assist the members of the church regarding proposed changes that we had decided to make to an…