A Missing Question in the Westminster Catechisms?
The Westminster Shorter and Larger Catechisms have been effectively employed by churches around the world for nearly four centuries. Yet, strange to say, these well-loved documents may be missing a…
Cameron Shaffer
How I Wish Seminaries Described Themselves
How I wish seminaries described themselves in press releases (let the reader understand): Our approach to pastoral preparation is time-tested, rich, and rigorous. The university has been the handmaiden of…
Belonging to the Body
People who are part of a particular Christian congregation are often called church “members.” This language is profoundly biblical, and is a visible manifestation of the believer’s union with Christ…
Who Does Gospel Ministry?
What is gospel ministry? It’s a deceptively simple question. So much of modern church life is described as a ministry of some sort, but biblically speaking there is rather narrow…
COVID-19 Is God’s Judgment
Editor’s Note: This post is was originally published on the author’s blog, and is intended as a response to this article by Jim Denison. One of the questions prompted by any…