The Loss of Infants: What is their Destiny?
What comfort can we offer to parents whose infant dies in infancy? And what is the real tragedy of abortion? Reformed Confessions have spoken to this issue, Charles Spurgeon…
Mark Jones
Dr. Jones is Pastor of Faith Vancouver Church (PCA) in Vancouver, Canada and a specialist in post-Reformation Reformed theology.
Rewarding our Children for Obedience?
When it comes to parenting, I think there are some general principles that we can draw from the way God the Father treats his children. That is why I am…
Defending Tullian Tchividjian
As most of our readers know, Tullian Tchividjian resigned from his ministry in a PCA church because he committed the sin of adultery. Many were quick to comment, either defending…
For Paedobaptist Parents
Infant baptism strikes the fear of God into me. Baptism really establishes – in a public, visible manner – a covenant relationship. A love relationship, involving promises and responsibilities, blessings…
Public, Grievous Sins: The Good & The Bad
I find that there are two important biblical perspectives we ought to keep in mind when a Christian or Christians commit a grievous, public sin. These perspectives are sometimes lost,…
Daddy, am I a Christian?
I appreciate IX Marks ministries, and their desire to take ecclesiology seriously. But I did read this from IX Marks and thought it would be good to interact a little…
Charleston: Forgiveness without Repentance?
Listening to the family members of those who were mercilessly killed in the Charleston church was an opportunity to witness some of the best theology you’ll see in your life.…
Book Briefs
1. The Ashgate Research Companion to John Owen’s Theology is now available for about $20.00 (softcover). Go here and plug in this 50% off code: 50CNK15N For $20, this book is…
New Calvinism, Trinitarian Worship, & American Flags
One area where I think the so-called “new Calvinists” (and some PCA churches) need to perhaps give some more careful attention to in their retrieval of Reformed theology is in…
Organized Sports on Sundays?
Christian parents are faced with many dilemmas as they seek to raise their children for the Lord. If they have sporty or athletic children who play on a sports team,…