Run Your Race
When I ran track in high school, I competed in the 800m and 1500m races. My teammates competed in different races. The sprinters ran the 100m and 200m, while the…
Patrick Ramsey
D. Patrick Ramsey was ordained in 1999 and installed as pastor of Nashua OPC in 2014. He is married to Rachel (née Gardner), and they have five sons. He earned his B.A. from Covenant College, his M.Div. from Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and his Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary.
Run to the End
During my school days in Nova Scotia, Canada, I competed in cross-country ski races. Cross-country skiing is a relatively unpopular sport in Canada, and Nova Scotia is one of the…
Run to Win
As we saw last time, a Christian is like a runner in a race in that he must run. Obviously, a runner doesn’t take a seat in the stands when…
A Runner in a Race
Quoting his beloved mother, Forest Gump famously compared life to a box of chocolates: “You never know what you’re gonna get.” But what about the life of the Christian? To…
Heart-Trouble
Over a hundred and forty years ago, J.C. Ryle wrote that “heart-trouble” is the most common thing in the world. He also said that no one is exempt from it,…
Numbering Our Days
Death is an ugly, harsh reality that we try hard to hide and ignore. We do not want to think about it or live our life in light of it.…
To Live, to Die
The coronavirus is another stark reminder that we are mortal. We are all going to die, one way or another, but in moments like these we are forced to consider…
Union and Communion (5)
One of the great benefits of reading the Puritans is that they open our eyes to how wonderfully useful and practical doctrine is. “Theology,” William Ames famously wrote, “is the…