2016 PCA General Assembly: Moving Forward Together
Having read a number of assessments of the 44th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), it occurs to me that one’s perspective, as usual, has a shaping effect…
Richard D. Phillips
A Survey of Male-Only Ordination in Key New Testament Texts
There can be little doubt that in years to come, when historians look back on our generation, the challenge of cultural pressure on the church will loom large. First, the…
What Should Christians Think about Cremation?
Over recent years, I have noticed that more and more Christians are opting for the cremation of their bodies after death. The primary reason for this seems to be financial,…
4 Approaches to a Balanced Complementarianism
I have been following the concerns raised over at the Mortification of Spin with respect to imbalances in the practice and teaching of biblical complementarianism (I think particularly of some…
Bringing Our Children to Jesus
One of the most important things we will do at Second Presbyterian Church is disciple our children to a living, personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We live in…