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At a recent talk at the Shepherds Conference, Paul Washer spoke of his meeting with John MacArthur at MacArthur’s home some months (4?) before his death. Washer said that he spoke in a manner that ought to be done far…
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Cutting Off is the New Coming Out, and Parents are the Invisible Casualties
In 2014, Susan Stryker, an MTF transgender Professor Emerita of Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Arizona, published an essay entitled “My Words to Victor Frankenstein above the Village of Chamounix: Performing Transgender Rage.”[1] In it, Stryker…
How Deep Is the Father’s Love?
Stuart Townend’s hymn, “How deep the Father’s Love for Us,” says that the Father’s love is beyond all measure. Nevertheless, if we were to attempt to measure it, how would we go about doing that? We use a thermometer to…
On Taking Toys R Us Literally
Doctrine and theology are one thing. Political and cultural policies are another. Are they united? Yes, but their union allows those who know Scripture to distinguish them from each other and not blur the lines of distinction so that you…
Defining Modesty God’s Way
Let me guess what is going through your head right now. Women: “Oh, wonderful, a discussion on modesty. Give me a minute while I prepare myself for another legalistic diatribe that tells us we have to dress like old-fashioned grandmas…
I Don’t Have an LGBTQ Neighbor–And Neither Do You
Amy and Julie live next door. They have a golden retriever, a backyard flock of chickens, two adult children from previous heterosexual marriages, and extensive PRIDE paraphernalia perennially decorating the front porch. Ten years ago, they were living in a…
What Shepherding the Sheep Toward Death Looks Like
It behooves every minister of the Gospel to not only warn his congregants that the pale horse and his rider, Death, will one day arrive and carry away every soul but also to help his congregants prepare well for…
Worship as Spiritual Discipline
We are a people who want things quickly and easily. We have moved from dial-up internet to immediate access to the world’s information in our pockets. We grow impatient when our devices lag, embrace the microwave and the instant pot,…
Trinity and Theological Triage
In 2005, Al Mohler published a very helpful essay entitled “A Call for Theological Triage and Christian Maturity,” wherein he draws upon the use medical triage in hospitals which allow them to quickly evaluate and make decisions regarding order of…
Shepherding the Sheep Toward Death
To what end has God given his church pastors? Certainly we can say that one end is that faithful under-shepherds shepherd the sheep well! That is, pastors are given by God to help church members know, love, and follow Jesus…