Dr William Bates preached the funeral sermon of Thomas Manton. When we read how he described his departed friend, we understand why it is reported that Bates would weep whenever he spoke of Manton for some years after his friend’s…
If creation provides the basic mold filled by redemptive re-creation (Is 45:18; Rev 7:9; 1 Cor 15:45), and if human fathers with their children, however finitely or imperfectly, image God as the Father of His children (Matt 7:11; Heb 12:7),…
The SCRBPC is sponsored by Christ Reformed Baptist Church, Vista, CA, Grace Reformed Baptist Church, Palmdale, CA, and Trinity Reformed Baptist Church, La Mirada, CA. The primary purpose of the SCRBPC is for the edification of those in the Christian…
Well it happened again. There I was, innocently driving my car, only to come face to face with another bad church sign. Here is what the latest offender said: “Pray” is a four-letter word that you can’t say in public…
The recent issue of Ambassador magazine, of the Melbourne School of Theology, features our resident celebrity, Dr. Trueman. Nevertheless, he still has street cred: few celebrity pastors get the title “International Scholar.”
A helpful illustration: A church member who had been devoutly active for many years suddenly was absent. One cold winter evening the pastor knocked at his door. Actually, the pastor and the church member had been long-time good friends. …
It has been some months since I last had a rant about Lady Gaga, so I am grateful to the good old PCUSA for giving me the chance. Yes, the people whose General Assembly a few years back brought you…
It has been some months since I last had a rant about Lady Gaga, so I am grateful to the good old PCUSA for giving me the chance. Yes, the people whose General Assembly a few years back brought you…
Words: Josiah Conder, 1836. My Lord, I did not choose You,For that could never be;My heart would still refuse You,Had You not chosen me.You took the sin that stained me,You cleansed me, made me new;Of old You have ordained me,That…
A Review of Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert (Crown and Covenant Publications, 2012). With the exception of Augustine’s Confessions, I am not a big fan of Christian testimonies and autobiographies. Generally, they exhibit one of…
