If the great need of this hour, as of every other, is preachers of the gospel, then it is surely worth while to reflect on a regular basis on the nature of, and qualifications for, a call to the ministry.…
I approached the 2011 meeting of the ARP General Synod with trepidation. As I have argued here, the ARP Church has recently been in the throes of an ecclesiological crisis. Fallout from the unsuccessful attempt to replace the existing Erskine…
So I was having one of those rare moments where I’m all alone driving. That’s right: cool, thirty-something mom cruisen’ the highway in her minivan with the windows down—in search of a good song. I landed on a ditty by Cage the…
Papa dixit. The recent interview with Benedict XVI [Editor’s Note:] This is the third of a series on Roman Catholicism in the 21st century. A new entry in the series should follow every three weeks]. If you were given the…
(and reading Frank Schaeffer) As I read Frank Schaeffer’s latest book, I kept hearing the sound of Thin Lizzy’s `The Boys Are Back In Town’ playing in my head. Why, I wondered, was I being haunted at this moment by…
(and reading Frank Schaeffer) As I read Frank Schaeffer’s latest book, I kept hearing the sound of Thin Lizzy’s `The Boys Are Back In Town’ playing in my head. Why, I wondered, was I being haunted at this moment by…
Ralph Davis is as good a preacher as it gets, if he writes it you should read it. I love the bones of the man. He was speaking in Australia recently where he was interviewed, you can read the whole thing here but…
John MacArthur has been the pastor of Grace Community Church since 1969. The most distinguishing characteristic of MacArthur’s long ministry is his commitment to biblical exposition. Last Sunday (June 5, 2011) marked a significant milestone in the life of Grace…
Today marks the passing of traveler, writer and adventurer Patrick Leigh Fermor. His obituary brought back memories. My father bought me his classic travel book, Between the Woods and the Water when it was published in 1986. It was his…
Today marks the passing of traveler, writer and adventurer Patrick Leigh Fermor. His obituary brought back memories. My father bought me his classic travel book, Between the Woods and the Water when it was published in 1986. It was his…
