Category Reformation21

r21_arthead

Concern for the prodigal son

Doing a little study this afternoon, I came across this illuminating section from B. B. Warfield on the parable of the prodigal son, and the danger of make it a definitive statement of the gospel. Given the parable’s present popularity…

r21_arthead

Pastor: Will You Burn Out?

I continue to be haunted by a question Tim Rice, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church, asked me at the Hunger Games (also known as the PCA Assessment Center). As one of our assessors, he asked me during our two-hour interview,…

r21_arthead

Church Planting in Grand Rapids?!?

This coming Wednesday, April 16th, at 7pm Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church a “new, old church” will launch its first public gatherings in the heart of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The church plant is beginning with its Wednesday evening…

r21_arthead

Our Church Plant Bible Study (A Photo)

God is doing amazing things at our Wednesday evening church plant Bible study. One of the parts I love is hearing and seeing the children participate. Last night our children read scripture, read the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and prayed. I…

r21_arthead

The neutrality of bigness

Last Lord’s day, despite the absence of a few, we had an encouragingly large congregation. By some standards, it was large. By others, pitifully small. By ours, with a visiting family of believers, and a number of visitors from the…

r21_arthead

76 pages worth reading

A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Jesus Christ – Mark Jones, CFP 2012 – This book is gold. I can’t remember the last time I read such a small book that has had such an effect on me. At 76 pages…