Category Reformation21

Family worship. I know your reaction when you read those two words. I used to have the same response! Whenever that term or one like it was mentioned, I would inwardly cringe. Similar to the reaction many of us have…

Lots of our readers will have got hold of Sam Allberry’s excellent book ‘Is God anti gay?‘. Sam is involved in the leadership of the website ‘Living Out’ , the strapline of the website is  ‘We’re a group of Christians who…

All preachers have annoying habits. People in my congregation occasionally talk about the claw. I find myself making a point and I have this mystery claw I turn my hand into and hold it by my head. Don Carson went…

A couple of bits and pieces to recommend, either of which you might already have sampled, I hope to your edification. First, Antinomianism by Mark Jones (Amazon.com). We are not lacking expressions of the blunter forms of antinomianism in our…

I believe that our churches should be devoted to consumer-driven worship.  That is, we should identify the target audience of our worship service: our consumer.  We should then conduct studies to determine what our target audience likes in worship.  What…

Architecturally, Westminster Theological Seminary is a peculiar place. Located north of Philadelphia Pennsylvania on an old estate, at the center of the campus stands an old stone mansion, an homage to bygone days. Wrapped around the mansion–which houses an assortment…

From time to time, in the weeks leading up to the beginning of the new school year, I receive enquiries about churches in particular places. They usually go something like this: “So-and-so has got a place to study this-or-that at…

Recently I’ve spent some time with two friends who were in ministry but have fallen morally and so now find themselves out of a job that they loved, separated from their families and, in all honesty, struggling. I’ve showed what I’ve…