A Baby’s Catechism
A few thoughts about catechizing children My wife Emily and I found significant challenges in feeding our first baby solid food. Even if we could get her started on the process, it seemed to her too much bother to ever…
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The Comeback Kids and The Fools Who Follow
Perhaps you are becoming increasingly disturbed by the comeback stories of preachers who seem to be obviously disqualified from the ministry but continue pretending to be shepherds. Or maybe you wonder how some men seem to be immune from proper…
The Church’s Great Need
A 2023 poll revealed that 84% of Americans are angrier than a generation ago, with 42% of those polled admitting to feeling angrier themselves. A recent Pew Research Center survey shows nearly half (47%) of US adults believe public behavior…
Progressing in the Pulpit
Every pastor probably recalls with a shudder his first attempt at a sermon. My first sermon was in seminary back in 2001 when the homiletics professor assigned me Romans 2:12-16. It’s about how those “who sin apart from the law…
PRISCILLA AND AQUILA: ‘WORKING TOGETHER WITH HIM’ (2 Corinthians 6:2).
Priscilla and Aquila are two lesser known characters in the New Testament. The impression we get is that they were a man and wife team ministry, for the New Testament references to them are invariably as a couple, and not…
The Courage of Erika Kirk
The Charlie Kirk memorial has elicited many reactions, as one would expect. Given the length and size of the occasion, there will always be parts of the memorial that we might wish to change. Notwithstanding, there were some memorable moments…
Casting the Gospel Net: The Biblical Mandate for Soul-Winning
Brothers and sisters in Christ, please stop making unreasonable alibis for not evangelizing! Instead, establish better habits of talking to others about Jesus regularly. Start in “Jerusalem” (in your home). Maybe one of your children is not yet saved, or…
An Elder Named Mr. Hudson
For a time, I worshipped with a small Presbyterian Church in America congregation in a suburb just inside the beltway of a major city. Attendance varied from a low in the upper teens to forty plus on a well attended…
Martyrdom, Charlie Kirk, and Us
To name Christ as our savior is not merely to make a religious statement. It is political. In Psalm two the Father assured the mediatorial Son that if He asked of Him, then surely, He would give Him the nations…
Just Venting?
Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. One of the most popular film franchises of the last decade is The Purge. Without recommending these movies, their foundational premise is…