A Different Kind of Profanity
What would you do if one of your children walked in your house and spoke a string of four-letter words? What would you do if one of your children walked in your house grumbling? I fear that most of us…
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‘Tis the Season
Sinclair Ferguson has recently released his second advent themed book, Love Came Down. Together with his previously published Child in the Manger, this has quickly become one of my favorite sources for advent meditations. That is not at all surprising, as I…
Virgins Don’t Conceive, Unless…!
I love the ease with which C.S. Lewis answered objections to the Scriptural record of the the miraculous conception of the virgin Mary. In Miracles: A Preliminary Study, he wrote: “You will hear people say, ‘The early Christians believed that Christ…
Keeping the Para- in the Para-Church
I benefit from a number of para-church ministries, and I’m grateful for those who serve as leaders and volunteers of those groups for the sake of Christ and His kingdom. Over the years, however, I have become increasingly aware of…
Souls Always Need More Curing
David Powlison, in his excellent book Seeing With New Eyes, touches on the reality of indwelling sin–particularly with regard to what we believe and how it impacts our actions. Powlison rightly insists that all believers live in a tension between…
Singing from Mary’s Sheet
“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty…
The Statement on SJ&G Explained: Article 12, Race/Ethnicity
[Editorial Note: This is the twelfth post in a series of posts in which we have invited the authors of “The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel” to expound upon the statement’s affirmations and denials. We encourage our readers to…
The True Measure
Big works of God in this world begin small with ordinary people of God working for the glory of God. Many hands make light work. And many hands accomplish much work. This is how revivals begin, Reformations are launched, churches…
New Vos Biography
Our friends at the Reformed Forum have recently published a quality hardback biography of the father of Reformed biblical theology, Geerhardus Vos, by Danny Olinger. Danny is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and serves as general secretary for the OPC committee…
Reigning Omnipotent in Every Place
When–in the Institutes of the Christian Religion (1.15.1)–John Calvin turned his attention to the creation of mankind, he did so with a view to further elaborate his assertion that we cannot have a clear and complete knowledge God unless we have a…