“It takes no courage to sign up as a Protestant. To live by the truths of historic Protestantism, however, is an entirely different matter. That takes courage in today’s context.” Why? Wells answers: “The truths of historic Protestantism are sometimes…
In his interview with Derek Thomas, Sean Lucas confessed to being a fan of country music. Since he’s given the genre his imprimatur, I’ll ‘fess up, too. I, however, came to country music rather recently, when I met Tom Douglas…
The discouraging statistics regarding young people who leave the church after high school say more about the family, I believe, than about the church. I do think that entertainment/event driven youth ministry ultimately fails in its stated purpose. But, in…
How we worship is not unimportant. It matters to God how His people worship Him. We are not welcome to bring to God whatever we please so long as our “hearts are in the right place.” There are reasons behind…
If you are looking for adult Sunday School material, written from a “means of grace”, confessional point of view, I am enthusiastically suggesting that you take a look at the material being produced by the ARPs (Associate Reformed Presbyterian): The…
The SBC’s Annual Church Profile (ACP) for 2007 should remove all doubt: The Southern Baptist Convention is in decline. Tom Ascol has posted on this today. I would like to know if anyone would dare to speculate on why the…
Well, he finally made it. Word from Rome is that John Henry Newman is to be canonised. You can read the story here: I love Newman’s writings — he was perhaps the greatest prose stylist of the Victorian era;…
Well, he finally made it. Word from Rome is that John Henry Newman is to be canonised. You can read the story here: I love Newman’s writings — he was perhaps the greatest prose stylist of the Victorian era;…
Solid Ground Christian Books have republished as a booklet the chapter on the fear of God from John Murray’s Principles of Conduct. I confess that I’ve never been a fan of the book, mainly on the grounds that it is…
