Category Archives: theology

Elders to the Rescue: Rooting Out Unbelief

I was ordained, for the first time, in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. It’s an interesting institution with an interesting history. It is the oldest Presbyterian denomination in the nation to have never had a split. It is also one … Continue reading

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Good News, Good News, Good News and Bad News

I’ve got great news — I just saved a bundle on my car insurance. This punchline might expose a problem in our Christian sub-culture: we don’t know what the good news is. The confusion is understandable. God is good, gracious. … Continue reading

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Resting in His Providence, Working For His Kingdom

To suggest that wisdom is always balanced seems to me to be a bit, well, unbalanced. Whoever first uttered the words of wisdom, “moderation in all things,” should, I believe, have healed himself. All things? Isn’t that a bit extreme? … Continue reading

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The Bride Wore Black: Protesting Our Pride

A week or so ago the folks at Protestia tweeted this: Better to marry a former OF model who has come to know the depths of her sin and the mercy of the Lord, than an unkissed virgin with a … Continue reading

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Angels, Angels Everywhere- Messengers of Unbelief

Being sick has its advantages. I am constantly encouraged when sick by the willingness of others to pray. I am grateful for the prayers, and goaded to be a more faithful prayer warrior myself. It is also a timely reminder … Continue reading

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Classic Jesus Changes Everything- Plagiarism, Youth & More

Check out this week’s podcast, straight out of the Jesus Changes Everything vault. Let us know what you think. This week’s classic JCE episode

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Power and Authority, Potter and Clay, Lord of Lords

We who are Reformed spend a great deal of time and energy speaking about God’s sovereign power. God’s power is more than worthy of our attention and study. We ought to be bowled over, blown away by that power. It, … Continue reading

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Getting Our Back Up and Forgetting Our Back Up

It is because we are saved by grace that we sinners are able to confess publicly that we are sinners. It is because we are sinners, however, that we are so quick to get defensive anytime someone accuses us of … Continue reading

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Who Killed Jesus? Heaven and Earth On Trial

While crime solving podcasts are all the rage, and murder mysteries have a long history with us, there is one death that has rightly been investigated more than any other. There remain, despite all the energy that has gone into … Continue reading

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Kiss the Son Lest You Perish Along the Way

There is no such thing as the “More” party. They do not run campaigns seeking to unseat sitting officials of the “Less” party. Both “More” and “Less” need more context and less ambiguity. We need to know what we are … Continue reading

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