Why is it that the Church of Rome has such a flagrant disregard for the Second Commandment? When parishioners of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Shrine in Melrose Park decided to create gold crowns for statues of the…
In justification, the sinner receives righteousness from God as a gift. Because this gift rests on the promise of God, received by faith, it provides complete assurance to the conscience and full peace to the soul. Our hope of inheriting…
Camp goes with summer like peas go with carrots (or something like that). Anyway, Richard Dawkins, the world’s most breathless atheist, has a fresh idea for summer camp. It seems that Dr. Dawkins has decided to join the rest of…
In the following article Gary Williams responds to Steve Chalke’s denial of Christ’s penal substitution. Dr. Williams writes: Chalke asks some interesting questions. He is concerned that people almost universally think of ‘certain elements of the Church as judgemental, guilt…
Two months left, still plenty of time to get some reading in. I wanted to be compliant, though late, with Derek’s request to report on our summer reading list. And, now that Rodney Trotter’s on my trail, I need allies. …
A while back, someone started us off with a list of their summer reading. Seeing that I didn’t finish last summer’s reading, I’m being a little less ambitious this year. But here are a few things I’m enjoying or hope…
This year the reformed world has seen a number of books and conferences related to the life and work of John Calvin. For instance, Derek and I will be participating in the “Calvin 500” in Geneva next week. Of course, many…
“But let none deceive their own souls; wherever there is a saving principle of grace, it will be thriving and growing unto the end. And if it fall under obstructions, and thereby into decays for a season, it will give…
For Calvin, the only possible way to receive God’s mercy is with absolute humility, which he defines as “an unfeigned submission of our heart, stricken down in earnest with an awareness of its own misery and want.” Without such humility,…
For the record, I have never been to Las Vegas, nor intend to go–unless, the PCA ever plans to hold GA there. Then, I will become a ruling elder at my church, and, then, I will go. As for now,…
