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Political Correctness and the New Christian Orthodoxy
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August 2006 At the end of a lecture, I often find myself being asked questions by a student who prefaces what he or she has to say with the phrase `This may be a stupid question, but....' My response is almost... continue
To Kiss or Not to Kiss?
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July 2006This past week, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, kissed a seven year old boy--on the stomach! Context: the President had bent down to ask the boy his name; the boy in embarrassment rolled up his T-shirt over his face thereby... continue
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Loving the Church, For Better or Worse
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August 2019Something is terribly wrong when professing Christians do not identify with the church and love being a part of her. Something is wrong when professing Christians fail to be passionate about every aspect of the church and long to invest... continue
The Mission of the Church in the Story of Jesus' Birth
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December 2018 As 2018 draws to a close, we look back on a year in which perhaps the most pressing issue for Reformed Christians is the relationship between the church and the world. How does the church respond to cultural shifts... continue
The Statement on SJ&G Explained: Article 8, The Church
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October 2018 [Editorial Note: This is the eighth 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... continue
'Til Kingdom Come
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September 2018 So much recent debate surrounding social justice seems to boil down to fundamental disagreements and misunderstandings about the relationship between the "Kingdom of God" and the "Church." Many have conflated these two biblical concepts so as to lose the clear... continue
Fences and Fellowship
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June 2018 I've tried not to be, but I can't help it...I'm a Baptist. I've read all I could about pedobaptism, I've talked to many friends, I've prayed for wisdom and clarity, and in the end, I've been all the more... continue
Before You Go...
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January 2018 I have served the same small congregation for over seven years now. I am not one of those who would consider myself to have had phenomenal success in the ministry--by most metrics. We did not grow exponentially and send... continue
The Church Jesus Attends
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January 2018 A friend of mine was recently speaking to a pastor of a large congregation about how things were going in ministry. This particular pastor proceeded to tell my friend that a prominent public figure was coming to speak at... continue
A Word from an Alliance Board Member
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December 2017Thomas Martin, member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals board of directors, reflects on the legacy of R.C. Sproul and his relationship with the Alliance:When James Boice died of liver cancer in June of 2000, his close friend R. C.... continue
Lion in our Midst: A Eulogy for R. C. Sproul
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December 2017Our prayers today are with the family of R.C. Sproul, who has been called home to glory. Read his eulogy below, written by Rick Phillips...We grieve today at the news of R. C. Sproul's departure from this life, while so... continue
The Cost of Leadership
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June 2017 In the business world, there's regular talk of building the right team and how to woo the right people in order to steer the ship when current commitments seem to be hindering production. With the right relationships and the... continue
The Greek Orthodox Answer Man?
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April 2017The news of Hank Hanegraaff's conversion to the Greek Orthodox faith has--not surprisingly--elicited a variety of responses from individuals online. On Twitter, one controversial progressive pastor welcomed Hanegraaff (quite ironically, I would add) to "a greater tradition than biblicism." Christianity... continue
My Jesus, I Love You; Your Bride I Despise!
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April 2017 Last week the Barna Group informed us that a whopping ten percent of America's population "love Jesus but not the church." Lack of "love" for the church, for Barna's purposes, is essentially measured by lack of attendance at religious... continue
Statism and Parachurchism
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August 2016 Several weeks ago I re-read J. Gresham Machen's pivotal, early twentieth-century work Christianity and Liberalism in preparation for giving the final lectures of a seminary course on modern church history. Having originally read the work more than a decade... continue
The World's True Hope
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July 2016Americans have come to one of the more exciting portions of the quadrennial election cycle in the national conventions of the two main parties. This invariably means non-stop media attention, partisan revelry, messianic symbolism, and the occasional significant speech. Without... continue
Longing for a Multi-Ethnic Church
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July 2016 If Charlotte's Web were real, Charlotte might have written the following about the events of last week: "SOME WEEK!" "HORRIFIC" "DEVIANT" "HUMBLING". Two young black men shot dead by police officers, one in my home town of Baton Rouge.... continue
Why I Love an Ordination Service
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July 2008This past Lord's Day evening, our church saw the ordination of Rev. Gabriel Fluher. Gabe is a recent graduate of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and has been a most outstanding intern at our church for the last few years. We have... continue
Trueman's Hypocrisy
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May 2008 Trueman's use of a Welsh poet to kick off his inaugural, so ably pointed out by Rev Del Thomas, is just another example of the pathetic hypocrisy of this poor excuse for a historical theologian. I mean, at a... continue
And speaking of Newman . . . (David F. Wells on us)
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April 2008"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... continue
Adult Sunday School Material
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April 2008If 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... continue
An Apostolic Church
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April 2008Last night I began a Wednesday night series on 1 Timothy. My main topic last night was apostolicity, drawing from Paul's salutation. I am often struck by how significant some of these issues are and how poorly they are appreciated... continue

