Thank You for Your Support on Giving Tuesday

Robert Brady
Nov 27, 2023
Thank you to everyone who supported the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals on Giving Tuesday. The gifts we received exceeded the $10,000 match offered, raising a total of $30,920.86. Alliance broadcasts, events, and publishing are possible because of prayerful, generous support. We are grateful...

Some Reflections on Ministerial Burnout

Mark Jones
Nov 13, 2023
One of the most disinteresting comments that can come from a pastor’s mouth when asked how he’s doing is, “I’m so busy.” It is not only disinteresting, but if he has a habit of saying that each time he’s asked about his ministry, he may be, either implicitly or explicitly, suggesting that God is a...

Psalm Singing: The Church's Punk Rock

Jim McCarthy
Nov 1, 2023
“Corporate Rock,” is the derisive label slapped on a style of music born in the 1970s. Characterized by formulaic arrangements, shallow lyrics, and predictable chord progressions critics claim that corporate rock was engineered by record label executives, not artists, to get on the radio, move a...

The Single's Singular Pursuit (Hint: It's Not Independence or Marriage)

Madelyn Moses
Oct 23, 2023
Welcome back to this tug of war showdown between Team Culture and Team Church. If you’re just tuning into this match, check out this article for previous coverage. The intensity is growing with every passing minute. You would think one side would tire, but no, each one just keeps pulling out new...

Speaking Truth to Trans-Captured Public School Boards

Rosaria Butterfield
Oct 16, 2023
Editor's Note: This is a descriptive essay to help Christians to understand what is happening in our public schools and how to do something constructive about it at the school board level. The authors have included a link to the Wake County School Board meeting they attended near the end of this...

Markos Reviews Truth Changes Everything

Louis Markos
Oct 6, 2023
Truth Changes Everything: How People of Faith Can Transform the World in Times of Crisis by Jeff Myers Baker, 2022 256 pages, paper, $17.99 We have all heard or read the alarming statistics. Children from Christian homes, it seems, are just as likely as their secular peers to believe that...

The Single’s Tug of War

Madelyn Moses
Oct 3, 2023
Single believers are caught in the middle of a game of tug of war. On one side, Team Culture pulls and yells, “Forget marriage, at least for a little while! You do not need a spouse; go pursue your dreams and be your best self!” The opposing Team Church yanks back, “No, getting married should be...

Robbers of Assurance? In Defense of the Puritans

Mark Jones
Sep 26, 2023
In recent years I have heard and read various criticisms of the Puritans and (rather surprisingly) Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress . Bunyan’s “dream” is certainly not a perfect system of theology by any stretch of the imagination, but if it leaves you cold then I would be very interested in what makes...

You Probably Have a Good Pastor

Todd Pruitt
Sep 20, 2023
It seems like everywhere you turn there are discussions being had about bad pastors. Indeed, multiplied books, podcasts, articles, and documentaries airing on such streaming services as Netflix and Hulu seem to pop up every week or so. And, of course, there are bad pastors, and they should be...

When Your Visitors Do Not Return to Your Church

Seob Kim
Sep 12, 2023
Church plants and revitalization is a unique and difficult ministry. Unlike many ministers who serve in an established ministry context, church planters and revitalizers often encounter situations and problems that is distinctive to their contexts. Problems such as facing financial difficulty with...