Puritan Reformed Seminary in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Reformation Bible College in Sanford, Fla., have agreed to a a strategic partnership establishing of a 6-year Master of Divinity (MDiv) Program. This strategic partnership exemplifies the vision of the strengthening and sharing of resources in the service of the academy and church. Undergraduate students of RBC... Continue Reading

Historically, one of the failures of youth ministry is that kids have not been viewed as potential contributors in the church, and that is a disservice to them and to the church as a whole. We need kids to learn how to be real church members, and we need kids to have good ecclesiology—a good... Continue Reading

“First, ‘Destiny Cards’ are not tarot cards. They do, however, have a similar look that attracts people who are searching for a ‘reading.’ What they get from Christ Alignment staff is a prophetic word about their destiny, which is to have a personal relationship with Father God through Jesus Christ, and encountered through the Holy... Continue Reading

Though MC USA continues to define marriage as “a covenant between one man and one woman for life” in its confession of faith, some opponents to same-sex marriage fear its stance is loosening. The denomination has voted down a proposal to affirm same-sex marriage, but adopted a 2015 resolution to extend “grace, love, and forbearance... Continue Reading

His publications include God’s Ambassadors: the Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of Preaching, 1643–1653(Grand Rapids, 2017) and Confessing the Faith: A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith(Edinburgh, 2014), with translations in progress for Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. He also edited the five-volume The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly, 1643–1652 (Oxford, 2012). His monograph, The Westminster... Continue Reading

“The way we speak in our worship gatherings should reflect a careful passion for proclaiming these truths. Because of the work of Jesus, God is never on the outside of our gathering. He doesn’t depart the gathering place every week and come back only when we invite him in. This isn’t our church, it’s His.”... Continue Reading

Across the country, those who came of age during a golden area of evangelical pop culture are now introducing their kids to their favorite childhood mementos and experiences. “The older people who were once part of the Adventures in Odyssey universe are returning to it,” said Bob DeMoss, Focus’s vice president of content development.  ... Continue Reading

“First, in a lament, you’re talking to God, not about God—implying that you still trust God. God’s response to grumbling in Numbers is opening the ground underneath the Israelites. Lament, to be safe, should be done in the context of worship. But, Longman said, Christians have lost the tradition of lamenting in Christian worship.”  ... Continue Reading

In keeping with the journalistic tradition of looking back at the recent past, we present the top 50 stories of the year that were read on The Aquila Report site based on the number of hits. We will present the 50 stories in groups of 10 to run on five lists on consecutive days. Here... Continue Reading

A Christian wants nothing more than God’s Word because there is nothing he needs more than God’s Word. The Christian may not know it or be able to verbalize it any more than the baby can, but within every true believer will be a deep hunger to be fed by spiritual food—food that is found... Continue Reading