What is the substance of the pro-choice position? If a woman says that she personally would not have an abortion but does not want to deny someone else’s right to do it, on what grounds would this woman hesitate to get an abortion? Perhaps she simply wants to have as many babies as possible and... Continue Reading

When we read the Bible or come under the teaching of the Bible, we are hearing from God himself. We do not worship pen and ink—this would be to lower the Bible, not elevate it—but we do treat Scripture with reverence, regarding it as the very presence, power and authority of God. Really, it is... Continue Reading

Campolo said he doesn’t want to minimize teachings about how to be saved and go to heaven after you die, but it isn’t the major emphasis in the teachings of Jesus. He said Jesus instead emphasized a kingdom relevant in the here and now.   The church of the future will focus less on saving... Continue Reading

In crying out to God, in opening our heart to Him so He can see our deep pain, we do what the Lord Jesus Himself lovingly encourages to do in Matthew 11:28 “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” He does not promise us to... Continue Reading

The Pastor Search Committee of Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Peoria, Ill., announced on Sunday, January 13, 2013, its recommendation of TE Bryan Chapell to serve as Senior Pastor. Dr. Chapell is currently serving as the Chancellor of Covenant Seminary in St. Louis. He had served as President of Covenant Seminary since 1994. Dr. Chapell... Continue Reading

While pastors and their wives are wrestling with the issue of how much and which confidential information to share with one another, the general public is shocked . . . shocked to find that we share anything.   Writing this article is scary. When the editors of The Aquila Report asked me to write about... Continue Reading

We seem to live in an age that doesn’t believe that moral training is necessary or even desirable and actually counts the neglect of it as a sign of enlightenment. Unfortunately, as the tragedies that will inevitably result from this approach pile up, instead of demanding a return to prior principles of training, people demand... Continue Reading

The day is coming, and perhaps has already come, when, first, to believe that the Bible is the Word of God, inspired, authoritative, and utterly truthful, will be seen as a sign at best of intellectual suicide, at worst of mental illness; and, second, to articulate any form of opposition to homosexual practice will be... Continue Reading

Therefore, if you are in Christ, sin is no longer your superior. You don’t have to listen when it says, “Come to me, no one’s looking.” You have been set free to live in the newness of life and enjoy the benefits of having a Savior who was gracious enough to live, die, rise from... Continue Reading

It has frequently been observed that evangelicalism today is a mile wide and an inch deep. That kind of evangelicalism is not worth preserving into a new century or propagating in another culture. It cannot stand up under the pressure of “trouble or persecution because of the word” that may result when a country’s economy... Continue Reading