In this strange new world of the Bible, then, salvation is not so much about each individual being given some thing called grace; it is about being snipped out of one plant, Adam, and grafted into another, Christ. John Bunyan believed that Christians are saved by grace. Of course. It was what everyone seemed to... Continue Reading

“The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their home…If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education” At a recent press conference in Dayton, Tennessee William Jennings Bryan, who... Continue Reading

Evangelical Christians…credibility on the issue of marriage is significantly discounted by our acceptance of divorce…Divorce is now the scandal of the evangelical conscience. Mark A. Smith, who teaches political science at the University of Washington, pays close attention to what is now commonly called the “culture war” in America. Though the roots of this cultural... Continue Reading

That’s not Christianity, that’s voodoo, or magic, or just plain silliness. I’m guessing that if you’re a Christian and you’ve got email, you’ve received dozens—if not hundreds—of those chain-letter emails that seem to make the rounds. Many of them contain pleasant messages, some have beautiful pictures, and most include a prayer or two. If that... Continue Reading

RMP voted on Thursday, September 30 to unanimously approve the report of a Committee to Investigate and thus exonerate Dr. Aquila of the charges raised by Metro New York Presbytery. This spring, Dr. Dominic Aquila, former moderator of the PCA General Assembly and President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, posted an article in the Web... Continue Reading

Too many seminaries are turning out graduates who are good preachers and can serve as the resident theologians of their churches, instead of graduating ministers whose heart and passion is to start new churches to help further the Kingdom of God. That was part of the message that Rev. Carl Bosma, assistant professor of Old... Continue Reading

What once was a slightly watered-down seeker-friendly version of the Gospel is now a slightly Gospel-flavored bucket of water. And it’s not enough to quench the thirst of the masses. During the 1990s, “seeker-friendly” churches began popping up everywhere. Most were non-denominational churches looking to reach those who fell between the cracks and divides that... Continue Reading

Are we saying that we can’t borrow anything from other organizational worlds where leadership, management, technology and innovation are being manifest? I recently learned a great deal about leading a church from someone who has never led one. Jack Welch, the salty former CEO of GE, sat down for an interview with Bill Hybels, senior... Continue Reading

As Eugene Peterson wrote—“the church is the institution God has set at the center of the world to keep the world centered.” One of the sweetest privileges of ministry is for a pastor to finish well at a church, so that there is mutual blessing—the church blesses the pastor and the pastor blesses the church.... Continue Reading

One morning recently I arose early, preparing to conduct ministry as a reserve chaplain and feeling a little sick from a cold, still dizzy from the medications for it. I opened up Safari to survey my news sources and was hit, as badly as this virus hit me a few days ago, by the barrage... Continue Reading