A Family Update and a Cause of Death
And now we know. Now we know that the heart of an otherwise healthy young man can just stop.
It was comforting in the sense that he did nothing wrong and we did nothing wrong. It was comforting in the sense that the people who tried to save him did all they could since, without specialized equipment, there was little that could be done to save him once he collapsed. And it was comforting... Continue Reading
How Did John Calvin Die?
"We can truly say,” Theodore Beza noted, “that in this one man God has been pleased to demonstrate to us in our day the way to live well and to die well.”
He was indefatigable, and his literary output was extraordinary. But when it came to his view of himself, Calvin had learned the grace of humility. In death, as in life, his great priority was never to point to himself, but to Christ his redeemer. The last ten years of Calvin’s life were quiet and productive.... Continue Reading
God’s Ordinary Deliverance from the Sin of Homosexuality: A Testimony
I fear that if the PCA makes room for “Side B” gay identity out of a sense of compassion, then vulnerable young people could be led toward unbiblical self-conceptions and even sinful behaviors.
If something like the positions espoused by Revoice were being articulated in 2005, I almost certainly would have gravitated to them. Though I was no longer interested in dating, I think that if I had been told it was okay to identify as same-sex attracted and even to pursue celibate friendships with other women who... Continue Reading
Recovering the Priority of Personal Holiness
In an age when the church is emulating the world... the example of John Owen shines like a beacon on a stormy night.
Rather than devoting much time to developing innovative amusements for the worship hour, Owen made private communion with God a top priority. He understood why the apostle Paul wrote: “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to... Continue Reading
In Praise Of Kate Forbes’s Christian Faith
Kate Forbes’ comments are an innocently-worded rebellion against the culture around her, one that has not treated her kindly for her faith.
It is not news that Forbes is a believer. She has spoken before about growing up in India where her parents were missionaries of the Free Church of Scotland, which is like the Church of Scotland but with Christianity. However, this profession of faith and the unapologetic way in which it is delivered is entirely... Continue Reading
Amazing Grace for a Prodigal Pastor’s Kid
I painfully learned that drifting away from God is directly proportional to one’s misery. It would take twenty years for me to fully learn that lesson.
As soon as I cried out to him, the lowest level of despair turned to joy and hope. I was, like the psalmist says, lifted out of the miry clay I was wallowing in and set firmly upon solid rock. I was finally rescued. It was all because of grace; all because of God’s amazing... Continue Reading
Magnifying God in Music: A Lesson from the Life of Spurgeon
“Take every note in the music of your behavior and seek to make each note in harmony with its fellow, lest, after all, the psalm of your life may prove to be a hideous discord." - Spurgeon
Spurgeon knew the song of the Church should rightly magnify the Lord. While preaching to his congregation, he implored them to “mark how the music of the church is set to the same tune as that of heaven and earth — ‘Great God, thou art to be magnified.’” Their pastor understood God should not be magnified... Continue Reading
The Gift that Money Can’t Buy
In a world full of uncertainty, doubt, fear, and loss, you find peace not by looking to yourself, but by looking to Jesus.
I am utterly convinced that nothing quite assaults our peace like sickness and the reality of death. No matter how much money we have, how successful we are, how well-educated we’ve become, or how much we prepare, there are certain things we cannot protect ourselves from. In many ways, money is like the insulation in a... Continue Reading
Edwards in the Hands of Social Justice
It would be a tough call to bid Edwards farewell without wrecking modern evangelical Christianity.
Stop reading Jonathan Edwards? Ignore any Edwardsean influence in American culture or evangelical theology? Would the first be safe, and would the second be possible? The recent call to say “Farewell” to Jonathan Edwards was replaced with a more manageable observation to take the good and dismiss the bad. This initial call was... Continue Reading
When a Lesbian Atheist at Yale Came to Christ
Given the excessive numbers of stories that embrace and celebrate homosexuality, Gilson’s story occupies an important place, offering clear truths in a confused world.
Gilson writes with straightforward and clear prose, balancing grace and truth. Her clear-eyed, nuanced approach and wise insights will help anyone in the church to see more of the goodness of God in the sexual ethic of Scripture. Born Again This Way will also help ordinary Christians gain a better understanding of this complicated subject. Ultimately,... Continue Reading
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