“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The well-known opening line from Dickens’ classic 19th-century novel, A Tale of Two Cities, might also be…
Monthly Archives
May 2017
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ChurchConfessionalLeadershipMinistryWorship
A Case for Evening Worship
Sacred Rest and the Public Means of Graceby Michael Hutchinson May 25, 2017The evening service has fallen on hard times, indeed. In fact, it is now unusual for churches to hold two worship services on the Lord’s Day.[1] Even where two…
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ChurchConfessionalMinistryTheology
Maintaining Unity in the PCA
The Usefulness of the Westminster Standardsby Nick Batzig May 21, 2017In his short essay, “Is the Shorter Catechism Worthwhile?” B.B. Warfield told the following short story about the importance of loving the teaching of the Westminster Shorter Catechism: A general…
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Several weeks ago, I was driving east on I-80 to preach at a church in a nearby state when my rear driver-side wheel flew off completely—rim and all. I immediately…
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ChurchSanctificationUncategorized
A Call for Courageous Discernment
Language, Racial Reconciliation, and the PCAby Gabriel Williams May 8, 2017Over the last few years, two issues have overshadowed many others within the Presbyterian Church in America: (1) racial reconciliation and (2) the role of women in the church. Although…