Jon Payne

The apostle Paul, in his epistle to the Ephesians, exhorts God’s people to “walk as children of light…and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord” (Eph. 5:8b,10).…

The preaching of God’s Word is the pulse-beat of our confessional heritage. It’s the Reformed church’s highest priority. Christians need faithful preaching. The Presbyterian Church in America needs faithful…

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Aug/Sept 2019 edition of the Banner of Truth magazine. Used here by permission. Lord’s Day worship is the grand theater of Christian…

The Presbyterian Church in America has been my church for over twenty-six years. I have benefited greatly from its verdant pastures of Christ-centered ministry. Since the PCA’s founding on…

A mentor of mine once remarked, “It’s OK to have nice things; it’s not OK for nice things to have you.” While helpful, this counsel fails to satisfy the…

If censoriousness is not a fruit of the Spirit, and uncharitable assumptions are not marks of genuine piety, then why are they so prevalent in the courts of the…

The Presbyterian Church in America has faced several challenges in its forty-six year history. It could be argued, however, that none of those challenges has threatened the peace and purity…

In my previous post, I argue that the Presbyterian Church in America is ripe for confessional renewal; that we must get back to the basics of Confessional Presbyterianism. We…

During the Second World War, C.S. Lewis delivered a series of engaging addresses on BBC radio that served as a basic defense of the Christian Faith. The Oxford professor’s…

In the Presbyterian Church in America we celebrate and value our Reformed and Confessional heritage. Our aim since 1973 has been to be “Faithful to the Scriptures, true to…