Introduction If you are anything like me, you know that prayer ought to be the simplest, most natural, most easily dispensed pastoral activity of our office. Yet it is…
Question: Dear Pastor, Is it Legalistic to Promote the Sabbath? The short answer is very simple: No, not at all. Quite the opposite, in fact. But, I suspect you’d…
The beautiful hymn of the Incarnation, called “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” is set to a tune likely based on an old Gregorian chant. The lyrics of the text…
Continuing where we left off in Part 1, we are thinking about the powerful gospel theology expressed and evoked in the lyrics of Joseph Hart’s hymn, Come, Ye Sinners,…
This is an absolutely lovely hymn. The tune to which it is paired in the Trinity Hymnal (Selection No. 472) is called BRYN CALFARIA, which is one of those…
As friends and observers of the Gospel Reformation Network will know, the GRN is committed to the cultivation of healthy Reformed churches in the Presbyterian Church in America. Part…
As friends and observers of the GRN will know, the Gospel Reformation Network is committed to the cultivation of healthy Reformed churches in the Presbyterian Church in America. Part…
It is sometimes alleged (or perhaps just assumed) that Reformed doctrine and practice can be rigid, intractable, and stubbornly inflexible—refusing to allow for any adaption to serve the needs…
In recent days, the evangelical church in North America has been particularly cognizant of scandal within her walls: allegations and confirmations and stories of abuses of various kinds have…
Along with my previous article on expository preaching, allow me to approach this short article anecdotally. Earnest prayer has long been dear to me because I found it to…