Ministry

As a teenager, I longed to be whatever my father was not. If he wore a dress shirt and khakis, I sported a t-shirt and jeans. If he listened…

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…

On a cold October 31 morning in the year of our Lord 1517, a tempestuous professor of theology from the Augustinian University of Wittenberg seeking to secure a theological…

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared at Reformation21, you can access the original here.  There have not been many times over the last twenty years in the PCA General Assembly…

Early in our marriage, my wife and I were invited to an extended family gathering on a Sunday evening. We indicated that we go to worship on Sunday night,…

Most Presbyterians know the name Samuel Miller (1769-1850) for his work as a member of the faculty of Old Princeton Seminary (1812-1929).[1] Unfortunately, Miller is often overshadowed by other men…

There are so many different ways to plant a church and so many different context and circumstances in which a church may be planted. As the pastor of just…

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…

When I first considered writing an article on the subject of earnest prayer, my first impulse was to say no. After all, this is an area where I struggle,…

When I was in third grade, my teacher, Mrs. Everett, stopped and pulled me aside to speak to me. She got down on my level, looked me straight in…