Ministry

Greg Johnson, Still Time to Care: What We Can Learn from the Church’s Failed Attempt to Cure Homosexuality. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2021. Hbk, 304 pp. ISBN: 9780310140931. $25.99   Greg…

The best testimonies of Christian faith are sometimes the most boring ones. Often it is the drug-addicted, philandering sluggard who is converted to Christ who receives the most attention—and…

One account of morality sees history as the outworking of a competition between groups that are vying for power. Another account grounds morality in personal preference or choice. In…

I grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where crawfish boils are commonplace every Spring. I never had to learn how to boil crawfish myself, because there was always a…

Recently in light of the increasing challenges by the persistent and penetrating movement of Progressive Christianity within the Evangelical Church in general and my own denomination—the Presbyterian Church in…

The PCA doesn’t want a bigger tent. That was the clear message sent last week to the 48th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in St.…

[Editor’s Note: For “Part 1” of Dr. Strain’s two-part article, click here.] Having stated the scriptural and ecclesiastical necessity of confessions, the purpose of this second article is to…

In my judgment, the subject of confessional integrity is vital for the health and fruitfulness of the ministry entrusted to the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in our generation.[1]…

Starting with the title itself, there is much to like about the Rev. Dr. Greg Johnson’s book, The World According to God (InterVarsity, 2002). Now, nearly 20 years later,…

During the new members class of my church, I tell the people that there is one question I will never resent them asking.  The question is: “Are we being…