It has become increasingly common for many pastors in Reformed churches to speak of the importance of an “ordinary means of grace” ministry. Many ministers find it deeply reassuring…
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ChurchMinistryMissionWorship
A Threefold Cord
Cultivating Community in a World of Isolationby Brian Cosby July 30, 2020We were created for community, which means that we need one another. Over the last several months of quarantine and isolation, we’ve witnessed and felt the necessity of true…
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Teaching Our Children the Language of Lament & Praise
by Lauren Webber June 19, 2020There are certain passages of Scripture that I struggle to teach our children. Laments are one of those. They are raw, uncomfortable, and sometimes awkward, like a dissonant note…
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What if you were prevented from praying or physically couldn’t pray? I had a few interesting months when I was prevented from praying and, during this time, I felt…
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Five Reasons to Practice Expository Preaching
by Richard Phillips May 29, 2020I’ve been encouraged recently by many pastors’ commitment to the expository preaching of God’s Word. By “expository preaching,” we really mean two things. First, and most important, a Bible…
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By now, it is likely that we’ve all been exposed to and become experienced in virtual worship. What have we learned from this? Among the many lessons, I have…
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How Long, O LORD?
COVID, Calvin, and Our Need for the Psalmsby Timothy Gwin May 7, 2020How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have…
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After COVID
A Portrait of Sincere Revival of Christ's Churchby David Strain May 2, 2020On the first Sunday after regular services resumed at the Third Presbyterian Church, Pastor Jones noticed an unusual joy and earnestness in both his own preaching and prayers, and…
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“I preached as never sure to preach again, and as a dying man to dying men.” — Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor As preachers, we are subject to the…
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