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…
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ConfessionalTheology
Defending the Faith; Denying the Image
19th Century American Confessional Calvinism in Faithfulness and Failureby J. Ligon Duncan III May 16, 2018Summary: How 19th century Presbyterians simultaneously faithfully defended historic Christian orthodoxy against Enlightenment rationalistic anti-supernaturalism, and accommodated (indeed undergirded) America’s original sin: race-based chattel slavery (and later segregation). The…
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ChurchSanctificationWorship
It’s A Hunger Problem
Making Sense of Spiritual Apathy in the Churchby Jon Payne May 11, 2018A few years ago I was lamenting with a fellow minister about the lack of interest in Lord’s Day piety among Reformed believers, especially as it concerns attendance to…
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I recently finished preaching through First Corinthians. Corinth, of all the churches mentioned in the New Testament, was the train wreck of churches. Wading through the church at Corinth…
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ChurchSanctification
Remember Your Union
Maintaining Christian Fellowship through Our Union with Christby Christina Fox April 30, 2018If you have been in the church any length of time, you know how prone we are to hurt one another. We take sides against each other. We spread…
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ChurchMinistryWorship
A Feast of Life-Giving Joy
The Necessity of Expository Preachingby Sean Morris April 17, 2018One of the distinctives of the GRN is an emphasis on expository preaching. Expository preaching has long been dear to me because I found it to be so lacking…
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All of us as Christian leaders readily acknowledge the importance of prayer—especially prayer for those to whom we are ministering. But most, if not all, of us struggle in…
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ConfessionalLeadershipSanctification
Why Does God Ordain Suffering?
A Puritan's Responseby Brian Cosby March 30, 2018The Church today needs a robust and refreshingly biblical theology of suffering and it would behoove us to consider the voices of the past—in particular, the Puritans. They not…
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ChurchSanctificationWorship
More is Better
A Simple Case for Evening Worshipby Donny Friederichsen March 17, 2018During the winter, I help coach my son’s wrestling team. The ages for this team run from 4th-8th grade. For many of the younger kids, this is their first…
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A few years ago, a friend treated my son and me to a tour of St. James’ Park, the home grounds of Newcastle United F.C., a famous English Premier…