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In my previous post, I argue that the Presbyterian Church in America is ripe for confessional renewal; that we must get back to the basics of Confessional Presbyterianism. We…

During the Second World War, C.S. Lewis delivered a series of engaging addresses on BBC radio that served as a basic defense of the Christian Faith. The Oxford professor’s…

We live in an age of outrage. Expressions of disappointment daily saturate our senses through news media, social media, and regular conversation. In our homes and workplaces, we hear…

Doubtless, we are all aware of the growing polarization characteristic of our current cultural moment. The Left and the Right appeal to the politics of fear in an attempt…

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…

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…

Summary: 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…

A 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…

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…

If 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…