love neighbor A Good Neighbor May 07, 2024 Christians are not just another special interest group that makes demands of our community and culture. We are here to serve, not be served. And we serve by being good neighbors. As a good neighbor, we must be there.
pastoral ministry An Apology for Retirement April 30, 2024 These things are not universal truths. They are merely the testimony of my experience and of limited and particular application. If it fits, wear it. If not, don’t.
pharoah Fearing Pharoah March 26, 2024 The hardening of Pharoah’s heart, by himself and by the Lord, is often thought of as a moral dilemma.
Marriage Divorce March 05, 2024 Our concern for our churches and communities should not focus on just one departure from the original splendor. It is in the whole that beauty is perfected. Still, the beauty of marriage requires our particular attention in these times.
God's Love When Will I Be Loved? February 27, 2024 Everyone wants to be loved. This is an important truth for every community because, if someone is not loved, they find it difficult to love. You can’t give what you’ve never received. Just as surely as most abusers have been abused, so also those who love have been loved.
Mediatorial Kingship Clowns & Jokers February 06, 2024 The lyrics of a wonderful song from my youth (Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel, 1973) keep coming to mind as our presidential politics descend further into chaos. Perhaps you will see how fitting the words are to our tragic comedy.
abortion Abortion: Who Cares? January 24, 2024 Why should I care if other people kill their children? If my neighbor murders their children, there are fewer neighbors I need to love, and fewer voters and culture warriors to contend with. This logic is selfish and destructive and must not be indulged.
refugees City of Refuge January 02, 2024 Let us take care of our own, be a refuge for someone and, together, aspire to fulfill the high calling of our own Safe Haven by becoming a true city of refuge.
merry Merry New Year! December 27, 2023 Newness is the reason and purpose of Christmas. Jesus came in order to make us new by means of His life and work. These two things belong together. Therefore, Merry New Year!
Peace Peace on Earth: Middle East? December 23, 2023 “Peace in the Middle East” is such a long-standing pressing need that it has become a cruel joke for a platform in beauty contest satires and other portrayals of impossible aspiration.
thank offering Thanks Giving! November 23, 2023 A word of thanks with a gift of thanks is a full expression of gratitude.
Pastoral Calling Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up to Be Pastors: A Lament for Pastor Appreciation Month October 25, 2023 There’s an old country song that warns mothers not to let their babies grow up to be cowboys. There ought to be a Gospel song that warns mothers not to let their sons grow up to be Pastors because that also is a lonely life.
Suicide Suicide Prevention Month September 27, 2023 Don’t kill yourself. Trust God to take care of you in life and in death.
Rest The Biblical Doctrine of Vacation August 23, 2023 The Lord provides His people with abundant opportunities for rest and refreshment.
fading churches Fading Churches June 28, 2023 The positive impact of churches on the life of our community is fading to black.
comfort Incomparable Comfort May 24, 2023 The only – the only – thing that can satisfy the soul in these sorrows is the faithful promise of God to undo these calamities into the perfection of His joy.
Revitalization A Stump with Its Roots in the Ground: The Fulton Story April 26, 2023 The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Fulton, New York is experiencing heavy pruning and new growth under the tender and skillful hand of our Vinedresser.
Reformed Presbyterian History Gone But Not Forgotten March 22, 2023 The driving passion of the Hunters and the Crocketts was their deep commitment to Jesus Christ and the Reformed Presbyterian Church.
Christian hope Hope for a Hopeless Nation February 22, 2023 One nation is enlisted by God to discipline another and then they themselves are disciplined for their own idolatries and immoralities. But, in the midst of this series of ruined nations, a kingdom was established with an eternal King.
Black History Month Black History Month: Francis James Grimke February 22, 2023 We all would do well to examine ourselves under this penetrating critique by a highly esteemed black pastor.
sanctity of human life Sanctity of Human Life Sunday January 25, 2023 This Sunday is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (SOHLS). It is a suitable time to remember what God has revealed in His Son Jesus, by their Holy Spirit and through the Scriptures.
Christmas Peace on Earth December 28, 2022 Lord Jesus, please send a fresh outpouring of Your Spirit to us soon, quickly and powerfully! The current suppression of the self-evident truths of sexuality and g
Biblical themes of thanksgiving The Ultimate Thanksgiving Dinner November 23, 2022 The Lord’s Supper is The Ultimate Thanksgiving Dinner.
Halloween The Good News of Halloween October 26, 2022 Don’t have fun or play games with demons. They don’t play fair; you lose the game and pay with your immortal soul. Instead, turn to Jesus Christ for deliverance and protection from the real and present danger of all the powers of darkness.