Kit Swartz

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.

F-bombs

"F-bombs"

July 26, 2023

Sex is the new god and, so, “F bombs” are the new blasphemy.

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.

abortion

His body. His choice.

September 30, 2022

The fetus is not her body and therefore it is not her choice. The issue is His rights over us, not our rights over others or even ourselves. His body, His choice.

heaven

Heaven

August 30, 2022

Heaven by Randy Alcorn is, by the author’s own declaration, a long series of extraordinary speculations about what heaven will be like. Unfortunately, these speculations are the result of faulty reasoning from the Scriptures.

civil rights

Civil Duties

July 30, 2022

Civil discourse has degenerated to the point where opponents shout at each other with megaphones. What are our obligations as Christian citizens in the midst of this?

gay pride

Gay Pride

June 30, 2022

Ethics start at the beginning and are rooted in the original nature of things. From the beginning, mankind’s sexual union was human, heterosexual, monogamous and covenanted. The man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. This is the true pride that should be celebrated and promoted.

gun violence,

Gun Violence: Repentance or Tyranny

May 27, 2022

In our present distress, the church must be reformed according to the Scriptures and the conscience of the nation must be awakened to the moral law so that the slaughter of the innocents will stop.