Nathan Eshelman

Suicide has been a thing in my life. By thing, I mean that it has deeply affected who I am as a person. I think about suicide often—not meaning that I want

Is your congregation looking for a new pastor? It is a grueling process for some congregations. Pastors, students, and congregations alike find the process to be less than ideal. Here's one

Today, September 6, in 1666, Old Saint Paul's Cathedral in London burned to the ground in the Great London Fire. Old St. Paul's was a centerpiece of Puritan outreach

This week, Lord willing, I will finish a preaching series on the Book of Proverbs. It has taken 58 weeks to sufficiently cover what I believe is the heart of the Book of

When Christians Disagree: Lessons from the Fractured Relationship of John Owen and Richard Baxter by Tim Cooper is a 167 page book (including 20 pages of end material) recently published by Crossway. The

The Westminster Confession makes over 4000 direct references to and quotations of the Scriptures. "In the space of six days" is not a reference to or quotation of the Scriptures. The

"At a time when offenses abound, we should take great care to nurture peace--namely, public church peace, or unity in the church. We should also respect the church's ordinances, particularly

Jeremiah Burroughs gives four important points concerning holding a different conscience than those with whom you worship. How one holds a conviction is also important, whether it be a minority or majority position.

"We are told by the modern preacher simply to repent and let by-gones be by-gones. But what a heartless thing is such repentance! We escape into some higher, happier, respectable life. But

The 192nd synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church met on the beautiful campus of Geneva College from Tuesday, June 11 in the morning until Friday June 15th in the afternoon. Often we meet

I hope to present a polemic against what is called Full Preterism. Let me begin with some definitions. Polemics are that part of theology that deals with controversy and false doctrine as the

The 1650 Psalms of David in Metre may be was--and maybe still is--the most ecumenical Psalter ever published in Christendom. The 1650 Psalter was a revision of the Psalter approved at the Westminster

The Canons of Dort were approved at the Synod of Dort 405 years ago today (May 29, 1619). The Synod was a multi-national synod of reformed churches that was called to answer objections

Some of you need to fire your child’s therapist right away. Some of you need to figure out what interactions your school psychologist, counselors, and paraprofessionals are having with your children. With.

How does one disciple a new believer or a person seeking to know more about the Christian faith? Many have ideas about what discipleship looks like, some with greater effectiveness than others. Some

Benjamin Franklin had many acquaintances that were ministers and clergy of various "sects" as he would call them. He was raised as a Presbyterian and even pulled his grandson from a

Friend: Easter seems early this year. Wonder why it is so early? Surely there's a spiritual reason for it! Me: The reason is more religious than spiritual. Friend: What do you

Though I speak with the tongues of the Authorized Version and the Puritans, but have not love, I have become evangelical pop-worship or a church drum solo. And though I own the works

J. Gresham Machen, in his classic, Christianity and Liberalism, makes a helpful distinction related to the difference between theoretical and practical knowledge. He says: "Certainly no part of Jesus's knowledge

If you stumbled into a rabbit hole you may find several things that intrigue you. There may be keys and playing cards or caterpillars—and maybe even a rabbit. But just because you

A guest post by Bill Boekestein: Press on under the Banner of Baptism! The Christian life is a constant war. And our enemies—the devil, the flesh, and the world—never rest. Since

Reformed Presbyterians are called Covenanters. The RP Testimony says, "Covenanting in the New Testament takes the form of confessing Christ and His Lordship. In view of the continued emphasis of the covenantal

Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) was found guilty of "non-conformity" and presbyterianism by the Bishop Sydserff of Galloway. Rutherford was forced from his perish, Anworth Old Kirk (where he served between 1627-1636), and

James Durham (1622–1658) interacts extensively with universal atonement--the idea that Christ died for all men without distinction--in his sermon series Christ Crucified: The Marrow of the Gospel. Sermons 31-33 contain fragments that

"It is too much for a child to be discontented in his father’s house, but if you have taken a poor beggar boy, who lay begging at your door, into your