Gentle Reformation

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

So much of social media is filled with unhealthy communication. People mock, shout at, and insult one another at many megabytes per second. As they "mega bite" and devour one another,

Have you ever felt that the fruit of the Spirit is lacking in your life? Perhaps one or two of the fruits come pretty easily for you, but there seems to be at

The beatitudes are perhaps the most famous part of the most famous sermon ever preached. Jesus begins the “Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew 5 with these pithy and powerful descriptions of what

Do you ever get to the end of a Sunday feeling shattered? If you’ve come to church in the morning, gone to someone’s house for lunch (or done the actual hosting)

Scott’s back in the hosting seat after cruising with his beloved for their 25th, which he thoroughly enjoyed and so apologizes to Kyle for making fun of his cruise history. This leads

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.

Introduction We're going to use this piece to look at Paul's letter to Ephesus. This "Queen of Epistles" so-called, one of the general epistles, given lack of

The parishioner is off on the high seas, enjoying a silver anniversary cruise with his beloved. So the professor takes the opportunity to interview the pastor about his new book on Presbyterianism, Household

"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

Today my wife would have been 57 years old. On April 13, 2024, she died after a year-long battle with cancer. She never liked that expression, “battle with cancer.” There is truth in

In the late 1990s, Dr. Hughes Oliphant Old visited my seminary and lectured on worship and prayer. As a young minister, he had asked other ministers how to grow in his leading in

Yesterday, I preached from Isaiah 14 and addressed verse 29, which reads, Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you,     that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent's

One of the blessed traditions of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) is its summer camps. Except for every fourth year, the various presbyteries of the RPCNA sponsor regional family camps