Coronavirus 'Drive-in Church' – one solution to the problem of meeting together March 20, 2020 We need to assume the highest and best of motives in one another... We must assume that our brothers have thought and wrestled in prayer to solve the problem... and reluctantly come to the conclusion that this is the best, or the least bad, option available.
Conferencing in Covid Forsaking the Assembly? March 19, 2020 We live in very strange times - on that most are agreed. Sessions are locked in debate about best ways to run church. I agree with brother Etheridge that we need to go
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Readalong March 19, 2020 My office has a window facing north that opens to miles and miles of fields. As I sit looking out that window I see dreary skies, rain puddles, and the promise of more storms on the horizon. In some ways it's a metaphor of where society finds itself these days as we endure the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus To Meet, or Not to Meet: Is it even a question? March 18, 2020 How contrary to a shepherd’s heart! To move away from the sheep, when they feel and sometimes are most vulnerable! And oh my, the weight of what one beloved, seasoned pastor calls “the guilt of the unpaid visit”!
Truth Whatever is True... March 18, 2020 Paul encouraged the saints in Philippi by saying, “Whatever is true … think about such things.” Do you think it’s possible to think about more than one true thing at a time? To
Coronavirus 3GT Episode 173: Theologizing about Plagues March 18, 2020 In this episode the guys are discussing - What else? - the Corona virus that has so abruptly changed our lives. Listeners first hear a bit of silliness, as they learn why Greta
Fear Fear of a Changing World March 17, 2020 We are experiencing strange times. It’s hard to read the news without being tempted to fear. If ever there is a time to counsel our own hearts away from anxiety it is likely now.
About Those Viral Graphs March 17, 2020 After spending this past week making - and then this week implementing - plans with our team here to move our seminary completely online during the COVID-19 outbreak, I thought I would take
Psalm 91 Protection from Corona March 15, 2020 I'm hoping to preach on Psalm 91 later - I want to consider, with care, the protection that Christians can expect in the Pandemic of Covid-19. The thing that strikes me
COVID-19 The Church and Corona March 13, 2020 Covid-19 may well mean that mass gatherings like Camps and Conference are banned. There is a realistic prospect sessions, for the sake of our neighbour and conscience, may have to put a temporary
eschatology "It's the End of the World As We Know it," and Calvin would feel fine (albeit slightly chippy) ... March 12, 2020 Christians among the most materially blessed people in the world and in history advocate an eschatology that gets us off the planet before “things get really bad.” Try selling that “end times” theory to Christians in ancient Rome’s gladiator arenas! Or now, to Christians in North Korea.
3GT Episode 172: O How I Love Your Law! March 10, 2020 On this episode, the 3GTers revisit an important subject - the law of God in the life of the believer. How is a believer to love the law? After bantering about what constitutes
Embracing Your Reformed Roots March 10, 2020 In the early years of my ministry, people told me that churches like mine would be dead in ten years. I have often been surprised how wrong these folks have been. I know
The Back Side of Preaching March 09, 2020 In teaching homiletics, I regularly encounter young men eager yet nervous about preaching. The call to proclaim the gospel is earnest in their hearts, though the reality of standing in front of a
Jonah Was Jonah Born-Again? March 09, 2020 It is a pity that so much ink has been spilt on denying or defending the miraculous, historical, rescue of the recalcitrant prophet Jonah. No doubt it has been the tactic of our
The Needs of Millennial Veterans March 07, 2020 Recently I was having a converastion with a war veteran. Can you picture him? If I were asked to picture a veteran, I would picture an older man--graying or bald--with a Vietnam hat
Creation. Origins. Genesis 1-3. Truths for our Times March 07, 2020 It is with sadness I read this morning of an U.S. Anglican Bishop who is being tried by a panel for breach of ecclesiastical code. The crime in question is refusal of
prayer Where Two or Three… March 05, 2020 Are you able to complete this verse from Matthew 18:20? “Where two or three…are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Most of us likely think about this verse
3GT Episode 171: Lent Free? March 03, 2020 The guys lately have noticed people with black crosses on their foreheads. So they thought it might be important to discuss Lent. What is it, exactly, and should the church observe it? They
How Do I Show Hospitality When I’m Single? March 03, 2020 I find that people in the church are often surprised to see a single person practicing hospitality. I’ve never understood why. Last I checked, the biblical imperatives to show hospitality don’t
Why David's Census was Wrong March 02, 2020 Beginning this month, invitations to complete the 2020 U.S. census will start arriving at people's homes. This every decade census comes to us as mandated by the Constitution. Article 1,
preaching The Need for Nuance in Preaching February 29, 2020 Once again my friend Andrew Roycroft writes with wisdom and precision. His article on the need for nuance [https://thinkingpastorally.com/2020/02/24/why-we-still-need-nuance/] and careful thinking and speaking in a world
Coronavirus Christians and Coronavirus February 28, 2020 Self-isolation; pandemic; super spreader; coronavirus; covid-19. Just a few of the words and phrases that have become part of everyday conversation in the weeks since the first outbreak of a novel coronavirus was
The Church in Revelation Your Church Part of the Great Army February 27, 2020 ... while the church might not look like much to the world, it is, from God’s view, a massive, organized, and powerful army.
3GT Episode 170: Addressing Sluggardliness February 26, 2020 The 3 is back in 3GT! Yes, all the guys are back together again and ready to rumble. Their topic for this episode is that of idleness. They begin by considering how certain
