Mercy Ministry Poor Laws in an Age of False Beneficence April 20, 2015 Whether it is teaching classes on mercy ministry or counseling with others on a case involving someone needy, again and again I find the church struggling to know what to do in helping
Browse Worthy: Culture Battles April 16, 2015 Delighting in Death? [http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2015/04/delighting-in-death] - Though no one can truly comprehend the inanity of a woman smiling while wearing a "I Had an Abortion&
Are Christians bigoted Is Discrimination a Bad Word? April 14, 2015 Well, is it? There’s been a lot talk about Indiana as of late, which I’m sure you’ve heard about, unless of course you’re a hermit; which if that is
Benjamin Warfield Pastoral Care Statement to a Congregation April 13, 2015 What if you had a brochure, membership class lesson, or church webpage that explained to people the type of pastoral care they could expect to receive when attending your congregation? Here is my
Church Optimistic Thoughts from a Pessimist April 11, 2015 In 284 AD_ _Diocletian, then the cavalry commander of the Roman army, was proclaimed emperor of Rome. In 302 he consulted the oracle of Apollo at Didyma and there became persuaded that those
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal The RPTJ is Now Available! April 10, 2015 Recently the faculty of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary published the first edition of a new journal. The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal will be an online publication in order to make it more
Jesus Missing Jesus With Thomas April 10, 2015 On the evening of the first Lord's Day, the day of Jesus' resurrection, Thomas was absent. The other disciples were gathered together when Jesus came and stood among them displaying
encouragement "Not In Our House!!" April 08, 2015 Have you ever tried to resist the inevitable? I do this whenever I sit down to eat. No matter how much I try to avoid it, my superlative skills in unintentionally creating social
Bill Vandoodewaard The Quest for the Historical Adam – GenRef Podcast April 07, 2015 It was our pleasure to sit down with Dr. William VanDoodewaard, author of the new work The Quest for the Historical Adam [http://www.amazon.com/Quest-Historical-Adam-Genesis-Hermeneutics-ebook/dp/B00VF7LPXS/ref=sr_1_1?
Malachi 4:6 That Last Old Testament Verse April 06, 2015 Often home schooling advocates and family ministry speakers quote the last verse of the Old Testament. Malachi 4:6 brings the Old Testament to its conclusion with this promise about life in the
J.G. Vos's Temperate Views on Temperance April 03, 2015 It is without doubt that JG Vos changed the RPCNA. Many will tell you of their experiences in his classroom at Geneva College and how they came to love the Word of God
Are Women Elders Scriptural? J.G. Vos' Work of Theological Renewal in the RPCNA April 02, 2015 Recently Gentle Reformation writers did a series on J.G. Vos [https://gentlereformation.com/2011/03/08/the-original-rp-blog/]for theReformed Presbyterian Witnessmagazine. The following article was my contribution. In the article I referred
Post-It Note Timeline Putting Boots on Our Predestination March 30, 2015 Recently, in a class I took on leadership by Terry Walling, we were encouraged to look at our lives and heritage more carefully using a Post-It Note Timeline to consider all the events,
Christian meditation The Benefits and Joys of Christian Meditation March 24, 2015 In a paper exploring The Puritan Practice of Meditation [http://segonku.unl.edu/~agant/BeekeMeditation.pdf], Joel Beeke helpfully summarizes a number of biblical findings. Let this be an encouragement and enticement to
Mercy Ministry Mercy and the Westminster Publick Directory of Worship March 23, 2015 In teaching on mercy ministry in Reformed settings, I often use the Regulative Principle of Worship (RPW) to make a point. The RPW teaches that we are only to worship God as He
Should I start a relationship with a non-Christian? March 20, 2015 Last night I was speaking to a Christian Union meeting at our local university about dating and marriage. One of the perennial problems that many young people fall into is getting into relationships
Mum's Dead March 19, 2015 3pm, Monday 16th March, I was teaching a Pastoral Theology class when my mobile phone went. It was from Heather, my wife. I thought, ‘this is it’. Then I heard it, “Mum’s
A Question to Ponder March 17, 2015 Acts 23:1-5 reads, “And looking intently at the council, Paul said, ‘Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.’ And the high priest Ananias
Christian Liberty Drinking and Christian Liberty March 16, 2015 For over a century, the denomination in which I serve was heavily involved in the temperance movement. Indeed, up until our recent history, ministers had to promise not to use alcoholic beverages as
Grace Of Kryptonite, Kool-Aid and Windex: Concluding a Series on the Practical Pursuit of Holiness March 13, 2015 As much as our hearts crave the completion of God’s sanctifying work within us, the prospect of stepping forward in newness of life can be daunting. We might fear that we will
Consequentialism Some Curious Admissions From Sam Harris March 12, 2015 While hanging out with the guys over at Very Bad Wizards, an atheistic podcast that discusses morality, philosophy and culture, Sam Harris made some fascinating comments...shall I say concessions? As one of
Sharing in the Sufferings of Christ March 10, 2015 Of all the doctrines expounded on the Lord’s Day, our sharing in the sufferings of Christ is perhaps one of the most neglected topics. This isn’t to say that the subject
A Garden Afar March 09, 2015 Over vales and fields, lies a garden afar. The beauty of its three flowers call to me. So I travel winding road for a day to gaze upon, to joy in, and to
G.K. Chesterton Weekend Edition March 07, 2015 “But the new rebel is a skeptic, and will not entirely trust anything. He has no loyalty; therefore he can never be really a revolutionist. And the fact that he doubts everything really
Look! Look! Look! March 06, 2015 [https://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_8032.jpg]I live in a diverse place. My neighborhood is made up of a number of Asian and Latino people groups, along with, like
