Tag: christianity
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The Bright Side of Afghan Refugees in America
It’s widely agreed the situation in Afghanistan is a complete disaster. The decision to remove troops from the country resulted in the sudden displacement of tens of thousands of Afghanis, and the death of many more. Estimates are that the United States has received between 30,000 to 50,000 folks who need support for housing, employment,…
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Vaccinated Against Conscience
How can Christians maintain unity in light of debates over COVID mandates? Maybe you are on the side of the young woman who wrote, “there is no better way in our current climate to walk out the command to ‘consider others better than yourself’ than to receive the vaccine.” There are other Christians who share…
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Good Works Get You Into Heaven
You are not saved “because of works.” So you and I would never say we are going to heaven because we’ve been good enough. This sort of person might also believe he’s able to fill the Grand Canyon one grain of sand at a time. It is also sinful, though, to say works are not…
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Right Doctrine and the Function of Denominations
There is a place, then, for faithful denominations to emphasize and debate their differences. Those differences matter. We should be equally vocal, however, about what we call the “catholicity” of the church. In the Apostles’ Creed, we confess, “I believe in the holy catholic church.” Catholic, in this sense, means universal. There is one and…
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The Godly Discipline of Reserving Judgment
It is sinful either to be biased toward young, black men or police officers. Perhaps the killing was self-defense and justified. Perhaps it was murder and worthy of capital punishment itself. As we navigate these tumultuous times, your Christian testimony will shine brightly as you both denounce criminality, wherever it exists, and uphold the biblical…
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Book Review: How is the Gold Become Dim (Morton Smith)
In December 1973, Dr. Morton H. Smith was elected the first Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America. This new denomination of conservative Southern Presbyterians had been formed as the result of a break from the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS). The movement towards a split from the PCUS had been many…
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A Father Looks at Proverbs 31: Part 1 “The Excellent Wife”
An excellent wife, who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. Pr 31:10 The writer of this Hebrew poem begins his verse with a rhetorical question: who is able to find an excellent wife? Before hastily providing an answer to the question, its important we determine what is meant by “excellent.” The King…
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Book Review: Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning
Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning: An Approach to Distinctively Christian Education by Douglas Wilson This is not a book about homeschooling. In fact, Mr. Wilson would likely tell you, if given the choice between a strong, classical Christian school and homeschooling, to choose the school. Instead, this book is about education. Every parent desires…
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A Father Looks at Proverbs 31: Introductory
As a father, my greatest desire is that our three children, all girls, will grow to love Christ more than their own lives. I pray continually for this very thing. However, I understand that this will not happen accidentally. A father cannot expect that his children, boys or girls, will somehow become godly individuals without…
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