4 Reasons To Love Psalms
Some Psalms are easy to love. It is no mystery why Psalm 23 is a perennial favorite. But it is also no mystery why we cherry-pick the Psalms. What do you do with prayers...
A Mothers Hope
Mother’s Day is just around the corner in the US and Canada. What should mothers make of the day? Of course, they should graciously and humbly receive the gratitude of their children. But, it...
Getting the Kingdom Right
Ever since I came into the Reformed Presbyterian church twenty years ago, I’ve been hearing about this kingdom. Though I grew up in reformed churches, the idea of Jesus being the Mediatorial King over the world...
Efficacy of Baptism
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God… 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its...
Crucified, Died and was Buried…
The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the foundation of the Christian faith. Christianity stands or falls on these two great historical realities. So it’s understandable, perhaps, that what happened in between the...
Sola Scriptura
Reformed churches say they believe in sola Scriptura, or Scripture alone. This phrase means they teach that the Bible alone is sufficient as the ultimate authority for the Christian. How might this doctrine be briefly...
Hospitality in the Church
A few days a week, I go to the local YMCA and step onto a treadmill. I run side-by-side with about 15 other joggers. We run with our headphones on, look straight ahead, finish...
The Goodness and Pleasantness of Community
A few weeks ago I was reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers and was struck by the story with which he introduces the book. It’s about a little town in Pennsylvania called Roseto, founded by a wave...
Covenant Evangelism
In the RPCNA, when parents bring their children for baptism, they take several vows, one of which regards our responsibility to bring the good news of Jesus to our children: Do you promise to...
Thoughts on Psalm 3
When David wrote this Psalm, he had been driven from his throne. His son Absalom rose up and, by saying what people wanted to hear, turned Israel against their king. His father left the...
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