
The Confession & Hard Providences
I can imagine the widow of Nain walking beside the casket of her son, her only son. Her support now gone, she trembles from the aching loss and the fear of insecurity. Or think...
I can imagine the widow of Nain walking beside the casket of her son, her only son. Her support now gone, she trembles from the aching loss and the fear of insecurity. Or think...
How do Christian parents pray for straying covenant children? For those who know the faith but have long abandoned it? The Apostle Paul gives us a model in the opening words of Romans 9:...
In Exodus 19.4 God says that he bore his people on eagles’ wings. What does that mean? It’s a picture he returns to in Deuteronomy 32.11, where he says he dealt with Israel Like an...
Book Review of Race, Church and Society, by Frank J. Smith. Published by Presbyterian Scholars Press, 226 pages. $14.99. (Available on Kindle for $9.71) How wonderful is it when a faithful professor sheds biblical...
An army advancing with banners. A beautiful bride. A royal priesthood. A new humanity. These phrases have been used to describe the Christian Church. Although the powerful imagery behind these descriptions is drawn from...
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration, Bruce M. Metzger and Bart D. Ehrman (4th ed. Oxford University Press 2005). If I come across a copy of this book in...
“One of the goals of this program is for you to leave here loving Jesus more than when you arrived.” Spoken by David Whitla during the opening program of TFY, this line really stayed...
If you are interested in studying at RPTS, now is the time to apply for the spring quarter (which begins on March 9, 2021)! Courses are available for the Master of Divinity, Master of...
On Friday 30th October was the annual Reformation Symposium. It is hosted by Messiah’s Church (RPCNA) in Clay, New York. This year attendees were treated to a beautiful harvest moon in the sky overhead,...
The current pandemic of COVID-19 has forced many Christians out of their armchairs to consider the real-life implications of how to be a Christian and a citizen. This isn’t a bad thing. It’s easy...