Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives. Such selfless courage is a victory in itself.
N.D. Wilson, Dandelion Fire, (Random House, 2009), pg 173
Chapter Eleven: The History of the Organization of the Church “Through all the changes of the centuries, Christians can be confident that the survival of the church is not ultimately based on human faithfulness…. In everything from the church’s obedience to its life and organization, the span of church history is a demonstration of Christ’s…
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Abortion and the Problem of Personhood “Peel off all the Fourth of July, freedom-and-rights-talk niceties, and here we have the core of the pro-choice argument, ‘You are not a human person if I don’t want you to be. And I have the power to make it so.’” If We Have to Foreclose, is God Still…
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The book that we picked for this month was certainly a challenge! So that as many as possible will be able to participate in our coffee and cookies book discussion and fellowship, we have postponed it until Sunday Night, June 12. A sign-up sheet will be in the foyer—please sign up if you will be able…
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Though christian fortitude appears in withstanding and counteracting enemies without us; yet it much more appears in resisting and suppressing the enemies that are within us; because they are our worst and strongest enemies, and have greatest advantage against us. The strength of the good soldier of Jesus Christ appears in nothing more, than in…
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Believer’s baptism is re-instituted by the Swiss Brethren in Zurich. It is almost universally agreed, even by those scholars whose churches do not practice it today, that baptism by immersion upon profession of faith was the normative practice of the earliest church. While there were groups, throughout the Middle Ages, who rejected the ‘baptism’ of…
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I once knew a man who firmly believed the following syllogism [step by step logical formula]: The Bible says the thoughts of the righteous are right: (Proverbs 12:5) I have been made righteous in Christ, and so I am therefore righteous. Therefore, all of my thoughts are right—and I am justified in doing whatever I…
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A movement that cannot or will not draw boundaries, or that allows the modern cultural fear of exclusion to set its theological agenda, is doomed to lose its doctrinal identity. Once it does, it will drift from whatever moorings it may have had in historic Christianity. Carl Trueman, The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind,…
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Chapter Seven: The Purpose of the Church “The church ultimately exists for the glory of God. Whether pursuing missions or evangelism; edifying one another through prayer and Bible study; encouraging growth in holiness; or assembling for public praise, prayer, and instruction, this one purpose prevails. The church is the unique instrument for bringing God such…
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Say Hard Things “When was the last time someone told you you were wrong? If you can’t remember, you may have reason to be concerned.” The Tender Heart of a Woman “Women, don’t let Satan use some ten or twenty year old words to devour you… And, husbands, handle your wives with care. They are…
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