The Grace Debate
The holiness of God is meant to motivate us. We are to be holy because God is holy (Lev 11:44ff; 1 Pet 1:15,16). His holiness is an incentive for our …
The Kind of Government We Want – Romans 13:1-7
“thinking people have been talking of culture war for several years.”
The Lord’s Supper
Each Wednesday evening at Trinity College in Bristol, England, we observed Holy Communion. While walking down the old stone steps on the way to the chapel for that service, one …
The Five Points of Calvinism
The subjects of “Calvinism,” “Puritanism,” “predestination,” and “election” do not have happy associations in the popular mind. Hear these terms and the mind imagines colorless landscapes, black suits and black …
Scotland, Psalms & The Garden of Good & Evil
I would like to go on now to illustrate the devout and dogged national character of old Scotland in a more anecdotal fashion by peaking at Scottish Psalm-singing. The distinctive …
Preaching Grace
It comes as a surprise to us that central gospel doctrines are at risk today among the most theologically conservative of Protestants. It is a development that many of us …
Saved Through Childbearing
“Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” (Ps 127:3, NASB) First, we should honor motherhood because children are a gift of …
Our Order of Service
Our service is a classic worship service in the tradition of Reformed (or Presbyterian) Protestantism. Given the diversity of styles of worship today, what we do is unfamiliar to many …
Is Reformed Worship Eurocentric?
If the immediate roots are European, are there foundational roots in the Patristic church that are non-European? If that is indeed the case, how does this affect our outlook? Calvin …
