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hodox evangelicals in the Reformed and Presbyterian family of churches Your independent source for news and commentary from and about conservative, orthodox evangelicals in the Reformed and Presbyterian family of churches Biblical and Theological Churches and Ministries People in the News World and Life News Lifestyle and Reviews Books Movies Music Opinion and Commentary General Assembly and Synod Reports ARP General Synod EPC General Assembly OPC General Assembly PCA General Assembly PCUSA General Assembly RPCNA Synod URCNA Synod Subscribe to Weekly Email Biblical and Theological Churches and Ministries People in the News World and Life News Lifestyle and Reviews Books Movies Music Opinion and Commentary General Assembly and Synod Reports ARP General Synod EPC General Assembly OPC General Assembly PCA General Assembly PCUSA General Assembly RPCNA Synod URCNA Synod Subscribe to Weekly Email Search He Knows What You Need Give us today our daily bread.” Written by Reuben Bredenhof | Sunday, May 12, 2024 We don’t have to worry about anything. Jesus says, Your heavenly Father knows what you need” (Matt 6:32). Holding onto this truth, we slowly learn not to put our trust in ourselves or any earthly security, but only in our loving God. And in that is our comfort. Up one aisle, down the next.... Continue Reading Fake Manliness and the Lost Generation Why Working-Class Men Have Abandoned the Church and How to Get Them Back Written by Benjamin Glaser | Sunday, May 12, 2024 Your manliness does not come from these outward qualities or commitments. It comes from a deep love of the Savior who bought you with a price. Taking seriously the calling of Ephesians 6:1-4 to raise your children in the fear and admonition of the Lord, listening to Ephesians 5 and loving your wife as Christ... Continue Reading Stop Living for Yourself We are meant to live for the One who created us. Written by Justin Mykoagpangan | Sunday, May 12, 2024 We are not our own because we are bought with the precious blood of Christ. (1 Cor. 6:20) So let us live for God; our rightful Owner; our righteous Master; our all-wise Creator. And as we joyfully live for Him and sacrificially live for others, we know deep inside our hearts that there is where... Continue Reading Hanging Up Your Cleats? The thought of quitting the ministry can therefore be quite devastating. Written by J. V. Fesko | Sunday, May 12, 2024 Regardless of how you serve, just because it is no longer as an ordained minister does not mean your life is over. Granted, this might be a very bitter pill to swallow. If you try to pursue the pastorate regardless of the circumstances, even if providential signs are pointing in the opposite direction, you very... Continue Reading Objections to Church Planting Church planting is God’s strategy to carry on His plan to take the gospel into the whole world and make disciples. Written by Victor-Hugo Cruz | Sunday, May 12, 2024 As we review the data about the church’s situation in the United States, we can see not only that church planting is good for regions and countries that are not Christian but that we need new churches to help Christian nations remain faithful to our Savior. Church planting should not be seen as a threat... Continue Reading Gospel Audacity Today All of us are called to trust God and take audacious risks. Written by Dave Harvey | Sunday, May 12, 2024 God calls us to take risks, accept costs, and make sacrifices too. That’s how the gospel moves forward—be it to Rome, to rural America, or to Ricky in the next cubicle at work. Ambition and risk are the human ingredients God uses to put the gospel into circulation. The word audacious hardly brings to mind serenity... Continue Reading The Honesty that Brings God’s Grace If we admit our sin and need, God turns on the Divine supply of grace … Written by Bill Elliff | Sunday, May 12, 2024 We will find compassion if we confess and forsake” our sins. The Lord loves us, and His convicting hand is His loving hand, designed to pressure us to release what is hurting us and others. He will rush to our aid if we get transparent with Him and others. Are there sins that you are... Continue Reading The Antithesis between Legalism and the Gospel The ancient Jewish leaven of legalism even infected the church in the first century. Let us reflect upon this phenomenon and then draw out some practical applications. Written by Mark J. Larson | Sunday, May 12, 2024 The Jews, steeped in the mentality of legalism, once asked Jesus, What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?” (John 6:28). This is the typical question of the unsaved person who does not know the gospel: What work of righteousness shall I do? How can I be good enough to ... Continue Reading The Power of Prayer Ask, seek, and knock are three metaphors for prayer. Written by Doug Eaton | Saturday, May 11, 2024 Prayer is a powerful means of grace that God has provided to us. He has good things to give us that we do not have because we have not asked. Some may argue, but God knows what we need even if we do not ask. That is true, but refusing to pray is disobedience, and... Continue Reading Does John’s Last Supper Chronology Differ from the Other Gospels? This misunderstanding can be cleared up quickly when we examine the historical context. Written by Thomas Brewer | Saturday, May 11, 2024 It’s likely the case that John’s original audience saw no contradiction between John’s Last Supper chronology and the chronology of the other Gospels because they understood the way terms were used interchangeably in their day. Unfortunately, for modern readers who are unaware of the context, John’s language can sometimes be misunderstood to represent a different... Continue Reading There’s a Religious Earthquake Coming. Can You Feel It? What do we need to leave in the rubble heap and what do we need to rebuild? Written by Stephen McAlpine | Saturday, May 11, 2024 Here we are in a society paralysed by the fears, anxieties and ennui of a culture that promised so much, yet has delivered so little. And here we are in churches that are in decline census after census, and which we will pull almost any lever we can find to ensure that the earthquake does... Continue Reading The Judgement of Getting Exactly What We Want Sometimes God gives us the desires of our heart so that we can see just how unappealing it is. Written by Stephen Kneale | Saturday, May 11, 2024 Things that are otherwise good or neutral that we chase after and desire – that the Lord has been keeping us from for our own good – that he eventually gives to us. In the end, he may give them to us so that we realise the Lord was keeping us from the things for... Continue Reading What it Means to Be Reformed Part 1: The Solas of Salvation The Five Solas: Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), and soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone). Written by Dan Hult | Saturday, May 11, 2024 A return to the centrality of Scripture and right soteriology is only the first step in letting Scripture shape every aspect of life and doctrine. Just as individuals are progressively sanctified by the Holy Spirit, we should expect the Church as a whole to be progressively sanctified. Semper reformanda means that even today the Church is in... Continue Reading A Review: ‘A Place to Hide: Equipping Moms to Survive A Public Shooting’ A book on a short, clear work on a dark but important topic. Written by Matthew Everhard | Saturday, May 11, 2024 Sadly, our culture is changing quickly and our cities are disintegrating before our eyes. Violent crime, dangerous immigration trends, and one public shooting after another seem to fill the headlines. McShaffrey’s book will help you and your loved ones to make crucial decisions no matter where the next dangerous outbreak takes place. A Place... Continue Reading Alexander T. Rankin, Missionary to Kansas Territory & Denver Rankin’s understanding of...