Chivalry died in the 1970’s, this week’s hearings prove it. Sexual harassment, assault, and abuse have been at center stage this week. One of the…
Another thought-provoking article popped up recently in the Theology section over at CT.1 The subject of this brief piece is clothing and its place in…
Rachel Mitchell will be questioning the Supreme Court nominee tomorrow. Some media organizations picked up an interview we did with her in 2012 for our…
The NT uses three corresponding words to describe this role of church leadership. Pastor The first word is pastor or shepherd, an overarching word God…
Ed. Note: In the first post in this series, Pastor Sweatt introduced the topic of affliction and depression in Pastoral Ministry. Many issues may be…
The Supreme Court nomination hearing seem to be a theater of the absurd—and sleazy. With new and unsubstantiated accusations today the American people are plunged…
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 This command seems to be ignored today, and…
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that He had said that He would…
2 Corinthians 4:2 When you set out to shine the light of the gospel to nonbelievers and believers alike, you may not anticipate the adversity…
One of C.S. Lewis’s enjoyable reads is his Screwtape Letters, a collection of “letters” written by a senior demon to his understudy, his nephew demon.…
The failure of pastors is sadly too much in the headlines in recent months. The reasons are many. Our culture is increasingly hostile to our…
History is repeating itself. The events of the 20th Century in the fundamentalist modernist controversy are cycling through again. The resurgence of conservatives within the…
Hugo, Fran, Floyd, Andrew, Katrina (to name just a few) and now Florence. But how about Charley? It was exactly fourteen years, one month, and…
John 17 might be the least explored peak of all the Bible’s grand vistas. And for good reason: the high priestly prayer is marvelously interwoven.…
Arno Q. Weniger Jr. Dr. Arno Q. Weniger Jr. passed into the presence of the Lord on September 9, 2018. We remember his effective pastoral…
A convicted paedophile and rapist who was transferred to a women’s prison after he said he was transgender, sexually assaulted multiple women within days of…
If you’re a Christian, how do you see yourself? How do you “self-identify?” This is a trendy phrase lately, so … how about it? Do…
Salvation is eternally secure for every person who believes the truth about Jesus. Some people teach that those who believe the truth about Jesus may…
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of…
Our friend Kevin Bauder published a series on Knowing God’s Will recently. Given my theological predilections, I strongly desired to argue with him, but… Well,…
