Superficiality

Recently a ministers’ conference was held which had the general subject of “Tensions and Dangers” in preaching, pastoral ministry and the life of the churches. Tensions and Dangers included such things as preaching (comforting/consoling and convicting/exposing), objective/subjective work of God, profession of faith/profession of truth, expectations surrounding confessing members partaking

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Insight into a person

Engaging a person with the Gospel is always daunting.  Such questions as “who is this person?” “what will they say?” “what if I come across to them in a confusing way?” These and many other similar trains of doubt can derail evangelistic purpose and action.  In combatting this challenge, I

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Unity and the Church’s Witness

I am a firm advocate for being unified where there should, by God’s providence, be unity.  Continuing outward separation, especially among Christians agreeing on the primary truths of scripture and vastly agreeing on secondary matters, troubles me greatly.  Along this line, Herman Bavinck has written the following, The church’s witness

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The 7 Last Words of Christ

Every year, 7th Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan holds a community service on Good Friday.  This service consists of seven meditations by seven Reformed ministers from different churches, each treating one of the seven sayings of Christ from the cross.  They are usually very edifying and help maintain the

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