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Why Being in a Denomination Like the PCA is a Good Thing
By Sean Michael Lucas
We are agreed in our commitment to the fixed orthodoxy of the Westminster Standards; we should be able to allow flexibility in our methodology as we seek to propagate Christianity.
Management by Prayer
By Paul Miller
Management and the Spirit’s work aren’t opposed to one another. The Spirit helps us manage better. You just don’t want managing to be in the driver’s seat.
Renewal Through Gospel Centered Forgiveness
By Benjamin Morris
Illustrations by Keith Negley “To err is human,” poet Alexander Pope famously wrote, “to forgive, divine.” Pope’s observation was first published in 1711. If he is correct, we have forgotten our better natures over the last three centuries. Today’s world suffers from a deficit of forgiveness: whether from personal slights or from grave offenses, public discourse…
Slow to Anger
By Phil Mobley
The experience of anger is not inherently sinful, but we should seek to limit its shelf life. The longer anger lasts, the more dangerous it becomes.
The Church and Your Neighborhood
By Josh Reitano
A fundamental part of being a local church is that it is in fact, local.
The Danger of the Scarcity Gospel
By Andy Jones
We shouldn’t expect God to bring a few sons to glory or some sons to glory. We should expect him to bring many.
The Potential Good in Putting Our Worst Foot Forward
By Scott Sauls
As a pastor and as a man, my afflictions may end up having greater impact than my preaching or my vision ever will.
The Right Response to Tribalism
By Paul Miller
Tribalism turns a tribe into a center of worship.
Dissecting the Phrase “Follow the Science”
By Tim Morris
It’s helpful if we recognize that our shared beliefs as Christians in the Reformed tradition put all of us on a middle path with regard to “following the science.”
The Good News of Limited Atonement
By Kevin DeYoung
The doctrine of limited atonement — the L in TULIP — teaches that Christ effectively redeems from every people “only those who were chosen from eternity to salvation” (Canons of Dort, II.8). As Ursinus explains in his commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism, Christ’s death was for everyone “as it respects the sufficiency of satisfaction which…