
10.14.21 | Shepherding | by John Jones
For several months, our church’s Worship Committee and Session (board of elders) have been discussing the addition of wine to our ordinary celebration of the Lord’s Table...
For several months, our church’s Worship Committee and Session (board of elders) have been discussing the addition of wine to our ordinary celebration of the Lord’s Table...
Meeting Old Friends for the First Time
In the fall of 1991, my future mother-in-law gave me my first substantial book having to do with the Christian faith. At the time, I was not an enormous fan of reading, but the book title was more than arresting...
The Bible presents us with a much more robust and realistic perspective on the life of faith than is commonly held today. Scripture does not teach that strong faith allows the believer to opt out of the difficult parts of life...
Last week (Saturday, in fact) change was imposed upon my family. My eldest has been working from home for the past two months. As I head to my office, he sits down in front of two or three monitors, talking heads appear...
The last (Greek) word of the book of Acts is translated unhindered, though some translations render it with multiple words because of its complexity. Others move the word from its final position for more readable sentence structure.
I wish I were as brave as Nehemiah. As a child I remember a Sunday School teacher asking me what scared me. With great enthusiasm I remember boldly responding, “nothing.”
Faith acts upon the spiritual realities that lie behind our visible circumstances.
I spent some time thinking this morning about the gentle character of our Savior. What wonderful words we have for our Jesus, who will not break a bruised reed or quench a faintly burning wick!
Having spent a decade of pastoring a church in a rented building, setting up chairs (in a suit) is an emotional experience that will always be deep in my heart. ... As everyone knows, the chairs must be set up.
Next week we will join hundreds of other PCA elders at our denomination’s 48th annual business meeting. It is an honor and delight to be denominated with the PCA...