Why Should We Praise God? According to Puritan George Swinnock - if God is incomparable we must praise Him for His incomparable excellencies. The Westminster Confession of Faith tells us that the chief end of man is to glorify God [a] and enjoy Him forever [b]. The texts cited are the following: [a]. Ps. 86:9; Isa. … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap May 22 – 27, 2023
Christian News Weekly Recap May 22 – 27, 2023 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday May 22, 2023 Free Church of Scotland mourns the death of Donald Macleod, theologian and writer Prophetic Anticipation Builds: Unblemished Red Heifers for Temple Ceremony … [Read more...]
A Post Rapture Letter
Finding a post rapture letter from Aunt Helen filled Colin with mixed emotions. In it she revealed how sick she was. She'd always been so vibrant and energetic, and he hadn't noticed anything troubling in all his busyness. This is part two of a previous fictional post: "Why am I still here?" It turned out that … [Read more...]
What was Sodom and Gomorrah’s sin?
What was Sodom and Gomorrah's sin? Was it flagrant sexual perverseness? Or was it really a lack of hospitality? The latter is the one that's often presented as an apologetic for LGBTQ acceptance. The "hospitality" idea is a canard which refuses to go away. The reason is that the world has denied that homosexuality … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap May 15 – 20, 2023
Christian News Weekly Recap May 15 – 20, 2023 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday May 15, 2023 Study Shows Engaging Christian Moms Can Grow the Church Religious freedom, the great forgotten in the 2030 Agenda Religion on TV facing major … [Read more...]
Why am I still here?
"Why am I still here?" That was the question Colin kept grappling with. "Aunt Helen is gone, disappeared—why am I still here?" What happened? He stood in her kitchen gazing out of the window into the well-tended garden. But he was careful not to step on that greyish residue on the ceramic tiles in front of the … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap May 8 – 13, 2023
Christian News Weekly Recap May 8 – 13, 2023 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday May 8, 2023 God Exalted in Aftermath of Kentucky Derby as Winning Jockey Praises the Name Above All Names Christian migrants ask to be treated as equals in Norwegian … [Read more...]
What is Postmillennialism?
What is Postmillennialism? Postmillennialism in America is experiencing resurgence, at least from my somewhat limited perspective on social media. Why is it apparently becoming popular? Its resurgence in popularity might be attributed to several influential Reformed men who employ various social media outlets … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap May 1 – 6, 2023
Christian News Weekly Recap May 1 - 6, 2023 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday May 1, 2023 In Haifa, Catholics fly Israeli flags at mass march Student Organized a Massive Outreach, Reaching 60,000+ for Christ Over the Weekend Twitter suspends … [Read more...]
The Brotherliness of Faith
The Brotherliness of Faith is the title of a chapter in Ian Hamilton's book, The Faith-Shaped Life; one I highly recommend reading. Its meaning ought to be fairly obvious. Needless to say, many of the following thoughts and points are borrowed from Hamilton. Over the years of being a Christian and communicating with … [Read more...]
