The Church

Catechesis is Inevitable We are always being catechized. The world is feeding us questions and answers all the time. We are swimming in questions as simple as, “What should you eat for lunch?” [...]

We frequently ponder the theological brilliance of the Puritans. There remains something spiritually satisfying and intellectually stimulating in their writings. The discourse of brilliant minds, [...]

If you’ve been around the church much at all, you will not be surprised to hear that Christians have an obligation and responsibility to tell the world about what God has done through Jesus [...]

Within the history of the Church, various mysteries and practices in Scripture have become considered what we call “sacraments.” Different traditions have claimed that different types of [...]

In the eyes of the Puritan New England majority, theology translated best into all areas of life. As we have previously asserted, the Calvinistic tendencies of Puritanism created a number of [...]

What Does Jesus Say About Children? Jesus’ helpers tried to send them away. ‘Jesus doesn’t have time for you!’ they said. ‘He’s too tired.’ But they were wrong. Jesus always had time for [...]

Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him [...]

Popular Misconceptions Concerning Puritan Theology and Church Life It remains important to understand that those who considered themselves “Puritan” were not of one certain monolithic theological [...]

I was once told by one of my non-Calvinist friends that what we believe about predestination, the extent of the atonement of Christ, and how we are “born again” is inconsequential for how we live [...]

Prayer is a crucial part of the Christian life. God uses prayer to bring about change. Prayer forms us and it honors the Father. We need to heed Paul’s command to “pray without ceasing,” but to [...]