The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. In our theological lexicon, two words in particular stand out as notoriously confusing, potentially offensive, critically important, and profoundly comforting all at the same time. The terms ‘election’ and ‘predestination’ – which have nothing to do […]
Majoring in the Minors: Nahum
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. At our once-rural (now-suburban) church, we have two weekly prayer meetings. On Wednesday nights, we gather to pray for an hour, structuring our time around praise, confession of sin, and supplication. On Lord’s Day afternoons, we […]
Majoring in the Minors: Micah
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. As we survey the twelve so-called Minor Prophets, Micah seems to be the prophet most obviously oriented on Christ the coming Messiah. More clearly and directly than the other eleven books that make up this canonical […]
The Spirit’s Fruit: Goodness
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. Just as the root of Christian living is the work of God’s Spirit in our hearts, goodness is the chief attribute of the Spirit’s blessing in our relationships. Along with patience and kindness, goodness is a […]
The Eleventh Commandment
The following story about a famous meeting between James Usher (1581-1656) and Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600-1661) comes from Dr. William M. Taylor’s book of lectures entitled The Scottish Pulpit from the Reformation to the Present Day, published in 1887 by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square in New York City. It can be found in an […]
