I have been much edified by some things which appeared in print, respecting the present stale of our country, especially by those which have been directed against what may with propriety be called political self-righteousness.
God Wants You to Call Him “My Father” Here, Ed Welsh notes the uniqueness of praying to God as Father, "There is not one psalm that is addressed to “Father,” “My Father,” or “Our Father.”[1] So
[Written in March, 1808.] The question proposed for discussion is,—Whether the obedience to civil government required in the Scriptures, includes attachment. It certainly does not include attachment to any thing but what is declared to
Beloved Brethren! It is witnessed of David, that he “served the will of God in his generation.” Every generation has its peculiar work. The present age is distinguished, you know, by the progress of infidelity.
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Revisiting the Prophetic Work of Neil Postman Referencing Neil Postman's prophetic work, in this post, Casey Chalk notes, "Thirty-five years ago, New York University professor of communications Neil Postman predicted the
How is it that, in countries where Christianity has made progress, men have almost universally agreed in reckoning a true Christian, and an amiable, open, modest, chaste, conscientious, and benevolent character, as the same thing?
The Call—and Cost—of Beautiful Church Community In this post, Irwyn Ince notes, "Experiencing community means experiencing a sense of belonging, of welcome and embrace, a sense of being at home. It’s the exact opposite of
So long as our adversaries profess a regard to virtue, and, with Lord Bolingbroke,‡ acknowledge that “the gospel is in all cases one continued lesson of the strictest morality, of justice, of benevolence, and of
Why Study Church History? In this post, Pastor Andy Davis writes, "Now, I am well aware that not everyone shares my excitement for church history. Some of my brothers and sisters are into other things
It is a distinguishing property of the Bible, that all its precepts aim directly at the heart. It never goes about to form the mere exterior of man. To merely external duties it is a