Maybe you’ve thought that your prayer life needs something—guidance, advice, just a fresh perspective. Maybe you’re jazzed about the upcoming National Day of Prayer and are already recruiting friends and family to join the Prayer Movement. Maybe you’re a ministry leader looking for a guide—something thorough, practical, and very boots-on-the-ground—to help those you lead grow
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Celebrate Vos’ “Rich Meditation” on the Scriptures
Today’s guest post was written by Daniel Robbins, associate pastor of Christ Church in Bellingham, WA. He originally wrote this review of Geerhardus Vos’ Reformed Dogmatics for the student journal at Covenant Theological Seminary. Vos’ Reformed Dogmatics spans five volumes: Theology Proper, Anthropology, Christology, Soteriology, and the fifth covering Ecclesiology, the Means of Grace and Eschatology. While
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One Small Change, One Big Difference
The Big Picture Surveys taken within the past decade show that three-fourths of Americans believe in the supernatural world of God and angels. Christians heartily embrace the concept of the supernatural, presuming that the Bible’s description of spirits, demons, and miracles must be true in order for Scripture to have any consistent meaning. However, we
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Link Love for The Other Worldview
Last year, our sister imprint, Kirkdale Press, published The Other Worldview: Exposing Christianity’s Greatest Threat by Peter Jones. A rash of reviews have been posted recently, praising this book’s treatment of the two opposing worldviews influencing Western culture. Sean McDowell had a chance to interview Jones on his blog. Here’s what he had to say about
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Allowing Jesus to Direct Our Lives
Finding the right path to take in life is an ongoing challenge. It’s easy to flail in the realm of possibility rather than face the realities in front of us. Waiting upon the LORD is no easy virtue. Jesus tells us, “Enter through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the
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Abraham Kuyper on Adam, Noah & the Church
Noah became in fact the second progenitor of the human race; not that he replaced Adam, since Noah himself was the fruit of human procreation, as God had not directly formed Noah by his own hand. Noah inherited his nature and character from his parents and grandparents, which had not been the case with Adam.
Read moreGod’s Gift of Common Grace
Common Grace is the concept that, despite the sinfulness and depravity of the world, God has blessed all of creation and everyone—whether or not they are numbered among the believers. Flowing from God’s mercy and good purposes for the world, Common Grace mitigates the effects of sin and offers to the world evidence of God’s
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Abraham Kuyper on Governments and God’s Eternal Principles
In what manner are governments to obtain knowledge of the eternal principles presented to us in God’s Word? Three answers are conceivable. Theocracy First, one might say: The task of the church is to show in what manner. This is the answer given by Rome. Rome has never denied that government has a right to
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Get Free Previews of Forthcoming Works from Abraham Kuyper
Last week, we announced a new series of translations of Abraham Kuyper’s writings in public theology. This monumental series is comprised of 8 key works across 12 volumes. While most of the translation has already been completed, producing these volumes will take some time. The first volume, Our Program, will be released on November 10 and
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Michael Bird on Church Schisms and the Imperative of Love
We have to start with the ecclesiastical vision of the Johannine letters, since that shapes the theological context in which church life exists. Love is foundational to John’s vision for the church, its theology and practice. Love is absolutely central to the ethical vision of the Johannine letters. The exhortations are replete with commands to
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