Gospel Ordinances: Emblems of Grace
Joshua 4 stands as one of the more memorable scenes in Old Testament history. The nation of Israel just crossed the Jordan River, and was about to conquer Canaan. Before venturing further, Joshua instructed them to erect a memorial on Jordan’s riverbanks (4:7). These twelve memorial stones would serve as a reminder to those passing later of how God led them into the Promised Land by His grace. However, the book of Judges shows that...
Staying Connected in a Wireless World
by Sarah J. Bracey Recently, my husband and I retreated for a weekend and rented a cabin a few hours away. We also invited some of our family, including my two youngest sisters (seventeen and fifteen years old) to join us, thinking this would be an opportunity for us all to spend some time together in the great outdoors. When my sister arrived, her first words were “What’s the Wi-Fi password?” Perhaps the amenity of free Wi-Fi and her...
The Church and Home: Partners and Parallels (Part II)
In last Monday’s post, we investigated what family ministry looks like in the home. We considered what the Bible says about the nuclear family, and how that theological truth affects our homes. However, family ministry does not stop there. While we may experience the most wonderful family worship in between the four walls of our homes, we’re missing an important component if our families and we are not integrated into the life of the...
Our Fears Betray Us
In the days following the election of Donald Trump, thousands of opinion pieces have appeared in newspapers, periodicals, and online news outlets. Such pieces display everything from jubilant finger-wagging to angry finger-pointing. Some are analyzing the data gleaned from exit polling, while others are scrutinizing the counties that flipped from Obama to Trump. However, one sentiment that has emerged since around the midnight to 1am...
The Church and Home: Partners and Parallels
The Christian faith is no stranger to family. After all, we walk into church to greet Brother so-and-so, and his wife, Sister so-and-so, even though we can’t trace any biological heritage to these close Christian friends. It soon becomes apparent that the Gospel has connected Christians in such a deep way that can be described only in familial terms. When Jesus is alerted to his mother and brothers’ presence during his public...
President Donald John Trump: Now What?
By now, we’ve all heard the surprising results of the election: Republican Donald John Trump will be the forty-fifth United States President. With all of the dissatisfaction and controversy, who would have thought that he would win the presidency? Yet, call it what you will—rural v. urban, nationalist v. populist, or whatever—here we are. Sizing Up the Situation In the history of our republic, we’ve only had five other presidents with...
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