Numbers and Faithfulness
Ansgar was a ninth century missionary to the Scandanavian area. We know about him from statues, a biography and other sources. He was the first to establish Christian churches in Denmark. Yet, after his death in 865, those churches disappeared. While Ansgar has his own Wikipedia article and is known in Church History, he probably...
What I read in 2010
It’s 2011 and I and many of my friends posted the “what I read in 2010” lists on facebooks, blogs and other forms of social media. These are great because they provide insight into people’s interests, but also the influences which shape the way they think. And they give ideas for newer books to peruse...
My Thoughts from General Assembly 38
I remember a talk by Dr. Chapell during my first year of seminary (2003) where he told us about life in the PCA. I do not remember the exact context of the talk, but he gave a list of “hot topics” that the PCA went through over the previous several years. He talked about the...
Can We Say We’re Connectional?
One of the things I treasure about biblical Presbyterianism is connectedness. When I was a young boy, growing up in an independent Baptist context, I remember being chided when I asked why we didn’t have elders and why we were not “connected” though the New Testament indicates that churches were elder led and connected. Flash...
The PCA and America’s Changing Demography
2042 is the year many project the United States not to be an all-white majority. While I am unsure of the demographic makeup of the PCA, I have been to enough Presbytery meetings, General Assembly and numerous PCA churches across the country to know that we are out of sync with America’s 2010 demography. I...
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