When a congregation is abused by its pastor, it loses more than a shepherd. It loses its threshold place; that fragile seam between earth and heaven.
10/07/25
We can lay down our sledgehammers of moralistic performance, which aren’t effective anyway, and we can trust that we are his and his life is ours.
10/06/25
Faith takes God at his word and holds his promise to be true for me because I know God would not lie to me.
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10/08/25
When a congregation is abused by its pastor, it loses more than a shepherd. It loses its threshold place; that fragile seam between earth and heaven.
09/12/25
Nothing good happens when you get ahead of God and take matters into your own hands.
09/09/25
We rejoice that this urchin is now at rest in the arms of his known God who binds up the broken hearted and sets the captives free.
08/12/25
Protestants, in my view, don’t suffer from a Goldilocks problem. They have an arrogance problem.
08/08/25
Oliver was a friend, chaplain, professor, author, and loyal church reformer. This Gnesio-Lutheran giant will be missed.
08/04/25
Why reflect on these three men — MacArthur, Ozzy, and Hulk Hogan — in the same breath?
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07/30/25
The Solas are not just doctrinal statements. They are the grammar of Christian comfort.
07/24/25
The danger is not destruction. It is reduction.
07/23/25
MacArthur’s courage to speak Scripture’s truth, no matter the audience, should be commended.
07/16/25
The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
06/20/25
This story is not meant for six-year-olds, but it is meant for us, though we should hardly handle it.
06/17/25
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