How to Have a Happy Marriage
One of my dearest friends is the saintly Anglican bishop J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) . I re-read his classic volume “Holiness” every year and I have relied heavily up...
Month: May 2015
Obedience for Life
“Right away. All the way. With Respect.” I’m not sure how many times my children have heard those sentences. Where do they come from? Pastor Robbins has his own...
What Is Calvinism
Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield (1851-1921) was a giant among Presbyterian theologians. He taught a generation of ministers at Princeton Seminary. A cultured ari...
Summer Camp: Seven Reasons to Say Yes
Summer Camp? How do you know if he’s ready? What about all the people who’ll be there that we don’t know ? What if some older boy goes after my precious baby? W...
Wednesday Night Activities
If you join us tonight, May 20, 2015, here’s the menu: Dinner: Breakfast for Dinner Ministry Children: Joining adult prayer meeting Youth: Serving the Community...
Is Your Bible Reliable?
I recently heard a lecture by Michael Kruger (President of RTS Charlotte and yes, husband of our WRPC ladies conference speaker!) that I found very helpful and ...
Why Go to Church This Sunday?
One of the greatest of the 19th century Presbyterians was William Swan Plumer (1802-1880). Dr. Plumer pastored several churches from Virginia to Pennsylvania an...
Wednesday Night Activities
If you join us tonight, May 13, 2015, here’s the menu: Dinner: SubSandwiches Potato Salad Chips Brownies Ministry Children: WSC 100, CYC 15 Youth: “Legitimate V...
Plants & Children: The Downside of Too Much Help
I’ve been landscaping lately. My wife and I started a modest outdoor project, which created a critically necessary project, which mandated some expenditures, wh...
Counseling and the Westminster Confession of Faith
As a pastor who counsels, I have developed a list of resources that I have found helpful. Some might be predictable: articles and journals from Christian counse...