Chike Uzuegbunam is a full-time, open-air preacher in New York City. In this interview, we learn about how he got involved in evangelism and what his ministry in like in NYC. … More Gospel Herald in NYC: An Interview with Chike Uzuegbunam
[Author’s note: The thoughts in this article have been expanded in a recently published book, Essential Service, available as a free PDF download.] “We are living in unprecedented times.” If you’re like me, you’ve heard that phrase more than once this past month. Maybe you’ve even said it. In many ways, it is a true statement. … More Unprecedented Times Call for Precedented Measures: Coronavirus and Cancelling Church Services
Many Christians today are prone to think that the coronavirus “pandemic” is proof-positive that Jesus is coming back soon (i.e. within this generation). They see the worldwide scale of the virus and conclude that it must be a sign that the pale horse of Revelation 6 is at work in a special way in our generation. But is this really the proper way to think about the current global situation? … More Thinking Biblically About the Coronavirus, Pestilences, and the End Times
In the 2015 film Concussion, one character makes the following claim: “The NFL owns a day of the week. The same day the Church used to own. Now it’s theirs.” The sentiment of such a statement is clear: Americans love football more than the worship of God. While this to be expected of the unregenerate, … More The Lord’s Day: A Pattern to Delight In
Throughout church history, the gospel has consistently fallen under attack. Those who have boldly proclaimed the biblical gospel of grace—the depravity of man, the sovereignty of God in salvation, and the victory of Christ at the cross; in short, the doctrines of grace—have been forced to confront false gospels. One man who modeled a firm commitment to the gospel of grace was Charles Haddon Spurgeon. We do well to follow his example. … More Don’t Prune the Truth: Lessons from Spurgeon’s Preaching of the Gospel of Grace
The fifth chapter of Ephesians contains an important verse related to singing and music: “addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with you heart” (v. 19). Of all the posts I have written, one has received far more views than any other. In early 2019, … More Christian Singing: Its Necessity, History, Didactic Nature, and Teleology
There is a lot that can be said about the debate between the “regulative principle of worship” versus the “normative principle of worship.” In this brief post, I want to draw your attention to the use of the term “worship” in this discussion. I think both sides are starting off on the wrong foot by … More “Worship” and the Regulative Principle
I am no Roman Catholic, but I agree with what John Paul II said, “As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.” The family is the building block of society. If the family abdicates its duty to train up faithful, self-governing young men and women, … More Christian Reproduction
Most of the politically-charged immigration talk misses the crux of the matter. There are two key issues involved in immigration: (1) the right to emigrate and (2) the purpose of borders. If we properly understood (and implemented) these two concepts, the immigration “crisis” in America would be solved. 1. The Right to Emigrate To emigrate is to … More Christian Borders
In a recent letter to the editor I made some comments about the Social Security program. I made a passing comment about how children should provide for their parents in old age. In response to that comment, one observant reader commented that he didn’t want to “live off” of his kids. I understand how my comment may … More Children’s Duty to Care for Parents
