Wonderful Reflections on the Value of Confessions
A PCA pastor named Todd Pruitt, a contributor to The Mortification of Spin podcast, provides some wonderful reflections on the importance of having confessions in your church. Here’s a snippet: A church is not simply an umbrella organization for various individual’s ministries and hobbies. A church is not a convention hall for loosely connected groups […]
Macchiatos and Reformed Identity
If you ever want to make a barista squirm, walk into an independently-run café and order a “Macchiato”. You may notice some concern on the barista’s face as you’re asked whether you’re looking for a true Macchiato or a Caramel Macchiato. If you’re in an especially cruel mood, you could reply, “I asked for a […]
Leaving a Confessional Legacy
We’ve all been there – away from home on the weekend, and there’s no NAPARC congregation within a reasonable driving distance. What can you do, other than make the best of the situation? In recent months, I was in a similar circumstance and took the opportunity to attend a church whose credentials in its region […]
What does it mean to be Reformed?
Many in Cincinnati are probably unfamiliar with the Reformed Church tradition: “Does this mean you’re liberal, or that you’re changing something?” There are surely others that have come across aspects of it but mistakenly reduce its meaning to “Five Points.” And still others express the sentiments of one of my college professors, that the Reformed […]
