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View MoreSuppose someone declares, “Christianity is not credible.” What do they mean and how should we respond to that claim? They probably mean that Christianity isn’t worthy of belief. They know there are lots of Christians, but their point is that there shouldn’t be because Christianity isn’t worthy of belief. [...]
One of the most compelling books in the Old Testament is that of Ruth, which follows its namesake’s journey from Moabite widow to covenantal member in the family of promise. Despite the myriad theological significances of this four-part narrative, the book proceeds scarcely mentioning the Lord at all [...]
In a recent church small group, in which I was the youngest participant by several decades, I witnessed a surprising display of emotion. Older women—saints in the church who have nurtured and fed me literally and spiritually—tearfully sharing painful memories from their middle school years. Here, in the winter seasons [...]
The New Testament does not present the Lord’s Supper as an occasional supplement to Christian worship, but as something bound up with the church’s gathered life. The Supper appears there not by way of explicit scheduling command—“observe this weekly”—but through a pattern [...]
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I was blessed with a grandfather who modeled a life that represented an impeccably well-ordered hierarchy of loves. Jasper N. Dorsey (1913–1990), whom we all called “Papa,” was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend, churchman, patriot, and public servant. He was the most honorable man I have ever known. [...]
In this essay, I want to make the case that disciple-making belongs exclusively to the church, because disciples are made by God alone through the liturgy—the ministry of word and sacrament in gathered worship. Liturgy is discipleship; discipleship is liturgical. [...]
Holly Pivec and R. Douglas Geivett are apologists and recognized experts on the New Apostolic Reformation movement. I first met Holly and Doug in 2018 when I was publisher for Lexham Press. We had recently acquired the rights to their first two books on the dangers of this movement. [...]
