The Church

Notes, for my EP brethren, I believe I've accounted for the alternate practices of Precentors and account for most of the main Psalters, but if there's anything I've missed on that account, please let me know and I'll update this guide to include things helpful for EP Psalm Sings. If we had a...

Today, confusion surrounds the psalms, even in Reformed Churches. Many Christians know that the psalms are songs, and were even sung at one point, yet do not realize that they can sing them today. They may be confused by Colossians 3:16, which states that one must "sing psalms, hymns, and...

This article originally appeared on my website at somereformedtheologian.com I. INTRODUCTION Neo-Calvinism was a 19th century movement which sought to promote Christ’s economic Lordship over all spheres of life. While not making much of a movement in the United States, it was primarily active...

This article originally appeared on my blog (Here). “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord…their works follow them” (Revelation 14:13) David Brainerd (1718-1747) was an 18th century American missionary to the native American Indians of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Robert Murray...

This article originally appeared (Here). “I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:18) A slate engraving and a stone cairn were recently unveiled in Stornoway as the first in a series of events to commemorate the centenary of the Iolaire disaster...

By Daniel Kok. It is difficult for people to understand why some Christians do not celebrate Christmas. I offer the following as an explanation and defense of that position so that you can understand why that is: 25 Protestations against Christmas 1. The scriptures do not inform us of the date...

Carl Trueman, Ash Wednesday: Picking and Choosing our Piety The rise of Lent in non-Roman, Orthodox or Anglican circles is a fascinating phenomenon. "Finally, it also puzzles me that time and energy is spent each year on extolling the virtues of Lent when comparatively little is spent on...

(Note: Article originally submitted for Christianity and Culture in 2nd and 3rd Centuries, a Master's level course at Regent University) Introduction American President Theodore Roosevelt once said that “it is not the critic that counts; not the man who points out how the strong man...