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  • The Belgic Confession: Speaking from the Heart

    This is the third post in our Justice and the Reformed Confessions series. Subscribe here to make sure you don't miss a post and to view the other posts in the series. The Belgic Confession speaks...
    October 15, 2017
  • From Every Nation: A Revelation 7:9 Vision

    There’s an enthralling visual presented in the book of Revelation, when at last God’s chosen people have gathered together: “I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from...
    October 11, 2017
  • Fighting Porn with a Gulliver Strategy

    Pornography is a giant in our land. How do we bring it down? Remember the story and movie, Gulliver’s Travels? The traveller Gulliver confronts tiny people called the Lilliputians who eventually gain...
    October 6, 2017
  • Finding Christ at the End of the World

    The great letter writer Paul, writing to his friends in Philippi, said: “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (1:21 NIV) That verse stumps me. Because sure, I believe in an afterlife...
    October 2, 2017
  • The Sex Industry and the Church

    We, as the church, exist in the midst of a present darkness--a struggle, not just against flesh and blood, but against rulers, authorities, and powers in the spiritual realm. We are also called to be...
    September 29, 2017
  • Why Arpaio Matters to the Church

    Just after a bombshell hit the immigrant community – the pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona – I had the chance to sit down with Rev. Ricardo Tavarez for a cup of coffee. We talked about...
    September 27, 2017
  • Over 18: Confronting Pornography at Your Church

    The film Over 18 is a documentary that seeks to raise awareness of the harmful psychological, emotional, and even spiritual effects of long-term pornography addiction among males and females. The...
    September 25, 2017
  • Keeping our Baptismal Vows

    I attended the ordination service of a classmate of mine from seminary and college recently. The steeple of the church stood tall against the crisp blue of the morning sky and all around was quiet...
    September 21, 2017
  • Is She My Sister?

    In September 2016, the Government of Canada launched a ‘National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’, after decades of advocacy from Indigenous groups. Its mission is defined...
    September 18, 2017