The Holy Spirit and His Work pt. 2

I would love to see the Reformed community teach and preach right doctrine on the Holy Spirit, instead of handing it over, as it seems to have happened, to those who seem to have the “spiritual niche market.”  There is much teaching and preaching on the Holy Spirit that is very edifying, but it seems [...]

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The Holy Spirit and His Work

These next two posts are posts I have recently put up on a web discussion group I am a memeber of on the topic of discussing the work of the Spirit in our churches and what that means. I have heard this language used many times of the Holy Spirit in Reformed/ Presbyterian circles, especially by students at [...]

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Psalm 30: The Prayer (vs 9-10)

     I realize I said that the next entry on this psalm was going to be about the imagery of the psalm, but I have decided to postpone that entry until after we return from NJ.  Instead, I will take a closer look at the short, striking prayer of David in verses 9-10, where David [...]

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Psalm 30: The Song of Resurrection

    This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to preach and lead the service at Oviedo Presbyterian Churchwhere I am an intern pastor - of course Cari helped as well in leading the congregation through the prayer of confession, words of assurance, first Scripture lesson and confession of faith.  The text, Psalm 30, comes out of the [...]

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A Hopeful Sign?

     The other week I had a conversation with a friend, and he was asking if there are many churches being planted in the RCA in the East.  And I proceded to explain that in general the more “liberal” areas or churches really don’t have a need to plant churches.  If there is “salvation outside of the [...]

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Bavinck on Human Destiny in Community

     It has been common for people of all different backgrounds to say that humanity has not been created to be brute individuals, but to live in community.  Dutch Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck said this concerning our relationship with one another and how it relates the image of God and our destiny: “The image of God is [...]

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RCA Integrity

     Like other mainline denominations, the ministers, elders, and members of the Reformed Church in America have created a new covenantal, confessional, evangelical group called RCA Integrity as an attempt to join likeminded Christian together for the purpose of mutual encouragement and calling for accountability at the governmental levels of the General and Regional Synods, classes, [...]

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An Aroma Pleasing to the LORD

     Recently I have been reading through Leviticus, and when reading the first few chapters on the sacrificial system I was struck by the repetition of, “It is a ‘x’ offering…an aroma pleasing to the LORD.”  And I couldn’t help but immediately think of Romans 12:1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers (and sisters), in view [...]

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