Going Fishing
25. September 2019
Fishing requires intentionality. You must leave the house, take the right equipment, go to the water, find the right spot, cast the line or net, and ...
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The First Reformed Presbyterian was Swiss?
25. September 2019
“What are you working on lately, Byron?” asked my friend. “Zwingli.” “What?” “Huldrych Zwingli.” “Huldrych who?” “Huldrych ...
The Immigrant and Us
20. March 2019
The history of the human race is a history of movement. God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth (Gen. 1:28). Sometimes ...
Hitting the Streets
20. March 2019
The world is in a state of crisis. Politically, economically, morally, and spiritually, there can be no doubt that man’s best efforts to create a ...
Our Experience with Immigrants in Cyprus
20. March 2019
My wife, Liza, and I and our two young daughters moved to Cyprus in 1990 to join a small group of like-minded Christians that would become Trinity ...
Beyond Turmoil, Gospel Hope
20. March 2019
Spread out across a section of a huge lawn in the wooded park, a small group was beginning to gather: a couple of mothers standing with their arms ...
Going Where the Lost Are
14. November 2018
Introduction When you see a man preaching on the street corner, what enters your mind? Common reactions include, Is this really biblical? Aren’t ...
Toward the Storm
14. November 2018
While much critical relief during natural disasters comes from central planning, other help can also be valuable. Creative Christians can do wonders ...
Waiting for Jonah
14. November 2018
In 2010, a documentary was made that addressed the terrible condition of the public education system in the United States. The theme of the ...
Empowering the Choice for Life
14. November 2018
Our desire to see sinners saved brought us together. Our story began when the Lord called Eden (Schaefer) Kim to serve at a local pregnancy center. ...
An Interview with Dr. Barry York
06. September 2018
How did you come to faith in Christ? Dr. York: I grew up in North Carolina and attended Baptist churches off and on, but Christianity wasn’t really ...
Trading Pulpits
14. May 2018
In spring 2015 I received an email from a young man who was planning to move to our area with his wife and daughter for graduate study. A few weeks ...
God’s Love for You Is Deeper Than the Ocean
14. May 2018
Anyone that has ever gone scuba diving remembers the moment they drew their first breath of air underwater. Many who try scuba abandon their quest ...
Comfort in Parenting Trials
14. May 2018
I am very thankful, not only that God is sovereign, but that I know He is sovereign. Our triune God governs and upholds all things. Nothing, ...
Wisdom for the Next Generation
09. March 2018
How will you protect your child from temptation? You won’t successfully isolate him or her, or hover close enough to always protect, but wisdom is a ...
Do You Ever Feel You ‘Haven’t a Prayer’?
17. January 2018
In May, I sent the completed manuscript of my recent book, Prayers of the Bible, to our denominational publisher, Crown & Covenant Publications.1 ...
Christ’s Dominion Over the Bluff
17. January 2018
As soon as my daughter Lily and I stepped into the meeting room of the Atlanta Presbyterian Fellowship, we anticipated that this would be an ...
Discipling the Next Generation
15. November 2017
How do you disciple a generation that is very different from all previous generations? I am referring mainly to those who are 20-somethings, though ...
Finding the Men
15. November 2017
When I have spoken about the matter of training with church leaders, I have often run into the question, Where do you get such men? The thought behind ...
Multiplication Anticipated
15. November 2017
Recently my wife and I sat at our dining room table enjoying a dessert of “It’ll Kill Ya Pie,” discussing with a young urban pastor and his wife ...