Justification by Faith in 17th Century English Puritanism

A Paper Presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Atlanta, Georgia Michael A. Milton, Ph.D., Chancellor/CEO (Elect), James M. Baird Jr. Professor of Pastoral Theology Reformed Theological Seminary[1]This paper seeks to Continue Reading

Creeds Cracking, Codes Crumbling, and Romans Chapter 1 now ‘Kicking In’

They have done it again. This morning we read in an Associated Press article by Christopher Weber and Rachel Zoll that the Episcopal Church USA, the Diocese of Los Angeles has elected an avowed lesbian to the episcopacy. The news appears, almost without Continue Reading

Never Silent: A Story of Hope for a Nation in Crisis

    We are facing a crisis in American Christianity:   •    The breakdown of creedal Christianity has most of our older mainline  denominations teetering on the brink with heresy; •    The almost wholesale amalgamation of the evangelical Continue Reading

Norman Davies and the Appalling Problem of a Failure to Stand

The occasion was my graduation from the University of Wales. The British Union Jack was raised, a young lady led us in singing a national anthem. But I could never understand why part of the faculty of the University of Wales refused to stand. I stood, Continue Reading

When Your Creed Cracks, Your Code Crumbles

The worldwide Anglican Communion is meeting at Lambeth. The controversies over the ordination of a homosexual to bishop in the Episcopal Church US are threatening to fracture that Communion. Meanwhile, the African bishops and other evangelicals around the Continue Reading

When Your Creed Cracks, Your Code Crumbles

The worldwide Anglican Communion is meeting at Lambeth. The controversies over the ordination of a homosexual to bishop in the Episcopal Church US are threatening to fracture that Communion. Meanwhile, the African bishops and other evangelicals around the Continue Reading

My Friend the Archbishop

It has been a great day in the Lord. We welcomed The Most Reverend Henry Luke Orombi to our church and to our community today. This great Christian leader and evangelist has been speaking this week to Covenant College students. He preached this morning in Continue Reading

Great Time in Cambridge!

We have had absolutely sensational weather as we gathered for this International Congress on Preaching. David Jeremiah, N.T. Wright, Alistair McGrath, David Jeremiah, Lesslie Holmes, John Huffman, Robert Smith, David Jackman, Dave Stone and many others, Continue Reading

Congress on Preaching Ends

Today the International Congress on Preaching adjourned with the preaching of The Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith of Oakland, California delivering a stirring messages on "A Changeless Christ for a Changing Culture." Based on Hebrews 12.8, "Jesus Christ is the Continue Reading

“Is it ‘Communion?’ the Lord’s Supper?’ or the Eucharist?’ Yes.”

1 Cor. 10.16-17; 20; 11.23-31; John 6.11; 23, 35-42; 48-59 Like a foolish husband arguing with his wife over the true meaning of the word “love,” but failing to embrace his bride, sometimes the Church has got tangled up on words and missed the pure Continue Reading