*** As we do every year, we will be breaking from the blog for a month after our April 3 post. Look for more content in May. Three quotes today (all for the same price) based on Romans 12:3-4 , “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.” In my sermon on this passage ( which you can listen to here ) I said th

NOTE:  I have invited the contributions of Stu Reimer to write in this space on the issues of marriage and family. If you follow CRC at all you will know Stu to be my frequent substitute in the pulpit and I am looking forward to his work as my substitute from time to time in this space. Expect his blogs to appear every 6 weeks or so. Stu is no expert on the things on which I have asked him to write (Just ask his wife and children), but he is a committed reformed Christian and

We return today to C S Lewis, this time from his essay, "God in the Dock." Human beings often struggle with their place in the world. Even Christians, who know that God is the Creator and Sustainer of all that is struggle to submit to him as their Lord. All of us have had moments in which we pull God down to our level, actually below it, then evaluate his actions in order to determine whether or not he is truly acting like God should. The stakes are high. If he is judged wort

This book is a concise story of how the Nicene Creed, and its doctrinal affirmations, came to be. The Gospel Coalition bookstore describes the work perfectly, “ The Story of the Trinity relates the settings, characters, and conflicts that led to the Council of Nicaea and the creation of the Nicene Creed, a simple yet beautiful statement of faith that expresses core Christian beliefs that continue to be affirmed worldwide.” If a history book can be an exciting page turner thi