The amateur blog of an aspiring Christian writer and entrepreneur.
Now at 35, ten years later, I find myself looking back with a deep gratitude of a man who has seen storms, felt failures, tasted joy, and watched promises unfold – not always quickly, not always painlessly, but always faithfully.
Is Calvinism a cult? That’s the question buzzing in the heads of many younger Christians in this generation, not because they stumbled on Calvin’s Institutes, but because someone in authority told them so.
Here’s the good news – MacArthur did not labor in vain. The Holy Spirit, who raised up MacArthur, Sproul, and other stalwarts of the faith, delights to do it again. God doesn’t run out of faithful servants.
This is what covenant membership reflects. It is the visible, joyful, weighty declaration that we belong—to Christ, to one another, to the household of faith. It is a commitment not just to attend, but to invest. Not just to visit, but to build. Not just to exist, but to flourish as a people bound together by grace.
It’s always someone else’s fault. The timetable is to blame. The alarm clock conspired against you. Life’s circumstances teamed up to derail your spiritual growth. But let’s be honest—most of the time, it’s not external factors holding you back. It’s you.
Whether you’ve made a formal list of resolutions or not, as a Christian, you cannot faithfully enter into a new year without being resolved to be and to do certain things.
For members, submission to their elders fosters spiritual growth by cultivating humility, teachability, and a willingness to be shaped by God’s Word.
The Word of God does not come to us as a fragmented collection of spiritual tidbits for our devotional moments. No, it is a roaring fire, burning with clarity and authority over all of life. From the smallest whispers to the great rumblings of the world, the Bible speaks to every facet of human existence – and it does so with sufficiency, authority, and finality.
At the Deacon Ordination Ceremony—a call for all Christians to embody and dramatize the extravagant mercies of Christ.
A Call to the table of Christ, to his body and blood that paid the ultimate price.