Reformation Heroes: Written by Diana Kleyn with Joel R. Beeke
Today we are blessed to live in a country where we have little fear of physical or verbal persecution for our faith. We may read the Word of God without fear of punishment. We have the privilege of attending whichever church we desire and we may even encourage the public to come and join us for worship. This freedom has been all but common since the life of Christ and there is no reason to think that it will be common in the future. Sin is as abundant in the world now as it ever has been before. Reformation Heroes gives us an in-depth look at the Reformation gaining strength in the 15th and 16th centuries and the doctrines which were rediscovered, believed, and practiced at tremendous cost to the health, safety, and prosperity of those Reformers who held fast to the faith. Read the rest of this entry »
Dennis Prager has written a wake-up call to our society regarding our thoughts about modern families and respecting our elders. The fodder is the recent Doritos Super Bowl ad. He makes an interesting point. Some of the things we laugh at as a society are some of the sadder points of our corporate existence.
Christ the Center recently had the privilege of discussing credo-baptism with James Dolezal. There is a very interesting discussion currently underway in the comment thread. While this leans heavily toward the academic side, the baptism issue is an extremely important issue for families to think through. There is a helpful (and friendly) debate on the subject of paedo- versus credo-baptism during the last twenty minutes or so.
Several OPC churches and presbyteries sponsor summer camps and conferences. The Committee on Christian Education has posted information for several of these events planned for the summer of 2009.
