We are not divided, all one body we! One in hope and doctine, one in charity!

A QUICK AND INSUFFICIENT BACKGROUND (but I'm usually too wordy, so I'll keep it brief)

The earliest years of the 17th century were a tumultuous time on the British Isles. The years leading up to the turn of that century had seen many political and religious changes that kept the Isles teetering on edge of Civil war. First there were the breaks from alliance with France and Roman Catholicism by Henry VIII while Scotland was strengthening its alliance with France and… Continue

Bear with me.... I'm too wordy.

Early in my Christian life I had to come to terms with the sad fact that I lacked a certain quality that might make me effective in communication. It seems that the lack of this quality “turned people off” when discussing doctrine amongst friends and witnessing to the lost. I counted this as a fault and worked through prayer, study, and under guidance to rid myself of the fault. Over a period of years I was able to approach conversations in a manne… Continue

So, a few weeks ago my wife tells me that it would be cool if our oldest had a quick reference guide to the London Baptist Confession of Faith. (Background: Been Reformed Baptist for a few years and Semper Reformanda, so our kids are just now getting used to the whole Confession, catechism, and knowing the creeds) So I say, "Yeah, that would be cool." And that was it. As far as I was concerned he could carry the confession around, the booklet we gave him isn't that big.

Then, two… Continue

I am in need of advice, sort of. Here's the thing, I don't have a good answer to the situation I'll explain below, but I'm honestly not sure if there is a good answer. I've been praying about it, a lot, but have yet to come to a good conclusion.

So, the situation:

I am currently deployed for a six month stint in Kuwait. For anyone who doesn't know much about how military deployments work, Kuwait is the "place to be." Upsides to getting deployed to Kuwait are:

1) There are established bases/ca… Continue