The great Scottish Presbyterian minister, Thomas Chalmers, once said, "Prayer is the subtlest of all (God's ordained) causes. We cannot see it working. We do not understand how it works, but we ask on earth and the majesty of heaven gives.”

Christ Covenant ChurchDecember 18, 2020

Always Winter, Never Christmas

The whole sorry affair can’t but remind us of the White Witch’s brutal Narnia, a land where it was always winter and never Christmas? From the Witches perspective--Better to endure a black midwinter than the bleak one graced by the Savior’s rude arrival.

Christ Covenant ChurchDecember 11, 2020

Homeward Bound

Isn’t that a wonderful way to think of death? The date is set in indelible grace. But it’s not the Grim Reaper coming to take you to the grave. Jesus is coming to take you home to God, the Father.

Christ Covenant ChurchDecember 4, 2020

The Grumblings of a Grateful Soul

Recently, I stumbled across a tweet that really got me thinking: “To complain about God is a sin. To complain to God is a Psalm.”

Christ Covenant ChurchNovember 20, 2020

What Paul says, God says

Did Paul claim to be writing Scripture when he wrote his letters?

Christ Covenant ChurchNovember 6, 2020

A Thought for E-Day

How are we to judge tomorrow? A stairway to heaven or hell? Is history going anywhere?

Christ Covenant ChurchNovember 3, 2020election, History, Meaning

How Dead is Dead?

In this, the first of a number of pieces, we will unpack the Five Points of Calvinism, or what more accurately could be called the Five Responses of the Orthodox Church to the errors of Jacobus Arminius, and his followers…

Christ Covenant ChurchOctober 2, 2020Calvinism, Sin, Total Depravity, Five Points of Calvinism

The Three-Step of Faith

At the end of the 1541 edition of his Institutes, Calvin outlines the three habits of a healthy soul: self-denial, cross-bearing, and meditation on the future life.

Christ Covenant ChurchJuly 10, 2020

Glory Thieves

Pride has this effect upon us all; it turns us into glory thieves. Rather than directing all the glory to God, we bleed part of it off for ourselves.

CovenanterChrist Covenant ChurchJune 26, 2020Pride, Glory

Affirmations for a Troubled Time

Five important affirmations to keep front and center in our minds during this uniquely contentious cultural moment.

Christ Covenant ChurchJune 12, 2020

Has the Collapse Begun?

We have sown to the wind and now we must reap the whirlwind. I fear that it’s more than just our cities that are ablaze this week; the Republic itself is burning.

Christ Covenant ChurchJune 5, 2020

Pursuing Life, Liberty, and (COVID-19 Free) Happiness

The key questions for us this morning are: Which fork should the Church take on the road back to normal, and can you travel down the one that we, your elders, select?

Christ Covenant ChurchMay 29, 2020

Diversified Assets

When it comes to personal security, just like a good investment portfolio, we like to diversify our assets. We build layers of fail-safes around our souls…

Christ Covenant ChurchMarch 27, 2020

A Prayer for Troubled Times

A way to pray amidst the COVID-19 pandemic…

Christ Covenant ChurchMarch 20, 2020

God's Hammer

The second in a series of articles on sharing your faith, and how to use Scripture when you do…

Christ Covenant ChurchMarch 13, 2020

Morning Exercises#6

In this morning’s prayer, we use the prayer of Solomon (1Kings 8), and Peter’s words to the Church (1Peter 2:1-3; 2Peter 1:3-11). May God bless it to your soul.

Christ Covenant ChurchMarch 10, 2020