Orthodoxy + Orthopraxy
Articles from Covenant Seminary faculty, alumni, and friends about the Bible, theology, and Christian living.
Fallow Ground and the Rain of Righteousness
“Fallow” basically means unused or undeveloped. For farmers it applies to land left unplanted for a year so it can be more productive the next. “Fallow” can also describe the human heart, which should respond productively to God’s Word. But our hearts may underperform.
To Change Your Heart, Change your Actions
Isn't this question backwards? If our actions flow from our hearts, don't we need to change our hearts before we can change our actions? Yes and no.
Pleasure, Power, and Purpose
Is your counseling work with people person-centered or therapist-centered? A look at Freud, Frankl, and the Bible can help us find focus.
Pastoral Calling and Cultural Understanding: A Conversation with Mark Sayers – Part 3
Cultural commentator Mark Sayers offers insights to help Christian leaders pastor and disciple others in our chaotic times. Part 3 of 3.
Pastoral Calling and Cultural Understanding: A Conversation with Mark Sayers – Part 2
Cultural commentator Mark Sayers offers insights to help Christian leaders pastor and disciple others in our chaotic times. Part 2 of 3.
Pastoral Calling and Cultural Understanding: A Conversation with Mark Sayers – Part 1
Cultural commentator Mark Sayers offers insights to help Christian leaders pastor and disciple others in our chaotic times. Part 1 of 3.
The Lord’s Servant as the Light of the World (Isaiah 49:1–13)
Looking at the second Servant Song from the Book of Isaiah, we will examine four questions: 1) Who is this Servant of whom you speak? 2) What will this Servant do? 3) When will he do it, and how? 4) Where do we come in?
Three Things to Help Your Church Plant Survive
If church plants are to succeed, we must embrace the reality that what makes for good churches also makes for good church plants.
“If God is For Us”: Standing Accused with Romans 8
When the Accuser of God's elect makes charges against us, how are we to stand? The apostle Paul provides some hope in Romans 8.
Pray for Ukraine
None of us can say what will occur in Ukraine or the world in the days ahead, but we can be confident in the character of our God who hears the prayers of his children and will finally extinguish the presence of evil.
Preaching in a Mild State of Panic
Preparation is essential to preaching, but too much of it can drain the life from a sermon. Dr. Dan Doriani suggests another way.
Westminster, Race, and justice
As followers of Jesus, particularly within the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition, we have an extraordinarily helpful perspective for a robust engagement of race and justice in the Scriptures, helpfully summarized in our Standards. In other words, the Scriptures and our Standards are sufficient to orient our conversations on these topics.
Glorifying God In The Midst Of A Pandemic
How are Christians to respond to a world in the midst of a pandemic? We are not the first generation of believers to face that question.
Introduction to Apologetics: A top 10
With so many books on Christian apologetics out there, where does an interested reader begin? FSI Director Mark Ryan offers some helpful suggestions.
Ten Podcasts for Thinking About Culture and Apologetics
This list of podcasts will provide helpful insight for Christians seeking to better understand and engage with our particular cultural moment.
For Such a Time as This – 2022
For such a time as this, we need to consider the larger vision of what God is doing…. As we take a look at all the struggles in church history (previous pandemics, theological division, etc.), we can be assured that Jesus is not only the same but that he still remains our living hope.
The Emergent Nature of Spiritual Formation
In order to spiritually mature, we must identify the formative cultural contexts that are working against us to provide alternate values to the gospel.
WWJD? Live an Outcast-Driven Life
"Who is my neighbor?" Like the lawyer who asked Jesus this question, we often find ourselves surprised and resistant at the answer.
I “Just” Do Ordinary Work
We often undervalue the importance of our own work when we say, “I just work do ordinary work. ” But the Bible looks at work a different way.
When (and How) to Avoid Contentious People
The apostle Paul certainly dealt with his share of contentious people, and he offers church leaders wise advice on to defuse or avoid them.
The Compelling Consequences for Our Ministry: Go and Show the Gospel
If Scripture as the unchanging, inerrant Word of God is the foundation of our ministry, and the holy charge of keeping Christ at the center of all we do motivates our ministry, then what are the consequences flowing from these that compel us in our ministry? Dr. Tom Gibbs explores those consequences in part 3 of this series adapted from his inaugural presidential address.