Author Archives: Seth Meyers

Evaluating Affections

What a reproach it is to the profession of the gospel to see a Christian just come from church and holy ordinances where his devout affections have been raised, and immediately to find him breaking out in vain, earthly merriment … Continue reading →

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An Apologetic for Evangelizing Children

In the business of pastoral ministry, how many pastors invest time in child evangelism? Probably, the majority of pastors would count on their Sunday School and children’s ministries to evangelize their children. After all, most churches have numerous services, programs, … Continue reading →

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Economic Principles for Children

As I have grappled with how to minister with poverty all around me, here are some principles that I have compiled from many different sources. Our college graduates have received them as well as the young people in our youth … Continue reading →

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Shifting the Standard for Fathers

One of the central qualifications for a father in a congregation is that he be able to demonstrate for the people what a godly, effective father can do in the home. Instead of this, we have decided to substitute three … Continue reading →

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What Ken Ham Should Have Said to Bill Nye

In one of his rebuttals or his closing statement, it would have been refreshing to hear an Elijah mock the prophets of Baal. ____________________ Mr. Nye, I’ve heard you reference Creationism with words like “extraordinary” and even faux surprise as … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Spurgeon’s Church

There is gold all around us, yet it stands in unexpected places. When my colleague reviewed The Forgotten Spurgeon by Murray, it prompted me to check out the book that has been waiting on my shelves. Murray titles should not … Continue reading →

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Kindling Steel

The anger of a meek man is like fire struck out of steel, hard to be got out, but when it is out, soon gone. Matthew Henry, The Quest for Meekness and Quietness of Spirit

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First Corinthians in Bite-sized Portions

Last Lord’s Day I began working through 1 Corinthians. Here is the path we hope to trod over the next year or so. Purpose statement: •    A correction of relational, sexual, ecclesiastical, and theological problems that all churches might face … Continue reading →

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How Culture Teaches

Propositions are critically important, but not all knowledge is propositional. Unlike science, culture is not a repository of factual information or theoretical truth, nor is it a kind of training in skills, whether rhetorical or practical. Yet it is a … Continue reading →

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Our Real Danger

For every careless saint who burns himself out and breaks up his family with misdirected zeal, I venture, there are a thousand who coast with the world, treating Jesus like a helpful add-on, but not as an all-satisfying, all-authoritative King … Continue reading →

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