“My Faith Looks Up to Thee”
The man had heard the stories, but he hardly dared to believe that they were true. A Teacher from Nazareth was said to be able… Read More »“My Faith Looks Up to Thee”
James Anderson
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“O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go”
As a young man, Scotsman George Matheson (1842–1906) exhibited a quick mind and a fervent devotion to the Lord. He began to train for the… Read More »“O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go”
We Rest on Thee
British poet Edith G. Cherry (1872-1897) contracted polio at a young age and dealt with severe health struggles all through her short life. Yet after… Read More »We Rest on Thee
What Was Early Church Worship Music Like?
This is an important question because many earnest believers desire to worship on the Lord’s Day in form and content the same way that Christ… Read More »What Was Early Church Worship Music Like?
Hoping Through the Darkness Before Dawn: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
How is it that one of the oldest and best-known Christmas carols asks for the Messiah to come, when in actuality He has already done… Read More »Hoping Through the Darkness Before Dawn: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
Thanksgiving During a Plague: Martin Rinkart (1586–1649)
When the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) engulfed northern Europe, Christians in Germany suffered under the terrors of war, famine, and plague. As a new pastor… Read More »Thanksgiving During a Plague: Martin Rinkart (1586–1649)
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? A Dialogue about Race and the Church: Part 2
Jon Pratt and Emmanuel Malone We welcome back Emmanuel Malone as he answers three more race-related questions with the goal of seeking understanding in regard… Read More »Am I My Brother’s Keeper? A Dialogue about Race and the Church: Part 2
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? A Dialogue about Race and the Church
Jon Pratt In the most recent Nick of Time essay, Kevin Bauder introduced the subject of race relations based upon a recent conversation he had… Read More »Am I My Brother’s Keeper? A Dialogue about Race and the Church
Music That Is Intrinsically Good
The “worship wars” have now ceased, and many people are mostly happy about the cessation. Some of us are less happy, however, because those wars—like… Read More »Music That Is Intrinsically Good
Global Missions Amid Global Crisis
Jeff Straub Few things have so universally affected the missionary movement like the current COVID-19 pandemic. As the world’s economy has ground to a halt,… Read More »Global Missions Amid Global Crisis
Digital Church? Drive-in Church? What Should We Think?
Jeff Straub We are living in unprecedented times, to be sure. On Friday, New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio suggested that all churches and synagogues who… Read More »Digital Church? Drive-in Church? What Should We Think?
Pulpit Work in Times of Peace and Calamity
Jeff Straub The ministry of the Word is the primary duty of the pastor. Both Paul’s exhortation to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4 and his… Read More »Pulpit Work in Times of Peace and Calamity
Retrieving Theology: A Question of Posture
Matt Shrader Recent days and years have seen an increased interest in the idea of theological retrieval. While the interest in this idea has grown… Read More »Retrieving Theology: A Question of Posture
Issues in Sanctification Eleven Months Later
Jon Pratt Here at Central Seminary we are fast approaching our annual MacDonald Lecture Series. Readers of the Nick of Time will be greatly encouraged… Read More »Issues in Sanctification Eleven Months Later
The Human Problem
Brett Williams In 1947, the French Nobel Laureate Albert Camus wrote the novel The Plague. The fictional story is set in the city of Oran… Read More »The Human Problem
Advance the Gospel: A Report from Kansas City
Jeff Straub I am in Kansas City this week at the first of what may become a new biennial conference aimed at encouraging young people… Read More »Advance the Gospel: A Report from Kansas City
Sword Thrusts or Honey?
Jon Pratt Words are powerful things. Proverbs 18:21 reminds us that death and life are in the power of the tongue. Our words can produce… Read More »Sword Thrusts or Honey?
On Using Labels
Jon Pratt In the movie classic “The Princess Bride,” Vizzini repeats the word “inconceivable!” again and again as the masked pursuer of him and his… Read More »On Using Labels
Toward a Softer, Gentler Science
Brett Williams My previous essay briefly introduced the limits of scientific knowledge and the rise of Scientism, the modernistic belief that science is superior to… Read More »Toward a Softer, Gentler Science
Scientism
Brett Williams Science has become a proper noun. Its hegemony and authority are all but unrivaled. Sitting atop the pantheon of disciplines, it enjoys both… Read More »Scientism