Paul’s Words to the Ephesians The beginning of Ephesians 5 is striking. Paul writes to former idolaters and fornicators, reminding them of their new life in… Read More »tobyMac and the state of Evangelical piety
| | Private and public worship are not the same. There is a difference between the regular, ordinary times of worship for a gathered group… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 4)
Beyond the matter of exposing Christians to past and present examples of Christian piety, a pastor or leader within the local church can seek to… Read More »Teaching Piety
How can we conserve and promote true piety within the lives of the Christians in our churches? Phrasing the question differently reveals the size of… Read More »Exposure to Piety
Conservative Christian churches wish to weather the winds of secularism and pass on authentic Christianity to the next generation. This means conserving the gospel itself,… Read More »Conserving Christian Piety
The section on prayer in John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion is surely one of the most beloved passages of that influential work. Therein,… Read More »Reverence in prayer