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What is Covenant Theology?
One question that’s often asked of by those new to a Presbyterian or Reformed church is, “What is covenant theology?” We certainly love it – it’s in our name here at Covenant of Grace! Yet “covenant” is a term that can lose its meaning simply through overuse. I went to college at Covenant College. There’s also a Covenant Seminary, we take covenant vows, have covenant children, and apparently there’s even a covenant coffee company, a covenant logistics company, and covenant…
Why Does God Ordain Suffering?
Whenever we consider the providence of God, one question always comes up: why does God ordain suffering? This is an age-old question that is often asked as a question to Christianity. “If God is so good, why is there so much evil and suffering in the world?” Of course, Christianity has had an answer to this question for centuries: God didn’t create the world like this. Genesis 1:31 testifies that God created a perfect world where there was no…
Rebuilding What Was Torn Down
In my daily Bible reading I recently finished the book of Nehemiah and its relevance to us was not lost on me. The book of Nehemiah takes places around 450 BC. It’s about the returning exiles rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem that the Babylonians had destroyed over a century earlier. The city of God was in ruins and it was time to rebuild it for the glory of God and the protection of God’s people. In many respects its foreign…
Where Do We Begin?
I want to thank all of you at Covenant of Grace for the love that you all have extended to my family and me these past couple of weeks and months. We have been overwhelmed by your messages of love, offers of help, and the many ways y’all have already assisted us in this time of transition. We are excited to be joining you and cannot wait to be among you as our new church family! Right now, my wife…