Weekly Thoughts
The Day I Began to Follow Christ
It started one morning. Upon reaching my office in Manhattan, the phone rang. It was my grandfather. In a serious
February 23, 2017
It started one morning. Upon reaching my office in Manhattan, the phone rang. It was my grandfather. In a serious
Jesus was (and is) the ultimate witness. Remember what he said during dinner at Zaccheus’ home, “For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost” (Luke 19:10). That was our Lord’s way of declaring that he was devoted to witness.
Such discomfort about Ian and Larissa may reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of Christian marriage. The Bible portrays marriage—especially when entered into by believers—not as a contractual agreement between two parties, but as a covenant relationship before God.
Confessionalists want the Confession to be a paper Pope. It’s not surprising that some find the paper Pope inadequate, and go searching for a live one. (If, as some will charge, Scripture is a paper Pope, it’s one whose ring I gladly kiss.)
It is a Gospel Coalition chapter championed by local pastors and a biblical training initiative called the Antioch School Hawaii. The following interview with Todd Morikawa and Dr. Chris Bruno offers an inside look at the ministry.
Chris Castaldo is the Lead Pastor at New Covenant Church in Naperville, Illinois, and is a fellow at the Center for Pastor Theologians. Whether it’s through his writing, speaking, or his bi-weekly Vlog, "A Brief Word from Pastor Chris," he desires to see the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed and lives transformed for the glory of God.