Taking Out the Garbage

After I graduated from Dallas Seminary, waiting on my first ministry, I went home to live with my mother. My mom gave me chores. She said, "One of ...

From Responsibility to Rights

We have seen a gradual change over the past several decades in our society from emphasizing individual responsibility to emphasizing, almost glorifying, ...

Not My Job

On my first pastorate, I had requested $20 per month from the board to pay someone to mow the lawn and care for the flowers on the church's property.

"The ...

Help By Teaching

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do themselves.

Wait Until You're Ready

Girls, don't have babies before you're ready--and "ready" means being married! Raising children is the hardest work you'll ever ...

Freedom Costs

Freedom is not free. If only Christians were as quick to act upon their responsibilities as they are quick to assert freedom. The tortures and agonies ...

Responsibility for Emotions

You're responsible for what you do with your feelings, but you can't help having feelings. Feelings are.

Responsibility for the Church

I beg you, do not look upon [this parish] as a steppingstone, but rather say: Here I shall stay as long as it pleases God; if it be his will, until I ...

The Price of Leadership

Being a leader is wonderful. But it is not without its price.

Grasping Election and Free Will

During his days as guest lecturer at Calvin Seminary, R. B. Kuiper once used the following illustration of God's sovereignty and human responsibility: ...