by Christian | Nov 7, 2023 | Civic, Culture
By Christian McShaffrey As I sipped my morning coffee on a brisk November morn, I reviewed the day’s schedule and noticed one appointment that iCalendar had scheduled without my consent: Election DayIgnoring that intrusion for the moment, I proceeded to browse the...
by Christian | Jun 20, 2023 | Bible Studies, Culture, Devotional
FREE DOWNLOAD – HOW TO LIVE AS A CHRISTIAN DURING STRANGE TIMES About: In this Ministry Helps booklet Christian McShaffrey, MDiv gives an encouraging and needed lesson for Christians who feel like strangers in a strange land in America given the many unprecedented...
by Christian | Jun 17, 2023 | Culture
I recently had the opportunity to attend the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church as a commissioner. My appointed advisory committee was Appeals and Complaints, so I was also intimately involved in some of the more sensitive work of the whole church....
by Christian | Apr 25, 2023 | Ask the Pastor, Ethics, Family
Answered by Lancelot Andrewes (1555–1626) That there be degrees [of love], it is plain because omission of duties to parents is worse than to strangers: so that there must needs be a greater duty to one of these, than to the other. As in natural things, where the...
by Christian | Dec 29, 2022 | Ethics, Worship
During the final weeks of every year, visual images of our Lord Jesus Christ seem to be everywhere. From Christmas cards to commercial advertisements, it is nearly impossible to avoid seeing a barrage of pictures of Jesus in the manger during the holiday season. Of...
by Christian | Oct 10, 2022 | Civic, Ethics, Theology
By Rev. Doug Barnes It should be a simple question: for what part of life is the Bible intended to be normative? If you’ve spent time studying the Bible, and if you believe what you’ve studied, the answer should be obvious. After all, the Bible contains the wisdom of...
