The item below has been submitted by WRF member Dr. Michael Milton. Dr. Milton may be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Here is a prayer for Dutch pastors as they minister during this difficult time in their nation:

http://michaelmilton.org/2014/07/25/a-prayer-for-the-netherlands-in-the-midst-of-their-national-tragedy/

My mentor always tells me, “Don’t teach children songs you don’t believe in.”  We spend so much time selecting music for worship based on themes or their placement in services.   Yet how much time do we spend pouring over the texts to better understand the meaning behind common Christian phrases and metaphors

Does the way you see the biblical ‘role of women’ show you where you belong in a denomination?  For me, the function of a denomination has been especially hard to understand

WRF Member Thiago Silva Asks, "What Is the Church and What Is Its Purpose?"WRF Member Thiago Silva Asks, "What Is the Church and What Is Its Purpose?" January 20, 2014 Thiago SilvaWhat Is the Church and What Is Its Purpose? 1 Peter 2.9

Christmas is a time of joy, colorful lights, carols, Christmas trees and fellowship with family and friends. It’s time to look back at the year has gone and get ready for the year to come. Particularly, this is the time of the year I love the most. At home, we already set up the tree, turned the lights on, and the joy is all around. 

Stan Duncan, a pastor and columnist for the Huffington Post, recently cited the following story with approval: I've been encouraged by the words of a Baptist preacher friend from Dallas who once told me that when he dies and stands before St. Peter at the pearly gates,

Wishy Washy Wrathy Wrathy Atonement Atoney

I’m a Presbyterian Church guy, but I’m of the A kind, not the USA kind (follow me?).

Last night, Dr. McGowan presented to his congregation the letter below.  Dr. McGowan has given us permission to post this letter and he may be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The morning after the night before. I woke up this morning with a heavy heart and a mind incredulous at the futility of human thinking when it turns away from the Word of God. Several people have written and asked what the decision of the General Assembly to allow the ordination of people in same sex relationships means for the Church of Scotland and the church in Scotland. The BBC and others of the secular news media have reported it as an historic day in the church, when it changed forever. I think they were right.

So, you're looking for a new Senior Pastor. So what primarily, do you look for…after, of course, a more than second-hand relationship with Jesus Christ? (If I were on a PNC, the first question I would ask every candidate is, “If someone came up to you and told you that they wanted to become a Christian, what would you say and do?” Believe me, that question cuts to the chase as to whether or not you need to ask any more questions.).