This past Sunday we hosted the first of three informational meetings for Providence Presbyterian Church.

In this first meeting, I answered in-depth a question I receive often as I meet with people in the valley. “Why plant a new church?”

For the first six weeks in January, I’ve been preaching through the Psalms of Ascent at the Sunday evening worship services at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Roanoke.

This sermon is the last from the series. You can listen to previous sermons here.

For the first six weeks in January, I’ve been preaching through the Psalms of Ascent at the Sunday evening worship services at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Roanoke.

This sermon is the fourth from the series. You can listen to previous sermons here.

“Why do you baptize infants?”

It’s a great question that pastors in the Presbyterian and Reformed world should be prepared to answer, and one that we should take very seriously.

However, difficulty arises when there are time restraints. Because there is no silver-bullet proof text, it can be challenging to provide a succinct answer in a five-minute window.

The subject of infant baptism largely relates to how we understand Scripture as a whole. How do we interpret the New Testament in light of the Old? Answering that question requires study, research, and most of all, time.

The paedobaptist’s view is more nuanced and complex than the credobaptist position. But just because something is complex doesn’t mean it’s incorrect. After all, all orthodox Christians affirm the Trinity, and that is one of the most complex doctrines of the Christian faith.

Bearing that in mind, I thought it might be helpful to compile links to videos, lectures, articles, and books I’ve found helpful on the subject of baptism from a Presbyterian and Reformed perspective.

For the first six weeks in January, I’ve been preaching through the Psalms of Ascent at the Sunday evening worship services at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Roanoke.

This sermon is the third from the series. You can listen to previous sermons here.

For the first six weeks in January, I’ve been preaching through the Psalms of Ascent at the Sunday evening worship services at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Roanoke.

This sermon is the second from this series, but the first one recorded.

We’re greatly anticipating several exciting things that are coming up for the church plant right after the New Year.

All Christians everywhere recognize that they should worship God. It is an irrefutable fact that the Lord tells believers to worship Him. The Psalms are full of exhortations to worship God (Ps. 100:1; 111:1).

But does God care how you worship Him? Do the forms and elements of worship matter? Or are Christians free to worship however they please, inventing new forms and elements of worship?

Our family made it to Virginia! We moved a couple weeks ago and we’re very excited to be back in the Roanoke Valley.

This past month has been a whirlwind for us: I preached my last sermon at Good Shepherd (for now!), we packed up and said our goodbyes in Florence, we moved into our new house in Roanoke, and we’ve begun meeting with people who are interested in being a part of the church plant.

Many important events have taken place this past month that have made the Roanoke church plant more of a reality.