Nicholas T. Batzig

When I was a young boy, I distinctly remember sitting in the living rooms of various families of the churches we attended–watching... Read More

Questions concerning ecumenical affiliations are among the most difficult for any minister to answer. There is a spectrum along which every minister... Read More

When first preparing for ministry, I would sometimes try to envision the Apostles standing before a great crowd of people about to preach one of... Read More

  Dr. Joel Beeke once said, “Before I read anything, I pray that the Lord would give me the grace to discern whether... Read More

Many years ago, while reading through J. I. Packer’s profoundly important book, The Quest for Godliness, I happened across a reference to Sinclair Ferguson’s... Read More

About five years into the pastorate–trying to discern my own weaknesses and deficiencies–I started to realize that there are essentially four kinds... Read More

There has been no shortage of writing over the past decade about what role any given local church should have in the... Read More

“You must have a guardian Angel watching over you!” You’ve either heard it said or have said it to someone after their... Read More

For decades, the consumeristic and narcissistic culture in which we live has served the unsuspecting and unconscious worshippers of North America with extravagant... Read More