Still Traveling the Sawdust Trail

Still Traveling the Sawdust Trail

The sweet fragrance of sawdust simply does not translate online. Sawdust, the wood shavings of my youth, and now my adulthood, were originally an innovative flooring solution for nineteenth century Christians worshipping in open-air pavilions called tabernacles. They needed a way to keep the dirt and dust down during the heat of summer and the … Read more

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50 SHADES OF A BOTH/AND MOMENT

Is it possible to support the blue and empathize with the black community? Can a white person struggle to understand systemic racism and a black person reject intersectionality? Am I a white supremacist if I voted for Trump, or a communist if I will be voting for Biden? Where are the boring people who appreciate … Read more

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COMMON GRACE IN AMAZING TIMES

From the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday Andrea Bocelli blessed a global, virtual audience singing the eponymous Amazing Grace. Just hours earlier my neighbors and I stood in our cul-de-sac singing the same hymn, a hymn Johnny Cash called “a song with no guile”. Our very ordinary homes can not compare to the Duomo, … Read more

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Church Pivot podcast features church planting discussion with Tom Ricks

The third episode of Case Thorp’s “Church Pivot” podcast features the Moderator of the 39th General Assembly talking with Tom Ricks, leader of the EPC Church Planting Team. In their discussion, Ricks reflects on his years in church planting and explains what it takes to plant churches in a connectional denomination like the EPC in … Read more

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YOUR JOB & NOAH’S ARK

How long has it been since you’ve heard a sermon from your pastor on Noah, the ark, and the flood? It seems the only place I hear about Noah’s journey is when my children bring home from Sunday School crafts depicting the ark full of animals, two by two. My cynical side says some pastors … Read more

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Church Pivot: Podcast features Richard Mouw

The second episode of Case Thorp’s “Church Pivot” podcast features the Moderator of the 39th General Assembly talking with Dr. Richard Mouw, President Emeritus and Professor of Faith and Public Life at Fuller Theological Seminary. Mouw currently teaches courses on Christian Worldview and Contemporary Culture, and Perspectives on Christ and Culture. In their discussion, Thorp and … Read more

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What is Scrupling?

*This article was written as a training guide for elders in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church* Throughout the Church’s history there has been a tension between holding unity within a worshiping community and, likewise, holding to a purity of doctrine. This is not an easy thing to do. Paul writes extensively in the New Testament about … Read more

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Church Pivot: EPC church planter’s retreat: five takeaways

by Case Thorp Moderator of the 39th General Assembly Escaping the swamp of Florida’s heat and humidity is always a welcomed occasion. Such was just a side benefit of joining the EPC Church Planter’s Retreat in Colorado Springs in October. Little did I know how on-fire our church planting leadership and planters are! My time … Read more

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Church Pivot: Podcast launch features Tim Keller

The first episode of Case Thorp’s “Church Pivot” podcast features the Moderator of the 39th General Assembly talking with renowned theologian, author, and pastor Tim Keller. In their discussion, Thorp and Keller examine how the American evangelical church can thrive in an increasingly antagonistic culture. Click below to listen. The 37-minute recording also is available … Read more

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Church Pivot: Global evangelicals tackle 21st century issues

by Case Thorp Moderator of the 39th General Assembly JAKARTA, INDONESIA—The World Reformed Fellowship, a global association of evangelical Reformed Christians, met in Jakarta in August for its quadrennial General Assembly. This four-day gathering of 68 denominations and more than 162 affiliate organizations from 25 countries includes worship, workshops, and excursions to area ministry projects. The … Read more

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