Faith – The Lancaster Patriot

The Pulpit’s Mandate for Experiential Preaching

Chris Hume — Fri, 09 May 2025 12:56:46 +0000

Ryan Denton recently (and correctly, in my view) critiqued modern preaching’s “90% exegesis, 10% application” model, contrasting it with the “urgent, warm, and searching” sermons of Spurgeon and the Puritans, who prioritized application. He advocates John Calvin’s balance of “rigorous exegesis with warm, earnest application.” Denton, whose X handle is @TexasPreacher, elaborated: “The reason that…

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Breaking Down Natural Law

Josiah Huestis — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:13:22 +0000

I recently joined my fellow Alaskan Tait Zimmerman on an episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast entitled “Theonomists in Alaska.” I unapologetically shared the episode around on social media and encouraged those who were close to me to listen to the discussion. I received encouraging feedback, but it became evident after a few conversations that I had failed to use terms and definitions that…

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Poison Pills, Theonomy, and Doug Wilson

Chris Hume — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:35:12 +0000

When Doug Wilson was asked about Luke Saint’s book, The Sound Doctrine of Theocracy, specifically how Saint discusses the merits of public stoning over other forms of capital punishment, Wilson responded with these words: “I tend to think of works like this as sort of a poison pill that gets included with mainstream theonomy in order to scare people away from the central idea.” A “poison pill”…

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A Baptist Critique of a Baptist’s Critique of Postmillennialism and Theonomy

Chris Hume — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 03:14:08 +0000

Postmillennialism and theonomy have garnered renewed interest of late, sometimes (unfairly) lumped in with every discussion of “Christian nationalism.” Some critics and proponents attribute the agitated state of our culture as the reason that Christians are turning to the postmillennial vision. This might be the case for some, but other postmillennialists have held to the position for decades.

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An Open Letter from the Pastor of Independence Reformed Bible Church Regarding the Lititz Pride Fest

Joel Saint — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 17:13:16 +0000

The Lititz Chooses Love Pride Festival of 2023 should have been called the Lititz Chooses Lust Pride Festival. Lust, according to Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, is “to have carnal desire [or] to desire eagerly the gratification of carnal appetite.” The event was not about love, but rather about gratifying sinful desires. But concerning the use of the term “pride…

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Multi-Day Chapel Service at Kentucky College Draws Attention

Chris Hume — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:46:27 +0000

A routine chapel service at Asbury University in Kentucky has grown into a multi-day prayer session that is attracting people from miles away and garnering national media attention. According to NBC News, on Feb. 14, six days after the initial meeting, 3,000 people filled the college chapel and four overflow facilities throughout the college town. Jake Taylor, with NBC News, wrote: “In…

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Thanksgiving in a Pagan Land

Chris Hume — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:58:29 +0000

When the Pilgrim men, women, and children celebrated God’s provision in the fall of 1621, they did so with nearly 100 pagans. The harvest celebration was an English tradition, but to the surprise of the small band of European settlers, Chief Massasoit showed up with 90 Wampanoag Indian warriors for the party. The Pilgrims, on the other hand, numbered just over 50, as half of their members…

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Is Love All You Need?

Chris Hume — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:10:23 +0000

Psalm 119:103-104 reads, “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.” Look around you. Scroll through your social media feed. Listen to the music on the radio. Watch the latest Hollywood movie (if you dare). What is the one idea that will keep coming to the fore? Love. The world, well…

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Politics Cannot Save

John Bingaman — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:00:00 +0000

“Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you” (Deuteronomy 4:2). “If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his…

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Interview: Serving in Addiction Recovery Ministry

Chris Hume — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Greg Schmalhofer has been involved in recovery ministry for over 15 years. He previously served as Director of the Discovery Recovery ministry, located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Schmalhofer is a certified family recovery specialist and has earned graduate degrees in Theological Studies and Christian Ministry (2022) from Liberty University. He sat down with The Lancaster Patriot to discuss drug…

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