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  • Resolutions for the new year

    Resolutions for the new year

    A new year is a good time to pause and take stock. What is the state of things in your walk with the Lord? What improvements can you make as we look ahead to a new year by way of your personal devotion to Him, His Word, and His Church? Please take a moment and…

  • A man who flatters: Proverbs 29:5

    A man who flatters: Proverbs 29:5

    Flattery is a deadly trap. But what is flattery? It is “excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one’s own interests.”

  • He who exacts gifts: Proverbs 29:4

    He who exacts gifts: Proverbs 29:4

    NOTE: Beginning in August 2022, Trinity Reformed Church worked through Proverbs 29 verse by verse for our confession of sin during our liturgy. This post is the fourth in a series of short articles based on those homilies. Brothers and sisters, good morning! Now, I call you brothers and sisters to remind you that we…

  • A companion of prostitutes: Proverbs 29:3

    A companion of prostitutes: Proverbs 29:3

    This proverb does something unusual. It makes an economic case against prostitution. It promises pleasure with no work and no fruit.

  • When the people groan: Proverbs 29:2

    When the people groan: Proverbs 29:2

    NOTE: Beginning in August 2022, Trinity Reformed Church worked through Proverbs 29 verse by verse for our confession of sin during our liturgy. This post is the second in a series of short articles based on those homilies. Today’s passage for our confession of faith is Proverbs 29, verse 2: When the righteous increase, the…

  • Broken beyond healing: Proverbs 29:1

    Broken beyond healing: Proverbs 29:1

    NOTE: Beginning in August 2022, Trinity Reformed Church worked through Proverbs 29 verse by verse for our confession of sin during our liturgy. This post begins a series of short articles based on those homilies. Chapter 29 of Proverbs is a variety pack of wisdom on more than a dozen topics. Let’s start with verse…

  • It is your duty to give yourself to a church

    It is your duty to give yourself to a church

    If you want to discover how radical individualism has infected the American church, mention the necessity of church membership on social media.  But wait a minute: How can I say that church membership is mandatory? For context, let’s take a look at the first half of the answer to Question 104 of A Baptist Catechism: It is…

  • Greetings to our new neighbors in South Whitley

    Greetings to our new neighbors in South Whitley

    We’d like to take a moment to introduce ourselves. We’re Trinity Reformed Church, and we just moved into the old Church of God building at Market and Maple streets.