by Pastor Baltazar A. Niangar, Pastor Emeritus, Th.B., A.B., D.D. “Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD.” — Isaiah 1:18 Every person is already asking, “How do I know?” The student weighing a lecture, the parent reading the news, and the believer listening to a sermon are all deciding what counts as knowledge and

by Pastor Baltazar A. Niangar, Pastor Emeritus, Th.B., A.B., D.D. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” — Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 21 Luther’s great principle — ecclesia reformata semper reformanda est, the Reformed church must always be reforming — is one of the most misunderstood

by Ds. Baltazar A. Niangar, Pastor Emeritus, Th.B., A.B., D.D. “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” — Matthew 16:18 Why do some churches feel like museums, others like sects, and others like little more than a