Light for Dark Times Blog

“You Meant it for Evil, But….”

Gen 50:20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. These words of course were spoken by Joseph to...

Continue Reading“You Meant it for Evil, But….”

What Are the Biblical Character Qualities for the Office of Pastor/Elder?

With far too common frequency we receive letters and emails from abuse victims who have been ex-communicated from their churches because they have separated from or divorced their abusers. These victim/survivors have come to see that divorce is indeed permissible...

Continue ReadingWhat Are the Biblical Character Qualities for the Office of Pastor/Elder?

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil – Digest

This Digest compiles the 24 part-series titled, An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil.  In this series Pastor Crippen looks at many real examples of counterfeits. People who have an exterior appearance of godliness but who, like the whitewashed...

Continue ReadingAn Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil – Digest

Some Thoughts on Broadway, the Narrow Way, and Abuse

The Large Majority of Professing Christians Travel on Broadway, and thus are not Christians at all Matthew 7:12-16  “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets....

Continue ReadingSome Thoughts on Broadway, the Narrow Way, and Abuse

New Bible Study in Revelation

Part One of a new study through the New Testament book of Revelation is now on our youtube channel (Christ Reformation Church), our channel at sermonaudio.com/crc, and on our Facebook page. I will be posting a new installment each week,...

Continue ReadingNew Bible Study in Revelation

A Reminder – You MUST be Born Again

Joh 3:3-7 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (4) Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he...

Continue ReadingA Reminder – You MUST be Born Again

The Heart of True Religion

“You know, we [abuse victims] make people that are having a wonderful, ‘no worries’  life, uncomfortable.”  [Teresa, abuse survivor] James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their...

Continue ReadingThe Heart of True Religion

There is no Hope for a Wolf in Wool

Mat 21:19 And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered...

Continue ReadingThere is no Hope for a Wolf in Wool