obedience to God

Plumb line descending from light above an old stone wall, an open Bible glowing below — God's Word as the measure of every church

Obedience to God July 27, 2026

The United Methodist Church Made Its Case. Now the Word Answers.

The affirming case at its strongest — welcome, love, sacred worth — and the Scripture that answers it. The Church and the Christian Church •…

Obedience to God, Uncategorized July 22, 2026

The Words the United Methodist Church Cut From Its Book

Reading the Redline of the 2024 Book of Discipline For years it was called dialogue, listening, a wider table. Then the church set its old…

Full-term unborn baby in the womb, Virginia abortion amendment on the November 2026 ballot.

Sanctity of Life July 22, 2026

A Plea to the Pews

What November Will Write Into Virginia’s Bill of Rights — and Why Your Pastor Needs to Hear It From You By Jeff Bayard, Content Manager,…

Obedience to God July 19, 2026

The United Methodist Church: Weighed, and Found Wanting

The Whole Slide, the Founder’s Verdict, and a Word to Those Still Inside A church does not fall in a day. It falls one vote…

Obedience to God July 15, 2026

The Receipts Condemn the United Methodist Church

Three Days in Charlotte, and Fifty-Two Years Undone In three days, a single conference reversed fifty-two years of the church’s own teaching. The United Methodist…

Obedience to God, Uncategorized July 9, 2026

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): Weighed, and Found Wanting

The Whole Slide, the Verdict of the Scales, and a Word to Those Still Inside A church does not fall in a day. It falls…

A lone watchman in a dark overcoat stands on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol, looking out over the city of Richmond.

Obedience to God July 8, 2026

God and Government: A Watchman’s Call Before Virginia Votes

Dear Christian, I want to put a question to you before we ever reach a ballot: what is civil government actually for? As a watchman…

Obedience to God July 3, 2026

The Redline in the Book of Order: The Words They Struck to Overrule the Word

The Words They Struck to Overrule the Word For a generation they called it conscience, forbearance, a wider table. Then they opened the Book of…

Obedience to God July 2, 2026

PCUSA General Assembly LGBTQ Vote at the Plumb Line

They did not do it in the dark. They recorded every vote. On Monday, the twenty-ninth of June, 2026, in the fifth plenary session of…

Obedience to God June 27, 2026

The Episcopal Church: Weighed, and Found Wanting

A church can strike a word from its book. It cannot strike the God who spoke it. Here is the cost of the leaving —…

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