Kameron Edenfield

Associate Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church (CREC) in Birmingham, AL

[Kameron Edenfield @kamedenfield]

But he is Moses-like because he is Christ-like. Moses pointed forward to Christ. Stephen points back to Christ. He is an echo of the Christ to whom Moses pointed.

[Kameron Edenfield @kamedenfield]

In Acts 6-7, Stephen is Moses-like. He is full of wisdom. He performs signs and wonders. He has the face of an angel. He sees the glory of God. He is rejected by his brothers when he brings words of deliverance. He is Moses-like...

[Kameron Edenfield @kamedenfield]

Rejection of Jesus is a rejection of Moses and God; Law and Temple. Jesus is Torah incarnate. Jesus is the true Temple/Immanuel. Speaking against Jesus is blasphemy against God and Moses.

[Kameron Edenfield @kamedenfield]

The Sanhedrin tries Stephen on charges of speaking blasphemy against Moses/Law and God/temple. Stephen’s sermon shows that Moses points to a Greater Moses and God’s presence/temple point to Something greater than the temple. Stephen turns the charges around on the Sanhedrin...

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[Brian Moats @brianpmoats]

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[Kameron Edenfield @kamedenfield]

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Check out our recent Trinity Conference "Hills to Die On: Courage in an Age of Cowards"

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Check out the "Hills to Die On" conference talks where @Vicar1973 develops that point further.

[Uriesou Brito @uribrito]

Some pastors brag that they preach in such a way that their congregations cannot figure out their politics – as if being politically vague was a virtue. But remember Conquest’s Second Law: any institution that is not explicitly right-wing will eventually become left-wing. Not speaking the truth is as destructive as telling an outright lie. Pastors who are vague about politics are left-wing, whether they think they are or not.
-Rich Lusk

[Kameron Edenfield @kamedenfield]

Let’s go, @KyleLammott! Good work, brother!

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[Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC) @crechurches]

CREC minister, Kyle Lammott, offered the opening prayer for the Kansas State Senate:

[Pastor Rich Lusk @Vicar1973]

Pastor @kamedenfield made a great point in yesterday’s sermon on the end of Acts 2. In the book of Acts, the gospel is always “to you and your children” or “to you and your household.” See Acts 2:39 , 11:14, 16:31,  16:34, etc. When the church does evangelism  today, we tend to focus entirely on the individual. But God makes promises to and about families. Grace restores nature. Our preaching of the gospel should reflect this truth. The offer of salvation is “to you and your household."

[Kameron Edenfield @kamedenfield]

...or taken in with me?" "Taken in" (says Peter) "by all means; for the promise is as much to you and to your children now as ever it was." Matthew Henry

[Kameron Edenfield @kamedenfield]

"Your children shall still have an interest in the covenant, for the promise of the remission of sins, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, is to you and to your children," v. 39. Now it is proper for an Israelite to ask, "What must be done with my children? Must they be thrown out..

[Uriesou Brito @uribrito]

The CREC has experienced a 150% growth in membership since 2020. The vast majority of this growth has occurred from 2023 to 2025. We have also added almost 70 new churches since 2020. The vast majority of this growth has occurred post-COVID from 2023 to 2025.

While the COVID years (2020-2023) were kind to us, the last couple of years have far exceeded the growth experienced during that period of worldwide instability.

We give thanks to God for His mercy and protection, as well as the overwhelming interest and inquiries we receive every day. While we remain a small denomination, we believe that God is using our 27-year-old communion to accomplish great things around the world.

As our nine presbytery meetings have concluded, it is evident that God's grace has been present in our feasting, Psalm-singing, worship, and assembly. We also give thanks for the many sustained examinations in these last few weeks and for the newly ordained men who have been added to our numbers.

May the Lord bless our churches with biblical fidelity, festive shouts, fervor in the public square, and fellowship in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

[Peter Leithart @PLeithart]

As Israel-in-Person, Jesus gives Himself for Israel to deliver Israel.

Jesus isn’t only the true Israel. He’s also Israel’s God. The gospel is: God becomes Israel to deliver Israel.

And then, a further wonder: the God who becomes flesh gives His flesh as our food. God becomes man to become bread.

[Pastor Rich Lusk @Vicar1973]

I had the honor of speaking with Voddie at the Stronghold Men’s Conference in Huntsville, AL back during the whole Covid mess. We packed the place out. Well, actually Voddie (and the other speakers) packed it out. I didn’t really deserve to be there but I was thankful for the opportunity. It was a wonderful conference - a moment of normalcy in an abnormal time. To hear 500 men singing together during that strange time was a unique blessing.

Voddie did an amazing job at that conference, even though he was obviously having some health struggles at the time. I had always been impressed with what I had read and listened to from Voddie - but nothing compared to being around him in person. He exuded godliness and gravitas. He commanded respect with his presence and words. He was a powerful weapon in the hands of the Holy Spirit, as all godly men are, but in his case, it seems the Holy Spirit kicked it up a few notches. One thing is certain: Voddie could preach with the best of them. One of the most powerful Spirit-filled orators I’ve ever heard.

Voddie was the kind of man the church so desperately needs today - full of compassion and courage in equal measure, clear and forthright in his proclamation of Scripture, determined to teach the whole counsel of God with conviction. He leaves an awesome legacy and will be greatly missed. I thank God for his ministry and pray the Lord gives us more like him.

[Uriesou Brito @uribrito]

We have witnessed what was likely the largest display of the Gospel in history. According to Andrew Kolvet's analysis, over 100 million people tuned in online to watch the memorial service for Charlie Kirk. The service carried on a Bill Graham crusade-like zeal. Dignitaries from the highest echelons of America and various parts of the world were present. Technocrats, bureaucrats, and the general public gathered to honor this generation's evangelist.

And make no mistake, this was a movingly evangelical service. The message of Christ and him crucified was articulated with remarkable ease; in some cases, there was a traditional altar call, in others, a call to action, and in others, a clear rejection of a theology of works, and in others, a recapitulation of the entire Nicene Creed, and yes, in others, a call to forgive those who trespass against us. Even to the unbelieving Elon Musk, there was a clear sense that this was more than an occasion to honor someone well-known; it was a war of cosmic powers. Musk wrote: "Charlie was murdered by the Dark for showing people the Light."

Turek's description of Charlie's instant death, looking past him into eternity, as he watched his lifeless body in those moments following the shot, was compelling. Erika Kirk carried a balance of firmness and tenderness simultaneously. Hegseth spoke of Jesus as the only true King. There was no modernized or moderated paganism invested. Even Tulsi Gabbard spoke as if she knew Christ. Our Vice-President spoke about his renewed joy in discussing his faith since the death of Charlie Kirk. What can we expect from all this? That thousands will fill our churches this coming Sunday!

The inimitable martyr's hymn came to mind at various times throughout:

The Son of God goes forth to war,
a kingly crown to gain;
His blood-red banner streams afar!
Who follows in his train?
Who best can drink His cup of woe,
triumphant over pain,
who patient bears his cross below,
he follows in His train.

Charlie followed in his train. He drank that cup of woe that left a son and daughter without a father, and a wife without a lover and friend. Charlie has now triumphed over pain. He has fought the good fight. He finished his race. He has received a crown of gold, and we who cherished his labors follow in our earthly journey towards that same upward calling.

May the seeds planted yesterday flourish a thousand-fold; may that message echo in corridors in D.C.; may it be proclaimed with equal zeal on college campuses, may it be repeated with the fervor of the martyrs of old.

Charlie's Lord was exalted, and the whole world heard it. I don't think Charlie would have wanted anything more.

[Pastor Rich Lusk @Vicar1973]

A few random observations after the Charlie Kirk memorial service:

I wish I was about 30 years younger so I could live for several more decades in the America we are on the cusp of creating. Obviously, things could get derailed. Nothing is guaranteed. But the trajectory we are on is encouraging. The future is bright. The Republicans are stacked with men who would make great Presidents and successors to Trump in carrying forward the MAGA torch. (Vance is my favorite at this point.) More importantly, it is obvious there is a renewed interest in Christian faith, not only as the way of eternal salvation, but as a civilization-building force. This is especially true of young men who have found in Charlie a man worthy of emulation.

Obviously not all the speeches were equally great, but many of them were explicitly Christian and proclaimed the gospel. To hear the VP of the United States openly declare that, "It is better to be persecuted for your faith than to deny the kingship of Christ” was quite amazing. Rob McCoy, Frank Turek, and Marco Rubio gave very clear gospel presentations to millions of people. The Secretary of War declared Jesus’ kingship. Tucker Carlson called on everyone to humbly repent of their own sin. Erika Kirk gave amazingly biblical counsel to men (“Be a leader worth following”) and women (“If you are a mother, that is the single most important ministry you have”). She was a model of what a godly wife should be in that situation. Trump Jr. displayed the kind of common sense we need - like the goal of making one income families the norm again and renouncing political violence. It was very impressive and encouraging overall.

Maybe the most powerful moment was when Erika Kirk talked about how her husband was trying to reach disaffected, missionless young men, precisely like the one who killed her husband. I know some people will criticize her for forgiving the murderer apart from his repentance. But I think that’s nitpicking. We should be willing to forgive, even if the transaction of forgiveness remains incomplete because the offender will not confess and repent, and she demonstrated that willingness. Also, from the sum total of the speeches, it’s obvious that personal forgiveness and civil justice (in the case the death penalty) are not at all at odds. A murderer can be forgiven while still suffering the consequences of his actions. The use of the sword to bless the righteous and terrorize the wicked is clearly built into the MAGA program at this point. MAGA is all about law and order, and restoring the rule of law in our land.

Charlie Kirk’s character and courage were honored. His political convictions were certainly clear in the service. But most importantly, his faith in Jesus was set forth as the center of his life and the key to everything he did. Charlie was honored; but Jesus was honored even more, which is what Charlie would have wanted. Charlie was presented as a Christian who was guided by his faith when he got involved in politics, not someone who instrumentalized his faith for political purposes.

The service showed how much a man with a vision and a work ethic can accomplish. It’s astounding to consider how much Charlie transformed our nation in his all too short life.

What we witnessed in the memorial service was Christian nationalism in nascent, immature form. Not everyone who spoke was a Christian - and Christian nationalism doesn’t require that. But what we saw is even people who do not share Charlie’s faith in Jesus showing open respect for Christianity. Everyone at the service was operating under the Christian gaze.

We cannot make America great again without making America Christian again, which means making America Biblical again. MAGA needs MACA and MABA.

Republicans in the past paid lip service to a god - a vague faith that never got defined. In this service, many politicians were explicitly Christian in their faith. It’s a remarkable shift in a very short period of time.

Whatever Charlie’s eschatology was, he was a practical postmillennialist.

As the left gets more Satanic, the right gets more consistently Christian. The lines are more clearly drawn than ever. The service and the events of the last 10 days clearly demonstrate that.

If ever the Christian right, as the Christian right, as a political movement, was going to resort to the kind of anarchic violence we see on the left, this would have been it. The most famous and popular rightwing Christian apologist was murdered in broad daylight. And yet what do we see? No riots. No gunshots. No violence. Instead, we got a massive prayer meeting in a packed stadium, live-streamed to millions more all around the world. And we saw a wife (now a widow) who forgave her husband’s killer. The two sides are not the same. There is no moral equivalence here.

Reformed Christians might be tempted to look down on the style of worship and music in the service and the imprecise theology on display. We should resist that temptation. What good is mature theology if you don’t enter the fray and get into the battle? Evangelicals charging the gates of hell with slingshots and BB guns are more effective than Reformed Christians who leave their jet fighters in the hangar and their battleships in the dock. An immature theology combined with courage and a willingness to act will always be more effective than mature theology and worship that never enter the fray. Reformed Christians love to be the Monday Morning Quarterback who criticize the normie evangelicals in the arena, but those who are in the arena are the ones through whom God is working to bring change.

Perhaps the most important thing of all is that Charlie Kirk’s legacy was accurately portrayed. Charlie always made clear the cultural, political, and civilizational impact of Christian faith. Charlie was willing to connect the dots in a way that many pastors are not; he linked his faith to his economics, to his convictions about marriage and family, to his views of immigration and nationhood, to his belief in limited government, etc. In other words, he presented the Christian faith as a comprehensive system of truth that works in the real world. He challenged people (especially college students) with a biblical worldview, showing that Christian faith answers coherently and compellingly all the pressing personal *and* political questions of the day. That came through in the memorial service, and for that I am grateful.

[Pastor Rich Lusk @Vicar1973]

The traditional name for the book of Acts is “The Acts of the Apostles,” which make sense because much of the book follows the actions of apostles like Peter and Paul. 

But in the first verse, Luke says his previous volume was a record of “all that Jesus *began* to do and teach,” which implies this second volume will be a continuation of what Jesus does and teaches through his apostles. So perhaps a better title for the book would be “The Acts of Jesus through the Apostles.”

But Jesus disappears by the middle of the first chapter, with the Holy Spirit carrying on Jesus’ work. So maybe the best title of the book would be, “The Acts of Jesus by the Holy Spirit through the Apostles.”

[Inspired by @kamedenfield‘s sermon today.]

[Pastor Rich Lusk @Vicar1973]

The Holy Spirit set the church on fire at Pentecost. The persecution of the church pours gas on that fire. That’s why in the book of Acts, the church begins to multiply even more after Stephen’s martyrdom.

[Inspired by @kamedenfield‘s sermon today.]