Tim Bayly
After ten years in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and twenty in the Presbyterian Church in America, Bayly joined Evangel Presbytery. Resigning his call to Trinity Reformed Church in 2022, he's presently teaching in New Geneva Academy. Married 48 years, Tim and his wife, Mary Lee, have five children, many grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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Fatherhood & authority
Even the most conservative churches today are filled with rebellion against authority. Why? Because we have lost the doctrine of the Fatherhood of God. As fatherhood died, so the fear of God has died, and so authority has died. Having lost the doctrine of God’s... read more
Evangelism and daddy issues
Bitterness and ragging about bad dads is constant now, but it’s not new. Back in 1890, the notorious effeminate, Oscar Wilde, channeled his bitterness in The Picture of Dorian Gray, writing “Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they... read more
The kindness of the Lord (27): the counsel of older pastors
(Twenty-seventh in a series.) Just ordained and installed in my first call at the tender age of thirty, I found Scripture true: Wisdom is with aged men, length of days is understanding. (Job 12:12) Right at the beginning of my work, several older pastors gave good... read more Putting Off Conflict
All history is a history of warfare. Christians understand that history is the outworking of man’s Fall. Another fruit of the Fall is that man always tends to avoid conflict, hoping the issues will resolve themselves. Pastors and elders in the church must first... read more
Mayor Mamdami’s socialism insignificant next to his Quran
At his inauguration, New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not use the Bible to take his oath of office. Asserting his freedom of religion, he confessed his Islam faith by placing his hand on the Quran. For centuries here in the United States of America, men... read more
“Provide for his own” and Jesus’ law of love
Some of Jesus’ most startling preaching rips the gauze off our fundamental sin of selfishness. Once I asked a man if he ever sinned? Thinking for a moment, he answered, “Well, I can be selfish.” I laughed, pointing out he wasn’t taking much... read more
Hymn for year’s end
The sands of time are sinking, The dawn of heaven breaks, The summer morn I’ve sighed for, The fair, sweet morn awakes: Dark, dark hath been the midnight, But dayspring is at hand, And glory—glory dwelleth In Immanuel’s land. 2. Oh! well it is forever, Oh! well... read more
New Year 2026: Jonathan Edwards’s teenage resolutions
By the grace of God, we now move into 2026 and here’s a copy of Jonathan Edwards’ resolutions to help us pursue the holiness without which no man will see God. Years ago, I distributed this to my congregation. Now to you. Edwards adopted these resolutions... read more
Christmas 2025: audio of Joe Bayly’s “How silently, how silently…”
NOTE: To those brothers in Christ who express their anger about immigrants and Jews, this parable by Dad about the Jew who came to Wheaton to celebrate Christmas may explain why I don’t agree with them. Again, I’m not opposed to immigration laws and their... read more