Catholicity, Orthodoxy, and Lordship
One of the slogans of the Reformation has been that the Reformed Church is “always reforming.”1 This can be a dangerous enterprise, yet, if we pursue it carefully we can be constantly aware of our limitations as scholars, students, and laymen. The Reformation has certainly undergone negative reformation, at least, in my humble opinion. One …
I will be attending Ligonier Pastor’s Conference from the 24th to the 27th.I will continue my series on Preterism as soon as I return. May the Lord be with you this coming Lord’s Day. Weekend articles: Discerning the Body by Pastor Douglas Wilson Approaches to Justification within the Federal Vision by Alastair
1) The deconstruction movement within evangelicalism continues to gain an audience among many. Baptist pastor Matt Chandler who attacked “deconstruction” as a philosophical approach taken from Jaque Derrida received some pushback which led him to defend his comments by saying that he was not talking about modern attempts at “deconstruction” from within evangelicalism, but rather …
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Things are starting to warm up like a New England Puritan chowder. Politics is at the root of many evils, but it is not the central evil. The role politicians should have in our lives is the same as an ox eye daisy: “We love him, we love him not” with the “we love him …
Assuming there is a legitimate place for some form of government aid in times of crisis (and notable theologians like John Frame and others agree with this), there is a fundamental temporariness to it as well. For the Dutch theologian, Abraham Kuyper, we should resist the excessive aid of government to allow the natural spheres …
Dear Andrew, Your visit to this good part of the country was a true blessing. Thanks for entertaining me with Rushdoony stories. My reading of Rush early on was instrumental in shaping my vastly dichotomized theology. Dr. Doony (inside joke, in case the readers are wondering) was majestically insightful and able to confront secular thought—and …
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Here is a piece I wrote some time ago on the relationship between confessions and the Scriptures.
Ending Explanations of LOST In the end, for me, LOST was a touchstone show that dealt with faith, the afterlife, and all these big, spirtual questions that most shows don’t touch. And to me, they never once waivered from their core story — even with all the sci-fi elements they mixed in. To walk that …
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I have discussed FV in various places on this blog. People are tired of hearing me say, “yes, we love babies!” or “yes, we like bread and wine,” or “yes, we like serious church worship, etc.” But some out there make a living (btw, it doesn’t pay too well, in case anyone wants a new …
My former professor and friend Chuck DeGroat has asked me to place the following clarifications from Bruce Waltke regarding his video on evolution. Here are his points of clarification: From Bruce: 1. I had not seen the video before it was distributed. Having seen it now, I realize its deficiency and wish to put my …