Sure it’s anachronism, but Creed or Chaos makes a good point.
2008 Archive
True Religion At The Mall
During a recent trip to the mall I looked up to see a large sign over a store declaring, “True Religion.” Yikes! Of course it got my attention and, I admit, it made my dead orthodox pulse race just a little. These . . . Continue reading →
Review: Reforming or Conforming
At The Voyages.
Audio: Amillennialism 101
At the RB
Is the Law/Gospel Distinction Only Lutheran?
Lane at Green Baggins has been addressing this. Here’s part 1 and part 2 and part 3. The answer, of course, is no. Here are some resources: There is an entire chapter, chock full O’ quotations from classic Reformed theologians and footnoted references to . . . Continue reading →
A Partim…Partim Response to Zerochurch
From the main page at Zerochurch: “We have a talk, but no preaching. We have an offering, but not for us, for the poor and oppressed. We have a warm community, but don’t care a lot about formal membership We have a . . . Continue reading →
Two Weeks to "Recovering the Reformation"
Click on the image for details. Here’s the schedule. If you’re in Colorado Springs, Denver, or the area, hope to see you there.
For Believers Who Have Lost a Child in Infancy
Martin understands.
When the "Postmodern" Isn’t
Disruptive Grace has a great quotation from Bruce McCormack explaining why what many call “postmodernism” isn’t that at all. It’s really Romanticism or subjectivism or late modernism. If you’re in my Adult Catechism Class at OURC close your eyes and plug your . . . Continue reading →
The "Sultans of the Spirit"
It’s not my phrase but Zrim’s as he writes about “The Unringing of Bells” and the QIRE.
What Did They Fear?
Our weekly Machen fix from Geneva Redux reminds us that when the evangelicals and liberals in the PCUSA conspired (is there a better verb?) to prosecute Machen for daring to be confessional in the mainline they revealed a good deal about themselves, . . . Continue reading →
Why Don't We Sing the Psalms?
Bits of Calvin at Adiaphora.
Review: Recovering the Reformed Confession
Shane has published a substantial review at Amazon.
Jesus Didn't Die for Campus Ministry
Provocative language that can’t be blamed on cold-hearted Reformed confessionalists since Russell Moore is a Baptist with impeccable evangelical credentials. He says in part, The reason many college students identify primarily with a campus ministry rather than with a church is not . . . Continue reading →
Hippolytus is Still Hip (or at least Orthodox)
Thanks to Brannan at Creed or Chaos for this bit of Chalcedonian truth.
Reformed Resources in Italian!
Thanks to Andrea Suraci for letting us know. If you have Italian-speaking friends, relatives, or contacts here’s a resource to which you can point them.
Re-Thinking the Old Paradigm From Within
One of the reasons I wrote Recovering the Reformed Confession was to help professedly Reformed Christians re-connect to their heritage. When, in the early 1980s, I began researching the Reformed tradition I was surprised to learn not only how the Reformed theology, piety, . . . Continue reading →
The Courage to Be Protestant
David Wells was the guest for the 5 October White Horse Inn. If you haven’t heard this interview you must. You should also ask your pastor and elders to listen to it. David has diagnosed very well what is happening to “evangelical” churches. The . . . Continue reading →
New Nicotine Theological Journal 12.3 (Summer 2008)
John Muether writes the lead essay, “GA Roundup: Mute Courts” surveying some the major actions of the OP and PCA summer assemblies. If you’ve ever had to listen to a fraternal delegate abuse his privilege, you shouldn’t miss this one. Darryl Hart . . . Continue reading →
What's Wrong With Preaching Today?
Apparently the same things as troubled evangelical preaching in 1980.