And reflecting on it at his blog. He’s a minister in the other URC, the UK equivalent of the American United Churches of Christ. So it’s very much in the mainline where the URCNA is very much in the sideline. So it’s . . . Continue reading →
Author Archives: R. Scott Clark
A Reformation2Germany Project
Sebastian Heck writes: Dear friends, brothers and sisters, I briefly want to inform you of some recent developments concerning an item many of you have asked about. I know many of you have prayed – and are still praying – that in . . . Continue reading →
What if Confessional Lutherans and Reformed Agreed on Progressive Sanctification?
Darryl asks this question at the OLTS
Stott: "Substitution" is Not a Theory
At DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed.
DeYoung: After the Boomers
From Kevin’s new book.
Iain Campbell on "The Means of Grace"
…the Reformed tradition recognised, alongside its great emphasis on grace, that while we experience that grace personally and individually, we recognise it through particular channels, or ‘means’. There is a distinction to be made between means and ends – the end that . . . Continue reading →
Todd is Reading Ames on the HC
William Ames’ catechetical sermons guided by the Heidelberg Catechism is in print and in English. Todd Peddlar is reading them profitably. This volume is the first in the series Classic Reformed Theology.
The Problem with "Just as I Am"
Zrim explains.
Why Johnny Can’t Preach (4)
Part 3. Another reason Johnny can’t preach is because Johnny can’t write. To make this point Gordon begins with an important survey of the way technological changes have affected communication. We take printed texts for granted. We blithely tell people to “read . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Subscribing the Confessions
From the recent conference on this topic held by the Northern California Presbytery (OPC). (HT: DRC) Rumor has it that some folks in those parts have been seen carrying around copies of RRC.
Why Johnny Can’t Preach (3)
Part 2. The next section of the book is an analysis of one aspect of the problem: Johnny doesn’t read well. This problem has been diagnosed for many years. I see it frequently. The rise of electronic texts, which is valuable in . . . Continue reading →
Samuel Rutherford for the 21st Century
By Guy Richards at Ref21.
Bavinck on Two Kingdoms
Shane has some interesting quotations on Bavink’s distinction between “the kingship of power” and “the kingship of grace.”
The MR Review of the The Shack
Is online but you have to sign up to see the whole thing.
Excellent Audio Resources
The White Horse Inn has been walking through 1 Corinthians and their discussion of church discipline was very helpful. CD is the third mark of the church but it’s not what you might think. The second is Hywel Jones‘ ongoing series of . . . Continue reading →
Can Reformed Theology and the NPP Be Synthesized?
Daniel Kirk says “yes” but Guy Waters says “No.” See the latter’s review of the former’s work on Romans at Ref21. Some folk might like to think, now most of the NAPARC denominations have publicly rejected covenant nomism, that the moralists will . . . Continue reading →
Justifying the Humanities (and Gordon's Concerns)
My experience, though briefer, is similar to that described by T. David Gordon in his new book, Why Johnny Can’t Preach (which is being surveyed on the HB). Since I began teaching in 1995 I’ve noticed a decline in the ability of . . . Continue reading →
C. E. Hill on N. T. Wright
This review of What Saint Paul Really Said. Was Paul of Tarsus the Real founder of Christianity? (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997) first appeared online in 2001 back on the Third Millennium site. In view of the recent interviews with Guy Waters on . . . Continue reading →
Bavarian State Library Digitalization Project
If you’re a student of the 16th-century German Reformation you will want to know about this development. The Bavarian State Library is providing high-quality digital editions of 16th-century texts online. (HT: Historical TheoBlogy)
Why Johnny Can’t Preach (2)
Between the first post and this one I listened to the excellent interview with David at Reformedforum.org. In the first chapter Gordon lays out his case that “Johnny Can’t Preach.” The first line of evidence is anecdotal. His experience (and that of . . . Continue reading →