In the June/July 2009 issue of Ordained Servant Alan Strange published a surprisingly negative review of Recovering the Reformed Confession. The editor kindly invited me to reply and that reply appears today in the August/September issue. According to editorial policy, Alan gets . . . Continue reading →
Thanks to C or C for posting this. We need more Beza in our lives.
A young, ex-dispensationalist speaks to his generation about the YRR phenomenon.
At Strict and Particular. One clarification:
According to their own news service, the PCUSA (not to be confused with the OPC or the PCA or any of the other NAPARC (sideline) Presbyterian denominations) lost more members last year than at any time since 1983. They claim 2.1 million . . . Continue reading →
There is a topic that few NAPARC types dare raise: the matter of comity between the churches. Nevertheless, Darryl Hart has done just that. The Oxford American Dictionary defines comity as: 1. courtesy and considerate behavior toward others. 2. an association of . . . Continue reading →
That’s the answer. The question is, “What hath RRC to do with William Gurnall’s 17th-century (1617-79) English Reformed theology?”
UPDATE 6 June 2009. While working on another project today I stumbled across Garnet H. Milne, The Westminster Confession of Faith and the Cessation of Special Revelation: The Majority Viewpoint on Whether Extra-Biblical Prophecy is Still Possible (Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster/Eugene OR: . . . Continue reading →
I continue to learn theology at one of our local malls. Last fall I learned about True Religion. More recently I was at Eddie Bauer. Upon putting away the store receipt I happened to notice a little blurb on the back titled, . . . Continue reading →
UPDATE 3 June 09. You can track reviews of and comments on RRC via WordPress and at Amazon. 1. On the more friendly side, Shaun Nolan and Matt Bohling (WSC alumni and PCA pastors) have an edifying and thoughtful podcast:
One of the major reasons I wrote Recovering the Reformed Confession was to call attention to a weird sort of two-way traffic. Some in the Reformed Churches in North America and apparently in Scotland seem ready to abandon the very thing that . . . Continue reading →
This is an exceptionally valuable and important book for anyone who is interested in reading classic Reformed theology, in reading some of the more important sources (in English) of Reformed theology. In this volume the editor compiled sections from Turretin’s Institutes which . . . Continue reading →
The Banner of Truth is selling the Westminster Shorter Catechism for $1! Thanks to Martin for letting us know about this. He gives several reasons why it’s important and useful to learn the WSC. Here are a few more reasons.
When I began my academic career one of the first things I heard was, “The inerrancy discussion is behind us. The discussion has moved on.” That may have been true in 1993 but it’s not true now. In the latest issue of . . . Continue reading →
He’s through the middle of the book and gives a fine summary.
And discussing it at the PB.
At the Wrestling Mat.
He’s interested in “Word and sacrament ministry.”
He’s Young, Restless, but becoming Reformed.
Pastor Charlie Wingard (Westminster PCA) reviews it at Amazon. There is another review at Amazon by “Reader.” It’s a positive review, mainly focusing on the epilogue and the interaction with the “new Calvinists.” He calls mine a “truly postmodern approach.” Properly qualified, . . . Continue reading →