We were having an interesting discussion about the WHI show on “happy-clappy” worship. One of the things for which I have been “banging the drum” is the need for contemporary settings of the Psalms. I love the Book of Psalms for Singing. . . . Continue reading →
Recovering the Reformed Confession
When "Happy-Clappy" Isn't
The WHI guys have been doing a series on worship. This one is particularly good. This being the Sabbath it seems appropriate to post it.
Riddlebarger on Dort
Kim is working through the Canons here.
Resources for Reformed Approaches to Natural Law
I get occasional queries about theonomy, reconstructionism, and alternatives to the same. The folks at Covenant OPC (Abilene, TX ) have put together a terrific page of resources on the Reformed approach to natural law. Here’s an essay I did several years . . . Continue reading →
Nicotine Theological Journal 11.4
I’ve digging out of the pile of student papers and exams and discovered the October issue of the NTJ. It’s one of my favorite publications. The lead article, by Darryl Hart, is on the FV movement: Here are some good lines:
You Are What You Read
This axiom, of course, explains so much about Bob Godfrey, but I digress before I begin. Don’t worry, somewhere, in a coffee shop in Escondido, Bob is insulting me to some bewildered stranger. Merry Christmas Bob! Kevin Efflandt has an excellent reminder . . . Continue reading →
Jansenism Lives
Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638) Bishop of Ypres – founder of the Jansenist Movement Continue reading →
Picking a Psalm for Worship
Not having been raised in the Reformed tradition, indeed, not having been raised in the church, I am still getting to know the Psalter the way I should. Second, I don’t read music. As my musical children tell their unmusical dad, “The . . . Continue reading →
More on Worship and the RPW
I have some posts in response to the post earlier today on worship. Jamie asks, …Do you believe in any kind of responsive reading of creeds or confessions? I was in a Free Church of Scotland all last year, and I know . . . Continue reading →
If We Won't Discipline, Are We Really the Church?
One of the clearest commands our Lord gave during his ministry, before his crucifixion, death, burial, and ascension, was to practice discipline in the congregations (Matt 18). It has been abused, but more often it has been neglected. The Apostle Paul also . . . Continue reading →
Idea: Let's Try Every Way But Christ's Way
Thanks to a link by Justin Taylor I read an article by Nancy Morganthaler this morning that is disturbing on so many levels I hardly know where to begin.
More On The Second Service
I’m getting some interesting feedback on the earlier post regarding the second service. A few thoughts:
Why A Second Service?
Here is a link to an excellent piece by G. H. Visscher. One of the most disturbing trends of modern Reformed church life is the disappearance of the second service. What does it mean? It means at least two things: 1) we’ve . . . Continue reading →
Lex Credendi
The medievals had a slogan, “The law of praying is the law of believing.” It means, “If we can change liturgy, we can change what folk believe.” This axiom means that whoever controls the liturgy controls the future of the church, humanly . . . Continue reading →
Talking Past One Another?
I didn’t know Rich Mouw has a blog. Indeed, a number of evangelical scholars maintain blogs, including John Stackhouse (blog no longer available). In a recent entry he responded to criticism of his essay in The Christian Century proposing that Protestant re-think . . . Continue reading →