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 →
Reformation Resources
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 →
Bavinck on Presumptive Regeneration (And Other Things)
In Saved By Grace just out from RHB. With the Bavinck conference and blog and new volumes coming out, there’s a veritable Bavinck Blizzard! This volume, like anything from Bavinck, is worth having and reading. I read part of it in a pre-publication . . . Continue reading →
Free Books at The Open Life
Info from Mike Spotts here.
Paul Helm on Natural Law
At Helm’s Deep.
The October Reformation Voice: Recovering the Reformed Confession
Is online. Howard Sloan is Coordinating Secretary of the HRA and writes in the introduction to this month’s issue: Blessings and peace to you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. This month’s issue is themed “Recovering the Reformed Confession.” This . . . Continue reading →
Herman Bavinck Online
Here (HT: Justin). I’ll add a permanent link to the blogroll.
Audio: Calvin, Geneva, and Psalmody
An interesting joint talk/lecture by Karin Maag and Paul Fields at the Meeter Center (Calvin Theological Seminary and Calvin College) on Calvin, the Psalms, and the Reformation of worship in Geneva.
A Reformation Alternative to Evangelical Burnout and "Ironic Faith"
Rod Rosenbladt: “The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church“
There's a Crisis in the Reformed Churches
and it’s back in print. The Bookstore at WSC should have some shortly at a discount.
It's About to Become A Lot Easier
to Recover the Reformed Confession. Reformation Heritage Books (the publisher of the Classic Reformed Theology series) is publishing, at the end of October, the first volume in a multi-volume collection of the Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries.
The New Riddle of Roman Catholicism: Riddles, Mysteries, and Enigmas
Darryl Hart and John Muether are at it again. This time they’ve teamed up to produce a series of essays on contemporary Roman Catholicism.
Calvin500 Update: Interview with David Hall
One of the bigger Calvinpalooza events in celebration of Calvin’s 500th birthday is the Calvin500 Conference in Geneva, Switzerland next summer.
White Horse Inn: Christianity, Politics, and the Two Kingdoms
Mike hosted an excellent roundtable discussion featuring Darryl Hart, adjunct professor at WSC and Director of Academic Programs at ISI, Dan Bryant, former Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice, and Neil McBride, a strategist for the Democratic Party. This is . . . Continue reading →
Dismantling the "Rapture"
The “Christless Christianity” series has been brilliant and this week’s installment is no exception. Our dispensational friends tell us that they read the bible “literally” and that amillennialists “spiritualize” Scripture. This might be compelling if we never actually looked at any passages. A . . . Continue reading →
Reformed Churches are Scripture-Singing Churches
If your congregation is in a confessional Reformed denomination/federation but it isn’t a Scripture-singing congregation, there’s a problem.
Whence the Reformation Solas?
From where do we get the Reformation solas? I get this question with some frequency, usually around Reformation Day. Here is a preliminary answer: The ideas were present from the earliest stage of the Reformation, but the actual phrases developed over time. . . . Continue reading →
Calvin's Legacy: Reforming the Church Today
The 2009 Faculty Conference this January 16 and 17. Info here. As I say every year, plan now. Register early. These conferences sell out and people are turned away. 2009 is Calvin’s 500th birthday year and we’re happy to do our part . . . Continue reading →
Guide to Herman Bavinck
At RHB
Pre-Order Reforming or Conforming via the Bookstore at WSC
for $15.71. Click on the image for more info. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Thirteen Reformed scholars take on postmodern evangelicals and provide a solid, biblical critique of their ideas. While self-described “post-conservative evangelicals” enjoy increasing influence in the evangelical world, they represent . . . Continue reading →