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The Canons Of Dork #44 For October 4, 2025
Author: Harrison Perkins
Harrison Perkins (PhD, Queen’s University Belfast; MDiv, Westminster Seminary California) is pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church (OPC), a member of the of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, a Senior Research Fellow at the Craig Center for the Study of the Westminster Standards, associate online instructor in church history at Westminster Theological Seminary, a visiting lecturer in systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary, and author of Reformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic Introduction. You can read more from him at Pastor Perks.
Review: The Death Of Scripture And The Rise Of Biblical Studies By Michael C. Legaspi
Is the church’s Bible also the academy’s Bible? Although we might even ask what this question means, Michael Legaspi argues that the Bible as Scripture is different than the Bible of the academy. In this respect, he indicates a gap between uses . . . Continue reading →
Continuing In Communion With God—The Sin Spiral (Part 2): Genesis 3:1–7 A Listening Problem
Certain phrases tend to get my attention, and one of them is, “Are you even paying attention to me?” It is one line that, at least in home life, signals that I appear to be focused somewhere other than where my attention . . . Continue reading →
Our Sins Have Already Been Judged
Believers were already judged at the cross (Gal 2: 19-20), so there is no future review of our works—no slideshows of our failures before the heavenly court—to determine whether we truly measure up. Harrison Perkins | Reformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic Introduction, . . . Continue reading →
Continuing In Communion With God—The Sin Spiral (Part 1): Genesis 1–2 Introduction
Genesis is a massive book of Scripture that has long captured the Christian imagination. Its opening few chapters alone have sparked more discussion and have motivated more explanation and commentary than even some other Old Testament books. It contains some of the . . . Continue reading →
The Canons Of Dork #43 For September 6, 2025
Meet the teacher. Continue reading →
From Glory To Glory: The Story Of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 6)—Psalm 17 And Christ’s Anticipation Of Resurrection
Psalm 17 is about focusing on satisfaction in God even amid our greatest troubles. We find the psalmist here in great distress, calling to God to vindicate him against the wicked. Psalm 17 records his prayer declaring that he was in the . . . Continue reading →
From Glory To Glory: The Story Of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 5)—Psalm 17 And Satisfaction With The Sight Of God
“Keep your eye on the prize.” “Don’t take your eye off the ball.” We say these sorts of things for situations when we know that focus is extremely important. We miss hitting the ball when we are looking elsewhere than the pitch . . . Continue reading →
God’s Justice Is Not Arbitrary
God cannot let sin go unpunished (Rom 3:25). The penalty for sin… is not a matter of God’s feelings, as if He is simply angry about being wronged…. death is the legal and just consequence for sin, ‘the curse of the law’ that . . . Continue reading →
From Glory To Glory: The Story Of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 4)—Psalm 16 And Christ’s Resurrection
Building a fire requires balancing. Specifically, you have to balance the use of kindling with the use of longer burning fuel. Kindling gets hot and bright fast, but it also fizzles quickly and fades. Fire has to be fed by sustaining fuel. . . . Continue reading →
Book Review: Young, Restless, And No Longer Reformed By Austin Fischer
Young, Restless, and No Longer Reformed is about Austin Fischer. No matter what the author’s intent was, it is hardly a book about theology and is very much a work arising from Fischer’s feeling that he has far more to say and . . . Continue reading →
From Glory To Glory: The Story Of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 3)—Psalm 15 And Christ As Our Pioneer Into God’s Presence
Since purchasing a home, the world of do-it-yourself repairs and upgrades has hit me hard in the face. I often find myself with a vague sense of how to complete the task in front of me, yet I know I cannot do . . . Continue reading →
The Canons Of Dork #42 For August 2, 2025
Pick your battles wisely. Continue reading →
From Glory To Glory: The Story Of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 2)—Psalm 15 And The Law’s Demand For Perfection
We tread carefully when we enter an important space. Moses stopped cold and removed his shoes when he came near the burning bush. Israel’s high priests knew they stepped on hallowed ground as they entered the holy of holies. We too tend . . . Continue reading →
The Resurrection Means Everything
Without Christ’s resurrection, Christian hope disappears. Among many indispensable articles of our faith, Christ’s resurrection crowns the list. Part of the reason for its critical role is because we worship the risen Christ, who is God the Son in power with all . . . Continue reading →
From Glory To Glory: The Story Of Christ In Psalms 15–24 (Part 1)—Introduction
On Valentine’s Day, I took my wife to a restaurant that I thought was going to prove insanely busy. I called in advance and learned they were no longer taking reservations. It seemed like it was going to take a lot to . . . Continue reading →
What Is Missio Dei?
What is God doing in creation? What is He aiming to achieve? The answer shapes how we think about what the world needs, what the church’s purpose is, and what it means for Christians to live on mission. The answer also has . . . Continue reading →
Review: The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory By Robert S. Smith
Recently, I have been removing a large stump from my back yard. The task has required more than one tool at different phases of the process. At times, I need a chainsaw to get deep cuts on certain sections. Other times, I . . . Continue reading →
How Recovering Traditional Reformed Categories Helps Us Understand What Civil Law Is
Few Christians today doubt that our relationship to our civil governments has gotten at least more complicated, if not outright harder, in recent years. Still, we often do not know how to navigate that challenge very effectively. We can be left thinking . . . Continue reading →
Review: The God Who Judges and Saves: A Theology of 2 Peter and Jude By Matthew S. Harmon
Books on New Testament theology are often stale and lack depth of real theological analysis. I have regularly felt that when biblical studies attempt to do theology, the fruit is either obvious or seriously off track. Against this backdrop, Matthew Harmon’s exploration . . . Continue reading →