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The Canons Of Dork #16 For May 6, 2023
Calvin: Time For An Inventory (3)
Let us begin then with Christ. As his natural body could not be possessed, (though some have found an easy way of fabricating miraculous bodies for him, in whatever numbers, and with whatever frequency they please,) instead of it they have collected . . . Continue reading →
On Comity And Mission
Comity between churches is a topic that few in NAPARC dare raise. Darryl Hart, however, wrote this piece doing just that. Many are reluctant to talk about the comity agreement because it is not always observed—likely few church planters or pastors even . . . Continue reading →
Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT): A Post Mortem
Since the 1994 publication of Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT), the evangelical body has been convulsed periodically over the doctrine of justification. The patient, to strain a metaphor, sustained a second attack in 1998 with the publication of ECT II or The . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (19)
This is part 19 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
Calvin: Time for An Inventory (2)
The duty of Christians was, to leave the bodies of saints in their tombs in obedience to the universal sentence by which it is declared, that man is dust, and to dust will return; not to raise them up in sumptuousness and . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (18)
This is part 18 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
Was Machen Gay?—Or, How Not To Do History
When I read Steelman’s essay, I tried to do so with an open mind. After all, until I saw Machen’s letter to his mother, I did not know concretely about his segregationist convictions. Honesty requires that we incorporate that fact (without exaggerating it or any single fact) into the story about Machen and into my understanding of who he was and what he did. Continue reading →
UN Report Calls for Legalizing Sex Between Adults and Children
A disturbing new report from the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) adds to growing concerns about global leaders pushing to normalize pedophilia. The report “The 8 March Principles for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law Proscribing Conduct Associated with Sex, Reproduction, . . . Continue reading →
Latest Ministry News From South Africa
Editor’s Note: The following is an update from Rev. Antonio Coppola on his work and ministry in South Africa. Earlier this year, he wrote an article discussing his church-planting efforts at Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, as well as his work at Mukhanyo Theological . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (17)
This is part 17 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. He shows the impossibility of remaking Jesus into a modern liberal preacher. Continue reading →
Luther Was Not Just Another Moral Reformer
Yet that is exactly what Cardinal Walter Kasper would make of him (the original article is now only available to Times subscribers). There were a lot of moral Reformers before, during, and after the Reformation. Luther was not one of them. The . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For the Week of April 24–30, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning April 24–30, 2023. Continue reading →
A Radical Truth Being Silenced: There Are Only Two Sexes
My immediate offense was a tweet criticizing child gender-reassignment surgery, an irreversible act that can permanently sterilize the patient. My criticism was strongly worded, because some things deserve to be strenuously opposed. Children who undergo gender-reassignment surgery are legally unable to consent . . . Continue reading →
The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 4
In his introduction, MacArthur asks what is perhaps the central question in this debate: “What is the gospel?”36 He says that it is not merely an academic question (and all God’s people say, Amen!). He is exactly right when he writes, “And . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (18)
In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 5:1–11 and answers questions about the compatibility of Christianity with the Masonic Lodge, on how “prepping” coheres with the Reformed doctrine of providence, on an English translation of Augustine’s On the Trinity, on Martin . . . Continue reading →
Saturday Psalm Series: The Blessed Man, The Blessed Life, The Blessed Word—Psalm 1 (Part 2)
As we noted in our previous installment, Psalm 1 is a psalm appropriate for any season of life. Why? Because you, Christian, live in a world where sin seems normal, and holiness seems weird. What your grandparents may have considered warped and . . . Continue reading →
What’s In A Denominational Name?
Today, neither the Orthodox Presbyterian Church nor the Presbyterian Church in America bear their first chosen names. Different as the two denominations are, the reasons for their name changes and even their slates of rejected names are quite similar. And the names—those . . . Continue reading →
Natural is Not Neutral
In 2008, another blogger (Russ Reeves) made some thoughtful comments on my essay, “Christ is Lord of All But…” This post was made in response to his comments. I agree with him that it may be that we agree more than it . . . Continue reading →
Why You Should Change Your Mind About Reformed Scholasticism
Why you should change your mind about Reformed Scholasticism: Scott Clark explains what’s at stake with Pilgrim theology Dr. R. Scott Clark (DPhil Oxford University) is a historical theologian who has taught at Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Concordia University, Irvine, . . . Continue reading →