The great Christian hope is communion with God as we experience it in both this life and the next. As we traverse this pilgrim life, believers are often profoundly aware of the distance between us and God’s direct presence. In the words . . . Continue reading →
Saturday Psalm Series: Psalm 88 (Part 5): Light in the Midst of Darkness
Who Rules Over the Darkness
In the last article, we considered the fog of darkness. One helpful way to clear the fog is by acknowledging who is ultimately in control of the darkness we face. When we face difficult times, when we feel like we have unanswered . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen—Shall We Be Satisfied With “Do Not Deny”?
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The Canons Of Dork #11 For January 7, 2023
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Review: J. M. Vorster’s The Gift of Life (Part 3): What Kind Of Reformation?
The tensions and inconsistencies that I have attempted to illustrate in this book review beg another question: What kind of reformation is The Gift of Life after? The answer Professor Vorster appears to provide is one of “flourishing personhood” that roots out . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast—Calvin On Hebrews 6: Christianity Teaches Faith And Love
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The Problem With Rockstar Evangelism
U2 emerged, of course, at the perfect time. It was the moment of the rise of postmodernism as a cultural mood, with its emphasis on pop culture and its prioritizing of surface over depth. Bono’s ability to draw on biblical themes in . . . Continue reading →
Review: J. M. Vorster’s The Gift of Life (Part 2): Postmodern Identity Politics Gets A Galatians 3:28 Makeover
At this point it is worth asking: What informs Professor Vorster’s overarching moral vision? Throughout The Gift of Life, the contention is that definitions of human dignity found in the liberal democratic and human rights traditions can be translated into Christian value . . . Continue reading →
American Presbyterians’ “Bible-onlyism”
THE POINT HERE IS NOT SO much the problems of recent Catholic and evangelical statements (though we do dissent from those affirmations). Rather our concern is with the understanding of religious traditions and their truth claims that undergirds not simply such statements . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Machen On The Good Fight Of Faith
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Review: J. M. Vorster’s The Gift of Life (Part 1): Political Liberalism Or Liberation Theology?
North-West University Professor J. M. Vorster’s The Gift of Life: Toward an ethic of human personhood (2021) represents a crowning of his career as a Reformed Pastor, theologian, and ethicist in the South African context.1 I review this volume as a fellow . . . Continue reading →
Drag Queen Story Hour And The Pedophilia Spectrum
Drag Queen Story Hour—in which performers in drag read books to kids in libraries, schools, and bookstores—has become a cultural flashpoint. The political Right has denounced these performances as sexual transgressions against children, while the political Left has defended them as an . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast—Calvin On The Two Ways Of Being In The One Covenant Of Grace
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Heidelminicast: Samuel Miller On The Importance Of Creeds And Confessions
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Heidelminicast: Machen—The Gospel Leads Us To Love The Law
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In Colorado Is Christian Speech Is Less Protected By The First Amendment Than Other Speech?
As Alliance Defending Freedom’s Kristen Waggoner so aptly put it in her closing remarks, everyone in Colorado is allowed to speak freely about same-sex marriage except those who object to it. The Biden administration’s Deputy Solicitor General Brian Fletcher even admitted during . . . Continue reading →
Reformation in Africa: Reaching Africa for the Gospel
One hundred and fifty years ago, Africa was predominantly pagan in the south, and Muslim in the north. Yet incredibly, today most of the world’s Christians are found in Africa. There are presently an estimated 680 million (and rapidly growing) professing Christians . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: R. B. Kuiper Says That Christians Study Nature In School And Grace In Church
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Federal District Court Orders Airline To Return Job To Flight Attendant Fired For Her Pro-Life Views
A federal court has ordered Southwest Airlines and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) to give former flight attendant Charlene Carter her job back after she was allegedly fired over her stance on abortion. As CBN News reported in July, after a five-year . . . Continue reading →