Ursinus On Circumstances And Worship

by on October 5, 2014

Thirdly, there are ecclesiastical or ceremonial ordinances, prescribed by men, which include the determinations of circumstances necessary or useful for the maintenance of the moral precepts of the first table; of which kind are the time, the place, the form and order . . . Continue reading →

Why Governments Fail

by on October 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

The breezy confidence of the White House and CDC is the kind of happy talk that relies on all the links in the chain having the same strength. —Rick Wilson, “The Uninvited Guest“

Scott Campbell: A Pioneer In Contemporary Christian Radio

by on October 2, 2014 | 1 Comment

In an earlier post I mentioned an old and dear friend, Scott Campbell. He was one of three people (the others being Don Crawley at KECK and Chris Abercrombie at KLMS) who got me started in radio. Scott was a devout evangelical Christian who . . . Continue reading →

Two Points On Left Behind And The Secret Rapture

by on October 2, 2014 | 30 Comments

I’m not certain how many “Left Behind” films there have been so far but since the 1970s there have been several evangelical thrillers—beginning with “Thief In The Night”—based on the eschatology of John Nelson Darby (1800–82) et al that anticipate a “secret . . . Continue reading →

Facts, Evidence, Wisdom, And Gossip

by on September 30, 2014 | 1 Comment

I’m not sure why, as a child, the TV show Dragnet captured my attention and imagination. Perhaps it was theme song with its beat and blaring horns or perhaps it was the staccato, film-noir dialogue or the claim that the episodes were . . . Continue reading →

Heidelberg 34: Our Lord Because He Redeems

by on September 29, 2014 | 1 Comment

The Lordship controversy, which began years ago, continues and it lies in the background of some of the contemporary discussions about justification and sanctification. Some evangelicals speak of “making Christ Lord” and others reject that Christ is really, actually ruling over all things. They . . . Continue reading →

Prelacy And Its Train Extirpated

by on September 26, 2014

We cannot but admire the good hand of God in the great things done here already, particularly that the Covenant (the foundation of the whole work) is taken; Prelacy and the whole train thereof extirpated; the Service-book in many places forsaken; plain . . . Continue reading →