One of the major reasons I wrote Recovering the Reformed Confession was to call attention to a weird sort of two-way traffic. Some in the Reformed Churches in North America and apparently in Scotland seem ready to abandon the very thing that . . . Continue reading →
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Calvin’s Self-Identification As A Lutheran
You can see, reader, that the man is pulled both this way and that. He wants to appear to be opening a battle against the whole party of the Lutherans, not against any individual member of it. But he cannot attack us . . . Continue reading →
WSC Commencement 2009: Kim Riddlebarger (Updated)
You know Kim as pastor of Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, CA, the mastermind behind the Riddleblog, and probably as co-host of the White Horse Inn. He he is a thoughtful scholar and theologian and we have truly enjoyed having him on campus . . . Continue reading →
Five Arguments Against Future Justification Based on Works
By Rick Philips at Ref21. UPDATE 1 June 2009: Mark Jones responded to Phililips and Nick Batzig responded to Jones on this topic.
Risking the Truth Reviewed
Jeremy Walker reviews it at the Wanderer.
Ames Sale
Details at RHB
Farel's Baptismal Form
William (Guillaume) Farel preceded Calvin Geneva and worked alongside him in advancing the Reformation there and elsewhere in the Francophone world in the 16th century. Wes Bredenhof has a fascinating account of his baptismal liturgy, which features a strong emphasis on the . . . Continue reading →
Out Now: Risking the Truth
Risking the Truth: Interviews on Handling Error in the Church. Available directly from CFP here and of course at Amazon.co.uk. The US release date is July 13th. From Martin’s site:
Our 2009 MA (Hist Theol) Candidates (Updated)
Congratulations to our 2009 MA (Historical Theology) candidates, (Rev) Mr Michael Brown and Mr Joshua Forrest. Last night the latter defended thesis, “Absolute Dependence or Classical Synthesis?: Friedrich Schleiermacher’s Appropriation of Lutheran Orthodoxy” and the former defended thesis: “Christ and the Condition: . . . Continue reading →
Iain Campbell on the Relevance of "The Disruption of 1843"
At Creidamh (pron. “kray-jif”—Gaelic for “faith”—I’m glad that if Iain is going to speak in tongues he also has the gift of interpretation!)
Excellent New Resource: The Continuing Story
Wayne Sparkman, archivist at the PCA Historical Center (itself a terrific resource for anyone interested in the history of American Presbyterianism) and valued correspondent to the HB, has begun his own blog: The Continuing Story. I’m subscribed and I hope you will . . . Continue reading →
CRC and RCA: No Reason to Remain Separate?
That’s what Amway titan Rich DeVos said recently to the Grand Rapids newspaper. So he has plans to reunite the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America (HT: Presbyterians Weekly News). The columnist comments that no one remembers why the . . . Continue reading →
The Sabbath and the Small Congregation
Good stuff at the Reformed Reader.
Trueman: Being Presbyterian in the Church of Scotland
Editor’s Note: Even though it will further sully his reputation, the HB is happy to publish this response by Carl Trueman to recent developments in the Church of Scotland. §§§ Given the events at the Church of Scotland General Assembly last weekend, . . . Continue reading →
News from the Church of Scotland
Brannan at Creed of Chaos (was there ever a better or truer blog name?), who studying for his PhD in Aberdeen, gives us an update on the latest overture before the General Assembly regarding ministers and sexuality. UPDATE: Brannan has news here.
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Audio: Eric Alexander: A Life in the Preaching Ministry
I took the Sprinter to the second service yesterday and walked a good bit from the station to the service. Along the way I enjoyed two interviews on CTC. The first was a stimulating discussion of textual criticism with Dan Wallace (well, . . . Continue reading →
Calvin the Hands of Anglican Revisers (1)
N. T. (Tom) Wright has published a new volume articulating again his proposed revision of the way Paul’s doctrine of justification should be understood. The volume is Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision (IVP Academic, 2009). In the preface he indicates that . . . Continue reading →
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Audio: Beale on Inerrancy and the Apocalypse
Audio of his lecture on the use of the OT in the Revelation and it’s implications for the doctrine of inerrancy. (HT Jeff Waddington).
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Sabbath Audio: On the Song of Solomon and Worship
These are two distinct interviews done by Nick Batzig at the Twin Lakes Fellowship. The first is with Iain Campbell on the Song of Solomon. The second is with Jon Payne on Reformed worship. Good, edifying, Sabbath listening.
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Audio: How to Be Culturally Relevant
It probably isn’t what you think. Rob Norris has wise words for preachers (and parishioners)