Contra Webbon et al.: Denying That Jesus Is A Jew Denies His True Humanity (Part 1)

webbon shields mar 2026

You may have likely heard or read something about Christian nationalism. Regular readers of this space will be familiar with this movement.1 As it exists in the USA, among those who identify as Reformed—whether they are actually Reformed is quite another question . . . Continue reading →

Contra Webbon et al.: Denying That Jesus Is A Jew Denies His True Humanity (Part 2)

webbon shields mar 2026

Before the Apostles’ Creed was fully formed, the ancient postapostolic church confessed the “rule of faith” (regula fidei). One of the first places we see the rule is in Irenaeus’s Against Heresies, which dates to about AD 180. Book 1 included this . . . Continue reading →

These Are Not Illinois Nazis

At Synod Calgary, held June 8–11 by the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA),1 as delegates debated whether or how to adopt a statement that had been adopted by several other sister churches, one pastor rose to say that three families . . . Continue reading →