Remember that the philosophy of the classroom in one generation becomes the philosophy of society in the next. 10. Planetary control…“Perhaps those agencies, combined with UNEP and the United Nations population agencies, might eventually be developed into a Planetary Regime—sort…
Paul Helm has offered three insightful critiques (with a fourth on the way) of N.T. Wright’s view of the doctrine of justification expressed in his latest book titled appropriately Justification. The book is, at least in part an effort to…
I will be receiving my copy of Dual Citizens by Jason Stellman this week. It promises to be an important and helpful book. Publisher’s Description: New covenant believers live between “the already” and “not yet,” a point in redemptive history…
When is a “church” not a church? How do we recognize the true church of Jesus Christ? And how do we discern the false? Calvin’s answer to what was in his day–and remains–an important question, is, essentially: the ministry of…
The 16th century Reformers fought to win back the keys of the kingdom. Calvin held that ordinarily there is no salvation outside of the church, but he did not hold that the church itself was the repository of forgiveness. No,…
Carl Trueman’s latest over at Ref21 is a timely warning about the dangers of personality cults within the church. Specifically, Trueman warns those of us who are among the “Young, Restless, and Reformed” crowd to watch out for this tendency.…
As someone who loves music and is currently preaching through Hebrews I found the story of David Bazan compelling and sad. Bazan is a singer/songwriter who formerly fronted the Christian indie band Pedro the Lion. This article takes a look…
The latest issues of 9 Marks Journal is dedicated to the subject of Church Discipline. It is, as always, worth reading.
One of the many books I enjoyed reading this summer was Original Sin, by Alan Jacobs. The book included this gem of a quotation from novelist Rebecca West: “If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on…
Many of you may already know of this, but in case you don’t . . . The folks at Christianity Today put out a wonderful bulletin insert called Glimpses of Christian History. It’s a four-page, full color piece they put…
