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In 1991, Spike Lee directed a film, titled, “Jungle Fever.” If you have never heard the phrase, typically it is used when a white, or Anglo, woman is attracted to…

ὁ δὲ νόμος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ πίστεως, ἀλλʼ ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὰ ζήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς. Χριστὸς ἡμᾶς ἐξηγόρασεν ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου γενόμενος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν κατάρα, ὅτι γέγραπται· ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς…

Seminary changed my life. Through the Bible teaching and supplementary readings, I gained a more robust view of God, his word and church, the sacraments, and my marriage. Perhaps because…

My last post caused no little disturbance. It seems to me that anytime ethnicity and culture are mentioned in reformed circles, there is a mixture of responses ranging from anger…

Reformation 21 exists for the purposes of, “Encouraging biblical thinking, living, worship, ministry, and constructive cultural engagement.” I desire to engage the latter in this post. To be clear, I…

In 1991, Cherly James and Sandra Denton, also known as Salt-n-Pepa, released a song titled, “Let’s Talk About Sex.” In the opening stanza, they recorded, “Let’s talk about sex for…

According to this 1995 commercial, “American Online is making it easier for people to live, work, and play.” In part, this is true. Ordering roses for our spouse, checking the…

As Katniss Everdeen, Haymitch Abernathy, and Peeta Mellark are traveling to the Hunger Games, Katniss walks into a conversation where she is greeted by these words from Haymitch: “I was…

Dear Lecrae and Andy, We have never met, but I thought I would take the time to share some things with you. Your names have been floating around Facebook, Twitter,…

On numerous occasions I have been told that the church is like a hospital for the sick. The illness is sin; the remedy is Christ. We, therefore, attend church to…