Mark Jones

What does the holiness of the minister have to do with the efficacy of the preached Word? Are we falling into a Donatist error (from Donatus who re-baptized clergy who…

A council member from – ahem – The Gospel Coalition sent me this today. We here at Reformation21 nominate the entire Gospel Coalition, all 1,000,000+ of you.   Carl Trueman’s…

Years ago I was asked the following question by someone who holds to exclusive Psalmody: “Do you think it is better to sing God’s words or man’s words?” My answer:…

Why do good things happen to bad people and why do bad things happen to good people? Strictly speaking, there has only ever been one good person who has had…

At an OPC youth camp over a year ago I had the privilege of addressing young men and women on the topic of masturbation, among other topics (e.g., Machen, Machen,…

In his book, “Tough Topics”, Sam Storms addresses the question of Christ’s impeccability (“Could Jesus Sin?”). He writes:   “For many years I strongly advocated the impeccability of Christ, insisting…

Ne Mihi Suffenus essem – Not to be my own Suffenus   “Duller is he than country dullness’ self, Once he takes pen in hand, yet ne’er so happy As…

I am I am, I am I am  I think I am, I think I am  I’m glad I am  I’m proud I am  A real [balanced] man Who is…

Just who were the Puritans? Was Jonathan Edwards a Puritan? Was Matthew Henry a Puritan? Is Nacho Libre a Puritan? The answers to these questions are not uniform, but I…

How do we deal with the tricky matter of pastors moving from one congregation to another?  Some time ago I was in a session meeting with my elders, discussing my…