Proleptic Meals
In light of our MoS episode on the Lord's Supper this week, I thought this article would be fun to share. This is a fascinating book which prompted me to write a lot of reflections on it while reading. I…
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Spousal Catechesis
Christian catechisms of the question and answer variety came into their own in the sixteenth century. The German Reformer Johannes Brenz developed a Q. & A. catechism for propagating the (revised) Christian faith as early as 1527. Luther followed suit…
The Need for Pastor Theologians
Authors and pastors Gerald Hiestand and Todd Wilson are “resurrecting an ancient vision,” that of The Pastor Theologian. In their book, they lament that with the rise of the academy, theologians and intellectuals tend to find their home in that…
Can justification be lost?
I have a work in progress, defending the Reformed doctrine of justification by faith alone. In this work I am trying to make it as pastoral as possible for the average layman in the church to benefit from in his…
My “Most Important” Books
In a couple months I will be posting the obligatory “best reads of the year” list. But as a guy who loves books and reading I thought I’d post a list of the books that have figured particularly large in…
Defending Substitution
Simon Gathercole, Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul. Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2015. pp. 128. $14.99 Gathercole’s introduction begins by asking the question raised by the old spiritual: “Were you there when they…
Defending Substitution
Simon Gathercole, Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul. Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2015. pp. 128. $14.99 Gathercole’s introduction begins by asking the question raised by the old spiritual: “Were you there when they…
Defending Substitution
Simon Gathercole, Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul. Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2015. pp. 128. $14.99 Gathercole’s introduction begins by asking the question raised by the old spiritual: “Were you there when they…
Did Jesus Have a “Gospel-Centered” Ministry?
We often read today of a “gospel-centered”TM ministry as opposed to a legalistic or otherwise sub-Christian approach to salvation. When used in this trade-marked sense, “gospel-centered” usually means that we must exclusively present God’s forgiveness for sinners through faith alone in…
Against Hotels: Calvin on Gen. 18.1-8
Somewhat curiously, Calvin judged “the great number of inns” populating the landscape of his day to be rather obvious “evidence of our depravity” — the “our” in question being, in the first instance, early modern Europeans. What prompted such disapproval…