“Many things which are now seen in the world are rather corruptions of it than any part of its proper furniture. For ever since man declined from his high original, it became necessary that the world should gradually degenerate from…
Readers may be interested to hear of a new journal, Unio Cum Christo, an “international journal of Reformed theology and life” (because it’s important not to undersell yourself). With quite an array of editors, boarders, and contributors, it looks like…
I have been traveling and have not posted in a bit, so let me bring up another question that came from the Grand Rapids PCRT: “What is the root issue that would allow “Christian” denominations to ordain homosexuals and perform…
Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling:Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Leadership. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015, PB, 240pp. I have been the Pastor of the same congregation for 12 years. I enjoy it. I mean, I really enjoy it. There is no…
Today marks the 100th episode of Mortification of Spin. Todd, Carl and I reflect on what has been revealed since we opened the mysterious hatch of the unground bunker. The time in the bunker has led us to some interesting…
Thank you for partnering with the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Resourcing the Church would not be possible without Alliance Members help. You see both the need in today’s culture centric church and the value of Alliance resources. Your support keeps…
The Banner of Truth’s retyped and reissued edition of James Bannerman’s The Church of Christ is, like so many of their books, beautifully produced. It is also most timely. Reading this book and putting into practice its basic theology will…
Something was brought up in my Sunday School class this week that was a very good reminder. We were talking about speaking the truth in love, and more specifically, honest communication with our spouse. Except this one point reminded me…
Christological supralapsarianism can take on a variety of forms. In connection with this doctrine, I would like to address whether the Son would have become incarnate if Adam had not fallen (Cur Deus homo si Adam non pecasset?). Reformed theologians…
In our last article, we saw that the objection of circular reasoning in a Covenantal approach to apologetics has actually been a standard objection to Reformed thinking for centuries. Objections like this one are understandable, given that the ones offering…
