Wesley and Pelagius
For century after century, one man has been the bogeyman of Western theology. He’s the bad guy. The one nobody wants to be like. Yes, you guessed it: that old Welsh heretic, Pelagius. For centuries the malign influence of his…
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Shock Christmas Revelations! Pope Admits ‘I am Catholic’, Bears Confess to Lack of Personal Hygiene, and I Love My Wife.
One of the regular concerns expressed by readers of this blog and listeners to the podcast is the fact that many of the suggestions we make about church life and practice seem to be rather Presbyterian. Some are simply puzzled…
Do More Than One Stinking Pull-Up
This is the title of an awesome article over at The Art of Manliness blog. In it, Brett McKay opens with an embarrassing moment that has motivated him to a life of fitness. It was the dreaded fitness test in…
Walking with God
A nugget from Robert Bolton’s Some General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God (London, 1626): By walking with God, I mean, a sincere endeavour, punctually and precisely to manage, conduct, and to dispose all our affairs, thoughts, words and…
The Seven Deadly Sins in a Digital Age: 7. Pride
Now as we conclude our series, we come at last to the vice of Pride, “the Great Sin” as C.S. Lewis calls it, and as the Christian tradition has consistently taught. It is both the first and the last of…
Psalter Theology: Royalty over Democracy
The language of royalty is pervasive in the Psalms. “Rule,” “king” and their cognates appear 98 times in the Psalms (and the figurative words “throne,” “rod,” or “scepter” appear 26 times). Kings govern their kingdoms via statutes or laws, and…
Psalter Theology: Royalty over Democracy
The language of royalty is pervasive in the Psalms. “Rule,” “king” and their cognates appear 98 times in the Psalms (and the figurative words “throne,” “rod,” or “scepter” appear 26 times). Kings govern their kingdoms via statutes or laws, and…
A Tale of Christmas, Kirk, and King
As is generally known, the Scottish reformers took a dimmer view of Christmas festivities than their continental peers. When Knox and company drafted the (First) Book of Discipline for the newly Reformed Kirk, they identified Christmas — along with “holy…
Jesus and Jacob
This is the fifth of my Christmas devotionals focused on the pre-incarnate appearances of Christ in the Old Testament. Previous devotionals focus on Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Joshua. Jesus and Jacob When we think of Jesus appearing in the…
Because It’s Still Called ‘Today’
I’m currently reading through O. Palmer Robertson’s short little book, God’s People in the Wilderness. It is tying in well with the reading I am doing on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The premise of his book is that…