I’m Not a Brand
I wrote this article a little while after signing my first book contract. About a year after it was published, a friend asked me if I regret writing the article. I can honestly say that I don't. As a matter…
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Pastoral Letter no. 1
My dear friends: One of the best books that I’ve read this year is a new one written by a friend of mine, Steve Garber. For many years, Steve has served as the principal of the Washington Institute, which has…
6 Ways To Develop an Evangelistic Culture in Your Church
We all desire non-Christians (i.e., pagans) to come to saving faith in Christ. Sometimes, however, our lament is that we are not seeing this occur in our churches as frequently as we would like. Here are 6 ways to help…
The Mad Woman Speaks!
Listeners to this week's podcast who persevere to the (bald and) bitter end are in for a special treat: the voice of the axe wielding Mad Woman calling from the Attic as she rebukes Todd Pruitt for indulging one of…
We’re Back
Not that anyone missed me, of course. But after a two and a half year hiatus, I’ve agreed to reboot my contributions to the Reformation21 blog. I especially happy to share this space with my RTS colleagues, Bruce Baugus and…
Local, Gritty, and Enduring?
The home of Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine, the history of the early church in North Africa is formative and rich, and continues to teach many lessons. One lesson is the necessity of the indigenization of the faith everywhere the gospel…
Oden’s Patrimony
We three Ref Packers are all reading Thomas C. Oden’s beautifully written autobiography, A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir, and will be posting numerous reflections on it, as well as making it the subject of a podcast.…
Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1541
John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, translated from the first French Edition by Robert White. Edinburgh and Carlisle, Pa., Banner of Truth Trust, 2014, pp. xxxvi + 882. Not only is there the much-publicized question of Calvin and the…
Theistic Evolution
After discussing the tensions among evolutionists concerning the precise mechanism of evolution, I thought it might be good to address the underlying metaphysical assumptions of words that are used in the academy, such as “evolution.” The explanatory power of the Neo-Darwinian synthesis…
When a Christian Doesn’t Want to Live Like One in College
I’m headed up the road to participate in tomorrow’s live Mortification of Spin panel at Cairn University. This is going to be an interesting conversation. The topic is “Getting Through College Without Becoming a Heathen.” Again, I find myself coming…