Being an unapologetic Carl Trueman fanboy, the recent announcement of his departure from the ranks of regular contributors to the Reformation21 blog has hit me quite hard. I’m told that my feelings are not shared by all. (Apparently the Alliance…
It’s Friday, and all good people have an eye to preparing themselves for the Lord’s day at this point in their week, and especially if they have been working in the secular world actually investing or spending the grace of…
Although there are some denominations that fully or partially fund their church planters, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is not one of them. Therefore, if the local church, or presbytery, calls you to plant a congregation, you must raise…
How can we approach our holy God? Isn’t this the age-old question? From the beginning of Scripture we have an amazing event recorded, even more remarkable than the creation itself: God reveals himself to man and condescends to have a…
One of the striking things about Daniel Block’s new book, For the Glory of God, is that it assumes throughout that most basic and often neglected of truths: the church is a creation and an act of God’s grace, not…
Our dear brother Paul Levy, who obviously needs a decent baptism, has affirmed that “networks, associations, affiliations and fellowships don’t cut it,” which is a fantastic assertion for a fellow whose standard confession of faith stops short of actually affirming…
On the day after Trueman bows out let me say ‘Good riddance to bad rubbish’. He was holding us back. Too establishment, he’s becoming a statesman. To be honest I saw it coming when he joined the T4G bandwagon. Who can ever…
With Carl’s sad anouncement that he is retiring (honourably?) from the Reformation21 blog, the responses have been flooding in, from home-school moms to top men from TGC. I give you a mere sampling. From an anonymous reader: Some lady is…
The latest installment of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit includes a discussion of Daniel Block's excellent new book on worship – The latest installment of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit includes a discussion of Daniel Block's excellent new book…
After nearly a decade at Ref21, this marks my last post on the blog. I think I outlasted every single one of the original cast, all of whom ended up going on to higher and greater things in various more…
