Waynetta, Garth and the White Horse Spin
A rather good few weeks came to a crashing end yesterday when one of my elders broke the sad news to me that Miley Cyrus has covered a Led Zeppelin classic. Now, I am not one of those who think…
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Horton on Spin
Today we have a reluctant Dr. Michael Horton take a psychological test to see if we can continue interviewing him for the podcast. Fortunately for you guys, he passed. But we were a little worried after the first question. In…
Sunday’s Sermon
On Sunday we jumped back into our study of Acts. It is part 16 in the series and is entitled “Witness and Opposition” (6:8-15). You can listen to or download it HERE. Also, Covenant Presbyterian is now Podcasting its sermons.…
Some thoughts on the Mosaic Covenant
I have read with profit Mark Jones’s recent posts on the covenant of works (see here and here), having benefited from his other writings on this topic as well. Such theological clarity and historical awareness are much to be appreciated when it comes…
Did Jesus live by faith (in his Covenant of Works)?
“The Just [One] Shall Live by Faith” The top men here at the Alliance are not happy with me. I posted my piece on the covenant of works on a day that does not maximize top viewing. My apologies. It…
Nobody Wants Jesus to Offend
Hi everyone. Thanks to Carl for inviting me, the Top Men at Ref21 for allowing a menace like me to cause my brand of mayhem here in this part of the mostly-respectable blogosphere, and to my wife for her always-generous…
Substitute Friendships?
My CruciformPress book arrived in the mail this weekend, and it is a topic that has been on my mind lately: The Company We Keep: In Search of Biblical Friendship, by Jonathan Holmes. I had few free minutes last night,…
Biblical versus Systematic Theology?
Systematic Theology is often contrasted unfavourably with the relatively new discipline of Biblical Theology. The very terminology immediately sets Systematics at a disadvantage, as if Biblical Theology alone were ‘biblical’ and anything that sets out to be ‘systematic’ should be…
Biblical versus Systematic Theology?
Systematic Theology is often contrasted unfavourably with the relatively new discipline of Biblical Theology. The very terminology immediately sets Systematics at a disadvantage, as if Biblical Theology alone were ‘biblical’ and anything that sets out to be ‘systematic’ should be…
Gospel ripples
In our efforts to make Christ known where God has put us, we have regular meetings to preach the gospel in a village outside our town. It is a hard place, not surprisingly given that it is full of hard…