What happens to the Fall?
I am curious about something because I have seen this dealt with in a variety of ways. I am wondering what those Christians who do not accept the historicity of Eden, Adam and Eve, etc. do with the fall. Let…
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Dever to Infiltrate PCA
The letter “from the editor” in the spring issue of ByFaith (the official magazine of the Presbyterian Church in America, in which I serve as a pastor) reports that ByFaith will soon launch an online series about the health of…
Psalms Project
At Union University they are sponsoring lectures throughout the year on the Psalms. The first lecture was by John Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and professor of music and worship at Calvin College and Calvin Theological…
“Love, Sex, & Mammon”
In this month’s issue of Touchstone there is an excellent editorial by Russel Moore of Southern Seminary. Dr. Moore writes: It is no accident, after all, that our Ancient Foe first appears in Holy Scripture as a snake—imagery that follows…
Guy Waters on N T Wright’s new book
Our friends at “Christ the Center” have been discussing N. T. Wright’s new book (the response to John Piper) with Dr. Guy Waters. Listen to the broadcasts here.
“Gendercide”
Joseph Meaney of Human Life International has written a powerful article concerning one of the wicked consequences of the inherintly evil act of abortion: “Gendercide.” It is a sad fact that abortion has become so sacrosanct in certain circles that…
Blog 43: 2.2.4 – 2.2.7
What is free will? Some theologians, according to Calvin, have come too close to philosophers who credit the will with too much. There is a perennial temptation to try to make theology agree with the prevailing philosophy, and Calvin accuses…
Mr Nice Guy
I have just finished a series of 38 messages on Ezra/Nehemiah at First Pres, Jackson. Several things struck me as I brought the series to a close. The first was something most consecutive-expository preachers feel at the end of a…
Calvin blog
Folks, we are more than capable of an error or two and those keen-eyed followers of our Calvin blog may have noticed a slight glitch in Iain D. Campbell’s ordering of the blogs on Monday/Tuesday. We missed one out and…
Shut the Sinner Up to Faith
From a dear brother, William MacKenzie, on page 392 of the book Rich Gleanings from Rabbi Duncan (not our own Rabbi Duncan, the other one): It would not do to tell a man that he may come to Christ, but…