What is “experiential” Christianity? Today, this phrase is often confused with emotionalism, mysticism, or frenzied excitement, something like sentimentality detached from the intellect or the Scriptures. Many of us are used to the extremes of the charismatic movement,…
Editor’s Note: This post contains two essays, the first by Dr. Robert Letham and the second by Dr. Lane G. Tipton. Because these essays interact with David B. Garner’s view concerning the Son’s adoption as set forth in his book…
What if I’m dying while in seminary? Should we still go, or should we return home? That was the question my wife and I were asking ourselves in July 2021, when I was accidentally stabbed with a used drug needle…
There is a certain irony in asking whether the evangelical experiment has come to an end at precisely the moment when evangelicalism appears, at least superficially, to be everywhere. Its language permeates Christian discourse; its institutions dominate the Protestant landscape;…
Kinism has recently impacted the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA), and we are not alone. Subtle and not-so-subtle forms of this evil are finding expression in Reformed and evangelical churches. We must be aware of it and not…
In 1831, Charles Darwin began his 5-year expedition aboard the Beagle. While in the Galapagos Islands, he noticed the slight variations between species of finches on different islands. He concluded that these finches must have descended from a common ancestor…
“Who can change the sinner’s heart?” Imagine if Jesus told the parable of the sower as if he were a church health guru: The seed is the word of God. Those ones that fell along the path, snatched up by…
Rosaria Butterfield, Ph.D., and Jared Moore, Ph.D. Annihilationism–an ancient heresy denying hell as a place of eternal conscious torment–has recently been exhumed by former child actor Kirk Cameron as legit. This essay explores annihilationism as gay celibate theology 2.0, and…
One of the major themes that winds through the book of Hebrews is the encouragement to believers to persevere in their faith, ever holding on to Christ, especially as the Day of judgment draws near. In other words, the author…
The phrase “canary in the coal mine” comes from the historical practice of using canaries as sentinels—an early warning system for miners who may be unknowingly exposed to toxic gases. Today, the phrase refers to an early warning sign that…
