Proverbs: Written to Christ, for Christ
Connecting Christ and the Proverbs isn’t so easy. How do we read the book of Proverbs as Christians in a way that would distinguish us from how a Jew might read the same book? Also, why then was the book…
Category Reformation21
Martin Luther: Fat Reformer?
By his own admission, Luther put on a few extra pounds in his later years. During a business trip (of sorts) to Eisleben (his place of birth) several days before his death, he joked to friends that he would shortly…
Immigration and the moral status of borders
In debates about immigration a crucial issue is the moral and political status of borders. Do we think borders are good or bad, a necessary evil or a moral necessity? My contention is that those who argue for open borders…
Immigration and the moral status of borders
In debates about immigration a crucial issue is the moral and political status of borders. Do we think borders are good or bad, a necessary evil or a moral necessity? My contention is that those who argue for open borders…
Christ’s Body and Affections In Heaven
One of the most common errors I encounter among students of theology concerns what happened to Christ after he ascended. A surprising amount of Christians seem to think that Jesus no longer needs his humanity now in heaven. The most…
Defending the covenant of redemption (part two)
The present post is the second in a three part series addressing contemporary objections to the doctrine of the covenant of redemption (for part one, see here). What follows is adapted from Michael Allen and Scott R. Swain, ed., Christian…
Paul & the Gift
John M.G. Barclay, Paul and the Gift. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2015. 672 pages. $70.00 Perhaps the most impressive feature of John Barclay’s important new book, Paul & the Gift, is the elegant simplicity and integrity of its central thesis. Indeed,…
The World in the Church 4: Lawless World: Lawless Church?
This is the fourth and final article in Garry Williams’ series on the Church & the World. To read the first, please find the first here, the second here and the third here ~ the Editor My first article began with…
The World in the Church 4: Lawless World: Lawless Church?
This is the fourth and final article in Garry Williams’ series on the Church & the World. To read the first, please find the first here, the second here and the third here ~ the Editor My first article began with…
Bonhoeffer Review – McGarry
Strange Glory is one of the most clear and meticulous accounts of the life and theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer available today. It is a precise and eminently readable story of Bonhoeffer’s life and work, and the way in which Charles…