I report the news. I don’t engage in “discernment blogging.” I am not an “internet theologian.” I don’t get “outraged” at cultural events and I don’t “register concerns” about the latest controversies on the evangelical interweb. In the venerable tradition…
Over the past week, the refugee crisis facing Europe has been a matter of intense discussion here in the UK and around the world. While the facts, figures, and politics have long received attention on the news, pictures of the…
Over the past week, the refugee crisis facing Europe has been a matter of intense discussion here in the UK and around the world. While the facts, figures, and politics have long received attention on the news, pictures of the…
Most Americans have by now learned the name of Kim Davis, who as clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky has refused to issue marriage licenses to homosexual couples. Having been directed by a federal judge to issue such licenses on the…
This is the third post in a twelve-part series on the current Christological confusion taking root in China’s emerging Reformed community (see part 1 here and part 2 here). The Question In his own words, the question is “whether Christ’s…
Scripture’s account of God’s command to Abraham to “circumcise the flesh of [his] foreskin” (Gen. 17.11; KJV) affords Calvin ample opportunity to reflect on the reality and nature of sacramental signs. Thus he is keen, in his comments on this…
This is the second in a series of articles, the first of which can be found here ~ Mark McDowell, the editor I. Beginning and End God is not only instigator of but also integral to our hope. Before we consider…
This is the second in a series of articles, the first of which can be found here ~ Mark McDowell, the editor I. Beginning and End God is not only instigator of but also integral to our hope. Before we consider…
The so-called pastor-scholar… This is a term I’m starting to feel a little suspicious about, especially if the words “pastor” and “scholar” are not going to be diluted regarding their meaning or compromised regarding the quality demanded of each “job”. …
I have so far refrained from public comment on the resignation of Tullian Tchividjian in light of his confessed sexual sin, limiting myself to praying for him and his family. As one who has strongly criticized his theology, I wanted…
