In our last two articles, we’ve been dealing with various objections that continue to be offered against a Covenantal approach to apologetics. The objection that we considered last time needs more explanation and discussion that we were able to give…
In previous entries in what is becoming an impromptu antiphonal blog series on the Trinity, Fred Sanders and I have focused on the nature and relevance of the doctrine of inseparable operations (see here, here, and here). To this point,…
Do you ever feel like life doesn’t get any easier? The world is throwing you punches and all you can do is duck and dodge? Do you feel like just living day-to-day is like a climb uphill? Your spiritual life…
We’re grateful Oliver Crisp has offered his response to the two reviews of Deviant Calvinism which were published this week. Oliver’s contribution serves to extend an important conversation over the character and sources of Reformed theology ~ Editor I wish…
How wide or narrow is the Reformed faith? In his recent book, Deviant Calvinism: Broadening Reformed Theology, Fuller Seminary Professor, Oliver Crisp, uses the tools of historical theology and analytic theology to address various questions, such as the broadness of…
This week a letter titled The State of the PCA was published by Bryan Chapell in By Faith, the denominational magazine of the PCA. This public letter is another of the many takes in recent years on our denomination from…
The question of how diverse the Reformed tradition is is an important topic of consideration. I have co-edited a volume on Reformed diversity in the seventeenth century, and later this year I have another co-edited volume coming out on Reformed…
In Calvin’s estimation, the Christian life is properly one of constant gratitude. Gratitude bears fruit in holiness — we can and should say “thank you” to God with our lives as well as our lips. The root of gratitude is…
People do what they want to do. Regrettably, when it comes to Christians, they seem to not want to pray together at prayer meetings. As a pastor, I’m concerned how many Christians have such energy for the things of the…
Although the two-kingdoms paradigm can provide a valuable lens for viewing any area of our social and cultural lives, for most of us, few areas loom larger than our economic lives. Preachers often tend to tactfully steer clear of financial…
