A “Must-buy” Book & Mask
Today was a special day for me: I crossed the border to pick up my Amazon orders, which included a Nacho Libre mask (for Halloween), and a couple of books. The book that immediately impressed me the most is Chad…
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The Reformation in France and the Mission to the World
The accusation that Protestants were slow to take up the evangelical mission to the world and that this exposes some sort of fundamental flaw in our faith has been almost as sticky as it is spurious. Already in the air…
The Untied Kingdom?
Over at the British blog, some thoughts on the upcoming Scottish referendum: The outcome of the Scottish vote will, in some measure, in the shorter and longer terms, change the circumstances in which the saints go about their business. But…
Not Just a Soup Kitchen by David Apple
Today, so many churches are comfortable following the practice of previous generations that didn’t involve themselves in ministries of mercy. Many today are fearful of thinking “outside of the box” and lack vision and biblical direction. In 1983, one small…
Some thoughts on the Mosaic Covenant
I have read with profit Mark Jones’s recent posts on the covenant of works (see here and here), having benefited from his other writings on this topic as well. Such theological clarity and historical awareness are much to be appreciated when it comes…
Did Jesus live by faith (in his Covenant of Works)?
“The Just [One] Shall Live by Faith” The top men here at the Alliance are not happy with me. I posted my piece on the covenant of works on a day that does not maximize top viewing. My apologies. It…
Nobody Wants Jesus to Offend
Hi everyone. Thanks to Carl for inviting me, the Top Men at Ref21 for allowing a menace like me to cause my brand of mayhem here in this part of the mostly-respectable blogosphere, and to my wife for her always-generous…
Biblical versus Systematic Theology?
Systematic Theology is often contrasted unfavourably with the relatively new discipline of Biblical Theology. The very terminology immediately sets Systematics at a disadvantage, as if Biblical Theology alone were ‘biblical’ and anything that sets out to be ‘systematic’ should be…
Biblical versus Systematic Theology?
Systematic Theology is often contrasted unfavourably with the relatively new discipline of Biblical Theology. The very terminology immediately sets Systematics at a disadvantage, as if Biblical Theology alone were ‘biblical’ and anything that sets out to be ‘systematic’ should be…
Gospel ripples
In our efforts to make Christ known where God has put us, we have regular meetings to preach the gospel in a village outside our town. It is a hard place, not surprisingly given that it is full of hard…