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Calvin’s commentary on the creation narrative of Genesis 1.1-2.3 is dominated by one particular metaphor–that of God as the builder and decorator of a luxurious house.  The creation days, in Calvin’s perspective, mark successive stages in God’s construction project. In…

And now this. Who can read such things, and of such things, without sorrow?

I’m not quite sure what I’m doing here. I’ve stayed away from blogging for all the normal reasons: I’m not certain that I have anything to say in 500 words, much less anything to say in an interesting way. Moreover,…

Many thanks to the fine folk at Ref21 for inviting me to contribute to the website. I’m intending to launch, in a day or two, a series of posts reflecting upon bits and pieces of Calvin’s Genesis commentary. Several weeks…

Aaron Denlinger is Department Chair and Teacher in Latin at Arma Dei Academy (Highlands Ranch, CO), as well as Adjunct Professor of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary (Glenside, PA) and Research Fellow for the Puritan Studies Program of the…

Scott R. Swain is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Academic Dean at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. He is author of The God of the Gospel: Robert Jenson’s Trinitarian Theology; Trinity, Revelation, and Reading: A Theological Introduction to…

Bruce P. Baugus is associate professor of philosophy and theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and a PCA teaching elder. Raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Bruce holds degrees from Penn State (BS in geography, 1996), Southern…

Ne Mihi Suffenus essem – Not to be my own Suffenus   “Duller is he than country dullness’ self, Once he takes pen in hand, yet ne’er so happy As when he scribbles verse; then is he all Self-admiration and…

The question is sometimes asked, “What would you do if you knew you were going to die today?” I often hear people respond to the question by sharing a series of things they wish they had accomplished or enjoyed in…