Category Reformation21

I know I have been here before, but it is that time of year when we hear of those noble spirits who will be relinquishing chocolate (Book of Additions, chapter 1, verse 28), smartphones (Second Letter to the Accretions, chapter…

Reformation 21 exists for the purposes of, “Encouraging biblical thinking, living, worship, ministry, and constructive cultural engagement.” I desire to engage the latter in this post. To be clear, I am not playing the race card nor am I claiming…

Last week we had a Men’s evening at IPC with Ian Hamilton from Cambridge Presbyterian Church. I’d asked Ian to speak on eldership and he was outstanding. It seems to me that we spend enormous amounts of effort and thinking…

In 1991, Cherly James and Sandra Denton, also known as Salt-n-Pepa, released a song titled, “Let’s Talk About Sex.” In the opening stanza, they recorded, “Let’s talk about sex for now to the people at home or in the crowd.…

I have just returned from a very pleasant week of fellowship and ministry among the Reformed Presbyterians in Northern Ireland. It was my privilege to preach at the Knockbracken Bible Week, as well as at a men’s meeting beforehand, and…

On January 14, 1874, Old Princeton’s Charles Hodge read a paper expressing his dire concerns regarding the perils of Darwin’s evolution to the Christian faith.  Hodge (who was hardly a hard-core creationist) understood the character and function of Darwinism.  “What…

According to this 1995 commercial, “American Online is making it easier for people to live, work, and play.” In part, this is true. Ordering roses for our spouse, checking the weather, arranging family vacations, and watching the news is much…

About 2 years ago I was in the US and was raving about Ralph Davis and how I hope he’ll keep writing in retirement. I remember the first time I read Ralph Davis. It was like finding water in a…