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Loving God AND Your Country?

Earlier this month, I read with interest Rick Phillips’s piece on the Fourth of July celebrations in the context of a radically changing America. R.C. Sproul, Jr. also has a piece here  which deals with the issue of Christian patriotism. Both…

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Cape Cod Reformed Conference

My dear friend Pastor James La Belle e-mailed me letting me know that the Presbyterian Church of Cape Cod is once again hosting its annual Cape Cod Reformed Conference (Nov 8-10, 2013). The keynote speaker this year is well-known author…

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An Important but Neglected Distinction

There is an important distinction which is absolutely vital to good theology and to a healthy Christian life. It is also a distinction which seems to have been missed by large numbers of people on both the left and the…

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An Important but Neglected Distinction

There is an important distinction which is absolutely vital to good theology and to a healthy Christian life. It is also a distinction which seems to have been missed by large numbers of people on both the left and the…

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Should We Seek Revival?

Kevin DeYoung, Bryan Chapell, and I filmed a video discussion on the topic of revival during this year’s Gospel Coalition National Conference.  It just came up on their website and I hope it is a help to those thinking about…

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The Afterlife

What happens when a believer dies? It’s a good question which, sadly, many Christians are confused about. It’s not that the Bible is not clear about the matter, but getting all of the details straight can be difficult. Thankfully, Rick…

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TechnoLuther

At the moment, I am imagining that Luther has a smartphone and a Twitter account. Of course, being Luther, he might find a far more effective means of communicating his response to this, but it does rather demonstrate a little…

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From RI to MI and back

It has been a great ten day trip. My family and I left Rhode Island over a week ago for Battle Creek Michigan to spend time with friends at a beautiful lake home for some much needed rest. While there,…

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Engaging with Keller

Reformation21 blogger Iain D. Campbell is one of the editors of and contributors to an imminent volume from Evangelical Press entitled Engaging with Keller: Thinking Through the Theology of an Influential Evangelical (the other editor is William M. Schweitzer). Ian…

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Noel Weeks on Biblical Background

There is great confusion today about the role and possible influence of ancient Near Eastern texts on the Old Testament, particularly the opening chapters of Genesis. Last fall, Dr. Noel Weeks, expert historian and Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at…