Category Reformation21

There are few things tougher than trying to find fresh material at Christmas, but Thomas Watson strikes gold again on the incarnation ”He was poor, that he might make us rich. He was born of a virgin that we might…

Click here for Jeffrey Waddington’s excellent brief bio of Jonathan Edwards. You can never have too much of the Northampton heavyweight!

Editor’s Note: We welcome Lydia Sorkness, our guest blogger. Ms. Sorkness is a freshman in college and the daughter of an OPC ruling elder in the Philadelphia area. Most people my age make the long awaited, bittersweet drive with their…

Reading Carl’s post on “Oxgoads no more” prompted me to share what I have done over the past three years here at FPC Hattiesburg during the Christmas season. I confess that I find this time of year challenging for two…

Reflecting on Gabriel’s reflecting, I was reminded of being at a conference with a well-known preacher who is based in the US. He began his sermon by recounting an interview he had done on the radio. He was asked the…

Reading Levy’s post this morning set me thinking. As I prepare to transition from PhD studies back to pastoral ministry in the local church, I’ve received much wise counsel from older saints on making said transition. One aspect of it…

Our good friend Malcolm Maclean reviews Zeal for Godliness; you can read it here:  ZFG Review.pdf . Too, you can scroll down here on the r21 blog and get a great deal on this book. Bless someone with Calvin’s Institutes…

I’m reading Engaging with Lloyd Jones and came across this quotation from Donald Macleod regarding Dr Lloyd Jones written in October 1983.  Macleod is dealing with the kind of hagiography that arose around Lloyd Jones. The Dr died when I…

It’s great to welcome Digby to the team. We met a few years at the Proc Trust conference and Digby was a hoot, he’ll be a great addition to the blog and will bring some much needed class and decorum.…