Do We Have Free Will?
Non-Christians and Christians alike often give the same answer to difficult questions like these: Why did God allow sin in the first place? Why does God save some people and not others? Why does God send people to hell? Why…
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The Gospel and the Idol of Busyness
One of the things I’m learning is that busyness–doing good things–can itself become an idol, and that it’s easy to have false guilt about all the good things I’m not doing. That’s why I appreciated Kevin DeYoung’s post today. Read…
Induction at Point Free Church
Last night I was inducted as minister of Point Free Church. Some information on the church is available on the church website here. Online sermons will be available here.
New Commentary on Isaiah and Calvin on the Psalms
My colleague and teacher of Old Testament, Prof John L Mackay, has now had the second volume of his new commentary on Isaiah published. Details on the Evangelical Press website here. It is every bit as comprehensive and as helpful…
Euthanasia of Mission
My former colleague in ministry in Belfast and good friend, Dr. John Ross, currently at Dumisani Theological Institute (King William’s Town, South Africa) has written a fascinating piece on missions here. Ref21 readers will find it well worth reading.
Paul Helm in Helm’s Deep
If you haven’t read Paul Helm latest review of Professor Charles’ Partee’s book, The Theology of John Calvin, do so immediately. You will find it here. As they say in Belfast, “It’s a cracker!”
Ecclesial Theology and Academic Theology: Why We Need More of the Former
Ecclesial theology has fallen on hard times as of late–not absolutely, but pervasively. But what is ecclesial theology? It is, I would suggest, more than ecclesiology; and defining it over and against academic theology is a start, but more needs…
Ecclesial Theology and Academic Theology: Why We Need More of the Former
Ecclesial theology has fallen on hard times as of late–not absolutely, but pervasively. But what is ecclesial theology? It is, I would suggest, more than ecclesiology; and defining it over and against academic theology is a start, but more needs…
Puritan Reformed Journal
I just want to make a plug for the new journal from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. The second edition of Puritan Reformed Journal is now available. I have increasingly been finding theological journals rather esoteric, philosophical and generally unhelfpul (with some…
A Praying Life
One of the best books that I’ve read recently is Paul Miller’s A Praying Life. I had quoted from it a few days ago, but that does not sum up the impact the book made on me. I’ve read a lot of books…