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U2charist?

A student sent this link to me, for a so-called U2charist at a local church, where the purpose is to spread the gospel/U2 vision for reconciliation and peace.  It reminded me very much of the much-missed earthwindandfirecharists of the late…

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Samuel Rutherford for the 21st Century

If you have heard the name of Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) at all, you have probably heard it in connection with the Westminster Assembly or one of his two best known works, the Letters of Samuel Rutherford or Lex, Rex. You…

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The Sovereignty of God and US Airways 1549

You may be encouraged by this CMDA interview with Andrew Jamison, who was on US Airways flight 1549 that crash landed in the Hudson River in NY last month, and his wife Jennifer. They give a strong Christian witness. Andrew and Jennifer are both…

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Shadowlands

Today, I had the privilege of teaching one of my seminars with a small group of students. The topic: New Perspective on Paul. No, it isn’t an obsession. It just “happened” that this was the topic for today. Next door,…

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If Only We Really Were . . .

Writing for National Review Online, Jay Nordlinger recounts a broadcast from Middle East Media Research Institute in which a Muslim cleric from Egypt defends no fault divorce.  What interests me is the last line, which gives Christians more credit than…

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You Read It Here First

Mrs. Emma Peel, formerly of Academic Affairs at W.T.S. (whose work there with Dr. T, incidentally, has now become a cult British T.V. series) brought my attention to the following story from the B.B.C. on the detrimental effect of Facebook. …

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Grove City College

I had the privilege and joy of preaching and lecturing at Grove City College on Monday and Tuesday. More about that later. One of the joys of this was being about to renew fellowship with old friends, including Dr. T.…

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Salvation in Shorthand

Our journey through the Creed has taken us from the heights of glory, contemplating God in his triune majesty, through to the new community Christ is building in the church. But as we have been confessing these great truths we…

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A Sketch of the Christian Catechism

A Sketch of the Christian Catechism by William Ames, the first volume of the promising series Classic Reformed Theology, is available through Reformation Heritage here.  Todd Rester, PhD student at Calvin Theological Seminary under Richard Muller and former student of…

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Darwin’s Subtitle

In recognition of the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, the Kairos Journal recently reminded its readers of the subtitle to the evolutionist’s magnum opus, The Origin of the Species.  What is the book’s subtitle?  The Preservation of Favored Races in…