Postcards from Palookaville

There is an interesting video over at Biologos by Rev. Dr. Joel Hunter. It is a graciously worded and gentle piece but does leave some questions. The major burden seems to be that Reformed and Wesleyans need each other -- the former providing the intellectual and analytical rigour, the latter the...

One of the amazing things about modern American culture is surely the pathological fear of wasting time. It is especially evident in the attitude to children. Public school kids have their lives scheduled from morning till night; homeschool parents seem to regard any second of the day from the age...

One of the amazing things about modern American culture is surely the pathological fear of wasting time. It is especially evident in the attitude to children. Public school kids have their lives scheduled from morning till night; homeschool parents seem to regard any second of the day from the age...

Over the last decade, it has become something of a commonplace in Reformed evangelical circles to decry the level of polemic that has historically characterised the Reformed world. From John Frame's famous critique of Machen's warrior children to more recent comments by high-profile members of the...

Over the last decade, it has become something of a commonplace in Reformed evangelical circles to decry the level of polemic that has historically characterised the Reformed world. From John Frame's famous critique of Machen's warrior children to more recent comments by high-profile members of the...

The last two elements which go to make up a theologian are, for Luther, careful and constant reading, and a practical knowledge of the academic disciplines. This last can be dealt with quickly: essentially, Luther saw a good, rounded academic education as important for being a good pastor and...

The last two elements which go to make up a theologian are, for Luther, careful and constant reading, and a practical knowledge of the academic disciplines. This last can be dealt with quickly: essentially, Luther saw a good, rounded academic education as important for being a good pastor and...

The fourth element of the making of a true theologian for Luther is occasio . This is not the easiest word to translate in context but means something like `opportunity' or `opportune moment.' As such, it is not immediately obvious to a newcomer to Luther's theology what he means. Is it the...

The fourth element of the making of a true theologian for Luther is occasio . This is not the easiest word to translate in context but means something like `opportunity' or `opportune moment.' As such, it is not immediately obvious to a newcomer to Luther's theology what he means. Is it the...

OK, as we enter the fourth post in this series, I am conscious it might be starting to look a bit like one of those oh-so-godly-but-goodness-me-aren't-they-dull-as-ditchwater series one finds occasionally in reformed magazines, with titles such as `Reflections on the Life of That Eminent Servant of...