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We had a great weekend in Atlanta for round 2 of this year's Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology . The messages were simply great and, well, it was PCRT. The spiritual intensity was at its usually high pitch. My thanks to Bob Godfrey, Joel Beeke, and Phil Ryken for their contributions this...

Waiting for new site to appear? Be patient! Some teething problems and Jeremy has been without power for several days following last Saturday's tornado in Jackson. I managed to escape to sunny (actually, rainy) Spain for a conference with MTW missionaries in Europe. A memorable quote from David...

Tony Reinke recently interviewed Ligon Duncan ( MP3 [14.4 MB]) on patristics. Here's an outline of the questions (with time markers): [00:00] – Intro [01:30] – Define for us patristics or patrology . [04:28] – Why should busy pastors read patristic literature in the first place? [09:29] – What...

The issue of abortion is one of the most divisive in modern political discourse. The option for a woman to end a pregnancy has been proclaimed by some to be a basic right, while others have decried it as the murder of a fellow human being. Unfortunately, it can be very difficult for so-called "pro-...

Through sophisticated statements on social media, certain prominent voices in the evangelical wing of Christendom have revealed their penchant for pitting Jesus' ethical teaching against that of the Apostle Paul. To elevate what Jesus taught over against what His apostles taught reveals a...

This is the final part of James Renihan's essay on the scope of theology. Read part one here , and part two here . Scope as a Theological Tool There is another function of scopus , already alluded to, but which now deserves at least brief treatment. This is its theological use. We noted above the...

Was Paul Co-Dependent? Reflections on 2 Corinthians for Singles (and the Rest of Us) 2 Corinthians 2:12-13 says something extraordinary. Paul walked away from an open door of ministry in Troas because he couldn't find Titus. What's up here? Why was not finding Titus so important to Paul? Answers...

The Beatitudes, according to Matthew, mark the beginning of Jesus' public teaching ministry. They are the first things that Jesus emphasized as he proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdom. Unlike Moses at Mount Sinai, Jesus began his Sermon on the Mount, not with commandments, but with promises of God'...

This is the second part of James Renihan's essay on the scope of theology. To read part one, click here . The Scope of the Whole We have already cited the common language of the great English Protestant Confessions, Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist; we are now prepared to consider their...