Scaling Down
This post written by Noel Piper for DesiringGod.org really made me ask some questions about my lifestyle and the way that most of us American Christians choose to live. How much financial and chronological margin do we have in our…
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All the Scriptures Testify to Christ
“The inscripturated word centers its attention on Jesus Christ. He is the seed of the woman who will crush the serpent’s head. He is the ark to rescue the people of God. He is the holy Angel of Yahweh. He…
The Dishonesty of Caricatures
Tom Ascol has posted some important thoughts on pastor Steve Gaines recent chapel message at Criswell College. Caricature is the playground of the dishonest, intellectually lazy or both. Brothers in Christ ought to have the decency to not misrepresent the…
Advice for Sabbath-keeping
Having preached a sermon that touched in part on the Christian Sabbath (the text was John 5:9-18), I followed it up with a pastor’s letter that gave advice to those learning to keep the Sabbath. I though it might be…
Here Am I
With apologies to Isaiah and Dick Cheney, I have emerged from my undisclosed location to offer my first post. Unlike my companions on this website, I am an utter novice at this. I read Wendell Berry, live next to Amish,…
Watch it, Mr Thomas!
Yes, Mr Thomas, the sisterhood has arrived on Ref21. And be careful — it’s not just me who will be posting, but I intend to offer some excellent, liberated, gynocentric commentary on the contemporary world as developed by my good…
The Religious Divide
This week’s prize for the cultural equivalent of identifying the Pope’s religious affiliation and revealing the sanitary habits of grizzly bears goes to….. The Times (that’s The Times of London to those who come from a country that routinely identifies…
The Religious Divide
This week’s prize for the cultural equivalent of identifying the Pope’s religious affiliation and revealing the sanitary habits of grizzly bears goes to….. The Times (that’s The Times of London to those who come from a country that routinely identifies…
Steve Nichols sighted in Tupelo
On my return from the PCRT conference in Grand Rapids yesterday, I found myself reading Steve Nichols’s new book, Jesus: Made in America (IVP Academic). I confess I skipped the opening chapters: fascinating to be sure, but the real heart…