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So, Derek, what would Calvin have thought about the New Perspective on Paul?

Derek, Midwesterners have many virtues, but creativity in naming places is not one of them. (Did you know that there is an Iowa County in Iowa?) Yes, there’s a difference between Sioux Center, Sioux City (both Iowa), Sioux Falls, North…

I have just returned from a delightful couple of days Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. Sorry, Justin, I thought initially I was heading for Sioux City and have to confess that I wasn’t aware of just how far apart…

I received the following reflections on this video by David Powlison, which I’m posting with his permission:

I’ve been informed that Carl won’t be able to blog until next Thursday. I’m not exactly sure his precise itinerary, but I know he’s following the heed of Ken Mehlman and is barnstorming the country, doing his best to rally…

Mr.Plectrum-Smith: I commend you and the good folks at the Campaign for Real Thoughtfulness (CRT) for your passionate plea to bring back The Carl! CRT: care to comment on this story? On Monday evening at 5:15, the Episcopal Divinity School…

The good folks over at Kairos have recently drawn attention to an important study by Boston University sociologist Alan Wolfe, reported in his book The Transformation of American Religion. By the way, those of you who are pastors, teachers and…

Yesterday New Jersey’s highest court ruled that “the unequal dispensation of rights and benefits to committed same-sex partners can no longer be tolerated under our state constitution.”  While the court also said it “cannot find that a fundamental right to…

Our friend Thabiti Anyabwile has begun a new blog series that is well worth reading (and heeding!): How to Prevent a Church Split, Part 1 How to Prevent a Church Split, Part 2