Augustine Against Gnosticism
Most American Christians are aware that it is an ancient heresy to say that Jesus was man but not God (Arianism); less are aware that there were just as many heretics who promoted the opposite error: that Jesus was God…
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Lessons from History: What is an Evangelical Presbyterian to Do?
The Presbyterian church in which I was converted over 20 years ago began in the United Presbyterian Church in North America (UPCNA) in the early 1950s, became a UPCUSA congregation when the UPCNA merged with the Presbyterian Church in the…
The Single’s Singular Pursuit (Hint: It’s Not Independence or Marriage)
Welcome back to this tug of war showdown between Team Culture and Team Church. If you’re just tuning into this match, check out this article for previous coverage. The intensity is growing with every passing minute. You would think one…
Music at the GA and the PCA
Does the PCA in general understand the role of music in the worship of the Reformed Church? The answer must be no if our annual experience at the General Assembly gives any indication. What the Reformation revived was the congregational…
The Sabbath at the Supreme Court
Over the past several months, I’ve been tracking the progress of what I call “Uncle Gerry’s Case.” Gerald Groff[1] is an Evangelical Christian of the conservative Mennonite variety hailing from beautiful Lancaster County, Pennsylvania who has become a champion of…
SatanCon and the Kingship of Christ
The last week of April, The Satanic Temple (TST) tried to set a Guinness world record for the largest gathering of satanists during the 10th Annual SatanCon with its “Witches Night” theme in Downtown Boston (reportedly packing hotels throughout the…
Please, Don’t Get Mad at God
As Christians in America, and especially the PCA, are still reeling and grieving with our brothers and sisters at Covenant Presbyterian Church and the Covenant School in Nashville, there is an understandable and appropriate righteous…
Welcome to Ref21!
Welcome to Ref21! It probably sounds strange to be welcomed to a page that you have read for nearly twenty years! Ref21 has been a staple of daily Christian reading for literally thousands of believers. So, why act as if…
WHAT IF: Duns Scotus had not been a Theologian?
John Milbank, Beyond Secular Order: The Representation of Being and the Representation of the People. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. 298 pages. £24.99 What if Duns Scotus had never written theology? According to John Milbank, Christendom would have been spared much of…
WHAT IF: Duns Scotus had not been a Theologian?
John Milbank, Beyond Secular Order: The Representation of Being and the Representation of the People. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. 298 pages. £24.99 What if Duns Scotus had never written theology? According to John Milbank, Christendom would have been spared much of…