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Paradise Lost

December 1, 2008

That we do not now see the world subject to man is profoundly tragic. What happened? How did human beings, created in such a high position, end up mired in our present woe, and why does the world around us share our misery?

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Kingdom and Kingdoms

November 1, 2008

A quick survey of the history of Reformed thought on the one, two and many kingdoms of Christ and their implications.

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The Holiness of the Church

November 1, 2008

We must focus our attention on the church's local and visible manifestations in the light of its catholic and invisible reality.

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The Law and Laws

October 1, 2008

An mportant interpretive principle should guide our understanding & application of God's law: the principle of periodicity.

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A Tale of Two Kingdoms

September 1, 2008

As citizens of both kingdoms, we carry out our vocations in the church and the world in distinct ways through distinct means. 

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Why Read Fiction?

September 1, 2008

Novel-reading should be enjoyable, but also make us better readers of the Bible and more empathetic human beings.

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Is Bibliolatry Possible?

August 1, 2008

Is it bibliolatry to hold to a high view of Scripture or to attribute infallibility or other divine attributes to God's Word?

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The Splendor of the Three-in-One God

July 1, 2008

The doctrine of the Trinity is a stumbling block to vast numbers of people, but without it we are no longer Christians.

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The Sacraments as Visible Words

June 1, 2008

In Reformed theology, sacraments are not merely visible forms of God's invisible grace, they are rather signs and seals of the covenant of grace, thereby grounding them in God's historical dealings with his people.

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