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Calvin: Why He Still Matters
April 1, 2009
Calvin not only mattered in the religious and ecclesiastical spheres, but had an impact on many modern phenomena.
Read MoreWhy Pastors Need a Seminary Education
February 28, 2009
Theological education should come through a community which exists between professors and students in the classroom.
Read MoreTV Church
February 1, 2009
Other Christian organizations must remain subordinate to and supportive of the Christian's commitment to the local church.
Read MoreThe Church and Israel
December 31, 2008
The promises made to Abraham are fulfilled in Christ and passed along to all those who belong to Christ by faith.
Read MoreO Come, O Come, Emmanuel
December 1, 2008
Though this is hymn is typically employed to celebrate a man-made “holy day,” it is a wonderful reminder of the unfolding drama of God's revelation that culminated in the advent of Christ.
Read MoreParadise 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?
Read MoreKingdom 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe Law and Laws
October 1, 2008
An mportant interpretive principle should guide our understanding & application of God's law: the principle of periodicity.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreWhy Read Fiction?
September 1, 2008
Novel-reading should be enjoyable, but also make us better readers of the Bible and more empathetic human beings.
Read MoreIs 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?
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWho Needs Systematic Theology?
May 1, 2008
A system without parts and parts without a system are equally useless for Christian preaching, faith, and practice.
Read MoreThe Canons of Dordt
April 1, 2008
The Canons of Dort provided much more than the famous acronym TULIP, they taught a pastoral doctrine of grace and provided a model for the stewardship of the Gospel.
Read MoreA Christian Anthropology for Contemporary Bioethics
April 1, 2008
Regarding bioethics, perhaps no doctrine is more important than anthropology. Having a biblically-grounded anthropology certainly does not guarantee an easy answer to every bioethical question, but it does provide necessary context for evaluating bioethics conundrums.
Read MoreYou are My Witnesses
April 1, 2008
If evangelism is primarily about what we say, who then should witness?
Read MorePlanning
March 5, 2008
Pastoral ministry is a reflection of the ministry of Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King.
Read MoreAre Churches Secularizing America?
March 1, 2008
Evangelicalism, in practice, is losing its interest in God and the grand story of his saving work in Jesus Christ.
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