Category Archives: Links

Can Presbyterians Revive?

Here’s a follow-up from the previous post. Again, from This Day in Presbyterian History, the editor opens with skepticism: I came across the following account of a series of revivals that took place in North Carolina in 1802. Presbyterians don’t … Continue reading

Posted in Charles Finney, Ecclesiology, History, Links, Quotes, Reformed piety, Revivalism | 4 Comments

Speaking of Common Grace…

What do Abraham Kuyper and Jean Valjean have in common?  An at once modest but high view of political institutional power. But too often the freedom championed today is the freedom of the antinomian revolutionaries, a blanket “freedom from” with no … Continue reading

Posted in Kuyper, Links | Leave a comment

Non-Westminster Catechism

Speaking of creating a new catechism… I’m in favor of revising confessions and catechisms, in principle. For instance, I think we could use some language about male ordination. And how about nailing down IAOC? It would be nice to replace … Continue reading

Posted in Catechesis, Compare and Confess, Confessionalism, Confessions, DG Hart, Education, Family, Links, Old Life, Spiritual discipline, Tim Keller | 12 Comments

No Blue

Echo’s assertion that the sky is blue reminded me of one of the most fascinating things I’ve ever heard on the radio (maybe I have to add Radiolab to WWDTM and Table Talk Radio on my podcast list). Do yourself … Continue reading

Posted in Links, Outhouse Quick Hits, Quotes, Some fun | 1 Comment

Outhouse Anthem

OK everybody, please rise (don’t forget to pull up your pants), remove your hats, place your right hand over your heart, and enjoy the new official Anthem of the Confessional Outhouse, Ode to the Little Brown Shack, by Billy Edd Wheeler: (thanks to Luke … Continue reading

Posted in Friday fun, Humor, Links, Outhouse events, Outhouse news, Outhouse Quick Hits, Some fun | 3 Comments

Two Kingdoms Is Protestant

With all due respect to my fellow Outhouser who approvingly linked us to Carl Trueman’s response to Jason Stellman’s developed views, there is a better way to assess the correlation between those views and two kingdom theology. The latter is … Continue reading

Posted in DG Hart, Links, Old Life, Spirituality of the Church, Two-kingdoms | 116 Comments

This Week in 2K History

For your consideration, here are a couple of interesting data points in 2K History from This Day in Presbyterian History over the last week. May 16, 1861: A Political Issue Divides the Old School General Assembly: Rev. Gardiner Spring, the … Continue reading

Posted in Church and State, Civil religion, History, Liberty, Liberty of Conscience, Links, Protestant preaching, Quotes, Spirituality of the Church, Two-kingdoms, W2K | Leave a comment

T. David Gordon Hymnal (Revised)

Just like the venerable “Blue” Trinity Hymnal was revised into the “Red”, it is necessary for me to revise the T. David Gordon hymnal. Due to some discussion coming out of Hoagies & Stogies, I have some new information that … Continue reading

Posted in Links, Quotes, Reformed piety, Resources, Revivalism, T. David Gordon, Worship | 3 Comments

Trinity Hymnal, T. David Gordon Edition

Coming up in just three weeks, not only is T. David Gordon speaking to my kids’ schools Parent Academy, on the following evening (Sat Apr 14) he will address Hoagies & Stogies, on the topic of his recent book, Why … Continue reading

Posted in Applied Christianity, Christian life, Ecclesiology, Links, Plugs, Reformed piety, Resources, Review, T. David Gordon, Worship | 1 Comment

Don’t Skip the Introduction

A great anecdote from Charles Nisbet, who back in the day was friends with the more famous John Witherspoon: For a time, [Nisbet] served as the pastor of the First Presbyterian church on the square of Carlisle, in addition to his … Continue reading

Posted in Christian life, History, Humor, Links, Plugs, Protestant preaching, Quotes, Resources, Review, Some fun | 24 Comments

Preaching on the Plains

As OHS DGH has noted, there is something peculiar about the OPC that causes it to write histories of itself. I am pleased to announce another data point on that arc; Preaching on the Plains, the memoir of David K. … Continue reading

Posted in Books, DG Hart, History, Links, Machen, Outhouse news, Outhouse Quick Hits, Plugs, Protestant preaching, Quotes, Resources | 1 Comment

Save the Date

Here in the Outhouse, we like T. David Gordon. (Heck, any reformed author who wears bowties is all right in our book!) Well, for all the rest of you T. David Gordon fans in the San Diego area, I am … Continue reading

Posted in Christian life, Culture, DG Hart, Horton, Links, Mike Horton, Outhouse events, Outhouse news, Outhouse Quick Hits, Plugs, T. David Gordon | 23 Comments

Against Calvinism Reviewed

Paul Manata takes apart Roger Olson. O ye of little time, never fear. Paul breaks his review into two parts; Part I is a “regular” book review, is only a few paragraphs long, and will give you the gist of … Continue reading

Posted in Calvinism, Compare and Confess, Links, Outhouse Quick Hits, Protestant slogans, Resources, Review | Leave a comment

Anyone? Anyone?

At 9Marks Mark Dever asks David VanDrunen for a tutorial on the complex but important topic of a church’s role in political society, and some seem to think the problems with R(eformed) 2K are obvious. Maybe one has to be … Continue reading

Posted in 9Marks, David VanDrunen, Links, Mark Dever, Two-kingdoms | 2 Comments

Even More Reasons to Like Lutherans (You Go, Girl)

Because they’re so bleeping worldly. You can smell earth all over them. One is named Mollie Hemingway. She is a journalist who blogs at GetReligion.org and was briefly interviewed by the Washingtom Examiner. To the question, “Many people consider a … Continue reading

Posted in Links, Lutheranism, Protestant piety, Quotes | 3 Comments