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Let the Church do Church
I recently read somewhere, in a document that also declares Two-Kingdoms theology “outside orthodoxy” actually, that Kuyperian theology is what “most of us (in the Dutch Reformed tradition) grew up with and use to interpret scripture.” But as the punchline … Continue reading
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God Can’t Forgive
As is clear from the (few) recent comments around here, it’s been many months since the last post (I have stopped posting about the Vos study because of lack of interest; and suspended following the Vos study because of other things … Continue reading
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Larger Catechism Class
Yesterday was the first class in a proposed 3-quarter (3x13wk) class on the Larger Catechism at EOPC, taught by (it’s all about) me. For anybody that’s interested, resources and recordings can be found online. Yesterday’s class on historical introduction was … Continue reading
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Who’s the Radical?
It was fascinating to witness the shock on the Internet among theonomists and some Neo-Cals over a suggestion I made a few years ago that as a political libertarian I leaned toward the government not seeking to punish sexual perversity … Continue reading
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the myth continues
Haven’t posted in a very long time. Actually forgot I was part of this. But here are a couple of videos selling Christian America you might like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnC7nD8dcFc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYaJjiHr4rs
Yeshua: Jehova Saves
From a great Sunday School class this morning on how the Old Testament Joshua prefigures the New Testament Joshua. So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of … Continue reading
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The Quotable Rabbi Duncan
I first encountered Rabbi Duncan a few years ago, via his (famous?) statement to a congregant who was reluctant to partake of the Supper because of her sin; “Take it, woman, it’s for sinners!” was his exhortation. Rev. Prof. John … Continue reading
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Finney Friday: A Wise Minister Will Be Successful
Why Finney? Because he won. Or, visiting the chicken-and-egg dilemma, because he saw something in his American audience that made him think his approach would work. So, whether he was a lasting influence or there is an enduring American psyche’, … Continue reading
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Finney Friday
Continuing our look at the Second Great Awakening, today we’ll consider excerpts from Charles Finney’s Lecture 1: What a Revival Is. There is so little principle in the church, so little firmness and stability of purpose, that unless the religious … Continue reading
Sunday Thursday/Friday: Commandments 11-13
“[O]ne journalist remarked that Sunday preached for over two and a half hours on the evils of card playing and dancing with hardly a reference to religious doctrine at all, basing his argument ‘from beginning to end on the effect … Continue reading
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Sunday Friday: The Need of Revivals
Billy Sunday (1862-1935) preached before perhaps 80 million people during what is popularly known as the Second Great Awakening. An itinerant revivalist, he was a driving force behind the Prohibition movement. Whether he was a shaping influence on conservative American … Continue reading
Who’s Walking Whose Sawdust Trail?
This Saturday there were Bible verses, Contemporary Christian Music, professions, confessions, tears, and shouts of “amen!” from the pews. A revival, you ask? No, it was the Thanksgiving Family Forum in Des Moines, hosted by The Family Leader. If The … Continue reading
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Presbyterian Sociology, part I
This link is months old, and the discussion stale, but it’s an interesting read anyways. The 2007 General Assembly was notable, not only for its debate and subsequent vote on the FV report, but also for several mésalliances forged in the lead-up to … Continue reading
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The Sacraments Speak
[HT Pooka] T. David Gordon is always worth reading, and Pooka sent me an email the other day with a link to his thoughts on Auburn Theology. Note that .doc is lecture notes, not an article, so the prose doesn’t … Continue reading
Guess Who
This name [“theocracy”] is not found in the Scriptures, although it admirably describes what the Biblical account represents Israel’s constitution to have been. Probably the term was coined by Josephus. He observes in regard to the governments of other nations, … Continue reading
The Confessional Outhouse 