The discussion between the various groups has been framed in terms of opposite poles, the place of God’s law and God’s grace, legalism and antinomianism. The consultation recognized that the issues in this discussion are as old as church history, with just about every generation of the church wrestling with them, and is now a... Continue Reading

All of us on the faculty of Westminster Seminary California are shocked and saddened by John Frame’s book, The Escondido Theology. Several of us were colleagues with John and several had been his students. We have appreciated particularly over the years his teaching of the apologetics of Cornelius Van Til, his critique of open theism,... Continue Reading

The Obama administration has been accused of telling Catholic military chaplains what they can and cannot say from their pulpits after the Army ordered Catholic chaplains not to read a letter to parishioners from their archbishop. The Secretary of the Army feared the letter could be viewed as a call for civil disobedience. The letter... Continue Reading

Most of these (except the rarer and more valuable books) are available through a mail order service, removing the need for visits to the library proper while still providing the benefits of membership. I am, apparently, something of a book nerd. I did not realise this, but it does occasionally get pointed out or exposed... Continue Reading

A Christian group has been banned from claiming that God can heal illnesses on its website and in leaflets. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had concluded that the adverts by Healing on the Streets (HOTS) – Bath, were misleading. It said a leaflet available to download from the group’s website said: “Need Healing?... Continue Reading

Bray holds a B.A. degree from McGill University and an M.Litt. along with a D. Litt. from the University of Paris-Sorbonne…He most recently has been the Anglican Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School where he has taught church history and theology since 1993. The President of Knox Theological Seminary, Dr. Ronald J. Kovack, and... Continue Reading

But this growth, and producing fruit, “comes in counterintuitive ways,” the lead pastor of The Journey further outlined. Fruit grows very painfully because there is a “civil war going on inside of us. We want to please God and obey, but we fall short.” Day two of Desiring God ministry’s annual conference continued at the... Continue Reading

Vos resides in Dearborn, Michigan where he is currently editor and publisher of the Dearborn Free Press. The Board of Reformed Churchmen Publications, Inc. announced the appointment of Douglas Vos as the new President and Publisher of The Aquila Report – an online news magazine reaching the Presbyterian and Reformed community. Vos takes on the... Continue Reading

The faculty senate will meet Feb. 6 to discuss the football question. A vote from that group likely would take place at its March 5 meeting, although the board of trustees has the final say on the matter. The final decision isn’t expected until May, Calvin athletic director Jim Timmer said. The debate about whether... Continue Reading

During the mission, the team conducted “a fantastic worship service,” Putnam said, in which two members of the mission group spoke, “and there was very lively music and joyous praise.” Some 250 people responded positively to the gospel message during the mission, she said, “which is pretty amazing.” As the fall semester was winding down... Continue Reading