So instead of saying, “I’m against sin; I’ll fight it as long as I live,” he would put it this way: “I’m against sin. I’ll kick it as long as I have a foot. I’ll fight it as long as I have a fist. I’ll butt it as long as I have a head. I’ll... Continue Reading

“Aquinas is known for many things (his theology is typically referred to as Thomism), chief among which is his doctrine of natural theology, according to which rudimentary knowledge about God and the human soul is attainable by reason apart from any special, gracious, supernatural or revelatory activity of God.”   We Protestants often fail to... Continue Reading

Dr. Bud Powell came to New Geneva Theological Seminary as a professor of Church History and Systematic Theology in 1993 and taught his students faithfully here for more than two decades. His commitment to the Bible and the Reformed Confessions gave him the ability to address historical and theological questions with great confidence and conviction.... Continue Reading

Prior to joining Colorado Christian University, Dr. Sweeting served as president of the Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida from 2010-2016. While at RTS, Dr. Sweeting also served as the James Woodrow Hassell Professor of Church History and regularly taught core and elective courses on church history and practical theology.   The following announcement was... Continue Reading

You write in this new book that it is not the absence of sin that commends believers but the presence of Christ in the midst of struggle: That’s what sets believers apart. You also say the doctrine of original sin is the most democratizing idea in all of human history. How so? We are all... Continue Reading

Jamison and Kathryne Pals, both 29, and their children, Ezra, 3, Violet, almost 2, and 2½-month-old Calvin were killed on Interstate 80 west of Brule when their westbound minivan was struck from behind by a semitrailer truck. The force of the collision pushed the two vehicles into three other westbound vehicles.   The Minnesota couple... Continue Reading

Abraham was shaking in his boots. He was wondering: “How could God ask me to do this? How could God call me to such a place at such a time to do such a thing?” But he trusted God, clearly assuming that after he killed Isaac, God would raise him up from the dead (Heb. 11:19).... Continue Reading

For three years, Daleiden and Merritt worked undercover and gained access to Planned Parenthood center administrators across the nation. Using tactics common to undercover reporters, the pair took on false identities and presented themselves as representatives for a fictitious medical research company. Their work produced hours of secretly recorded videos showing Planned Parenthood officials appearing... Continue Reading

“Married couples, if you imagine that your final moments together will be like this, rejoice and again I say rejoice. Let the thought of such bittersweet sorrow put your present troubles and conflicts in perspective.”   Most Reformed Christians like Charles Hodge. And rightly so. He was a brilliant, faithful, and hugely influential theologian. But... Continue Reading

Reno is clear on what needs to be done to rebuild society. His vision is not of a return to the Christian-Right politics rooted in the alleged faith of the Founders or consisting of shouting Bible verses louder in the public square. Nor is it that of a confident pluralism that assumes that decency and... Continue Reading