Contemplation Upon a Most Ridiculous Comment: Or, Where An Obsession with a Comprehensive Protestant Social View Sometimes Leads
Is this a good idea? “To help prevent tragedies like this [attempted assassinations] in the future the USA must immediately implement mandatory weight training for all school boys five days per week.”
Then too, it seems doubtful whether that is a reliable theory of the relation of one’s physical activities to one’s propensity for political violence. Maybe the challenge of weightlifting would have been an outlet for the young man’s anger and aggression, sure; but maybe it would have just made him a bulkier attempted assassin. ... Continue Reading
From Dragons to Disciples: What Lewis and Tolkien Teach Us about Making Disciples
The more we encourage and provide opportunities for our children to contribute to the community God has placed them in, the more we teach them to seek the kingdom of God (by our word and deed).
It may seem odd to call a catastrophe good, but Tolkien argues that “the eucatasrophic tale is the true form of fairy-tale, and its highest function.” In the Gospels, Tolkien writes, we find “the greatest and most complete conceivable eucatastrophe.” There is no greater tragedy than the unjust execution of the Son of God and... Continue Reading
J. Gresham Machen and LeRoy Gresham: Cousins, Confidants, and Churchmen
Both men grew up in Baltimore, were benefitted by having Christian and Presbyterian parents, were educated in the best schools, and went on to enjoy their callings as ministers.
Loy’s letter of April 2, 1935 to his cousin expressed his support for him in his testing times and his own personal outrage at the way the modernists had made their case against him. He described the action of the General Assembly as “an unqualified outrage—unconstitutional, ultra vires, un-Presbyterian, and altogether prompted by a spirit... Continue Reading
How Remembering Leads to Refreshing
In Covenanting times it was not unusual for individual believers to formulate such “personal covenants” and sometimes to write them down. One godly woman who did this was Janet Hamilton, Lady Earlston (who died in 1696).
O Lord, I here desire to enter solemnly into covenant with Thee, taking Thee for my Lord and Master, and accepting Thee on Thy own terms, taking Thee for my King, Priest, and Prophet, and in my station, through Thy grace, to stand by truth, and cheerfully to take on Thy yoke, and follow Thee.... Continue Reading
Eric Liddell’s Legacy: 100 Years Later
The Chariots of Fire runner’s faith and its impact on today’s Olympians.
A century later, Liddell’s witness and legacy finds new traction with today’s Olympians. Other devout athletes describe faith as strengthening their performance rather than undermining it. In 2020, Beatie Deutsch, an Orthodox Jewish runner, opted not to compete in the women’s marathon at Tokyo Olympics because it was scheduled on Saturday. As she described it: “Most people would see sports... Continue Reading
Romans 13: In Samuel Rutherfords Lex Rex
One of the Greatest Texts on Protestant Resistance Theory Clarifies One of the Most Misunderstood Biblical Texts
Rutherford was able to justify his position of resistance and still maintain a fidelity to the Scripture—particularly Romans 13. While obedience is expected to the authorities that God has placed over us, when they step out of the bounds of their God-given office, and break the covenant that they swore to uphold, they remove the... Continue Reading
An Important Chapter That Calvin Added to the Second Edition of His ‘Institutes’
On the Christian Life: A New Translation is a foretaste of the forthcoming new translation of Calvin’s 'Institutes', several years in the making, to be published by Crossway.
These chapters illustrate clearly that Calvin’s aim in all his theology was not just to inform the mind but to form the heart through the mind. “The gospel . . . is not a doctrine of the tongue but of life. It is not grasped merely by the intellect and memory like other disciplines, but... Continue Reading
The Lord’s Aid
I picked up 'Table Talk' and read. I sat down and thanked the Lord for my wife.
Brothers, if God has come to your aid and given you a wife, then take the opportunity to thank Him for her and then thank her. She enables you to do more. She brings a peaceful space to a world in chaos. She loves your children, and she loves you. Godliness adorns her and there... Continue Reading
Kevin DeYoung, Douglas Wilson, and the Mizpah Mood
Healing the Moscow/Mizpah divide.
Whatever the motives, the strife of the Mizpah Mood is not a biblical approach to dealing with divisions within the evangelical church. We will now examine scriptural guidance for how believers in the church should deal with those who are also on the Lord’s side (Psalm 124) yet might still be doing harm to the... Continue Reading
Samuel Davies, Colonial Presbyterian Patriot
“Be of Good Courage, and Let Us Play the Man for Our People”
Davies believed that one’s indispensable duty as a citizen was to, if necessary, “take the field” in defense of his nation. He was not speaking metaphorically, nor was he understood as such: “a company of colonists with rifles at the ready enlisted” on hearing Davies’ exhortation.3 Soon after Davies preached a sermon on the phrase “Be... Continue Reading
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