A Present Urgency
The evangelical world, at least in America, has become spiritually disoriented and profoundly worldly.
Over the last 20 years, there have been a number of insane turns within evangelicalism. These turns were not away from theology, but as David Wells said it has been a turn to a different theology. Most disheartening in all of this is that Christians in the pew have been cheated from the treasure of... Continue Reading
How to Read and Understand God’s Word
Book Review: The Epic Story of the Bible: How to Read and Understand God’s Word by Greg Gilbert.
The Epic Story of the Bible is meant to help them not only learn what they are missing but also help them to set out and complete that epic, beautiful, and rewarding trek. And I am convinced it will serve well in accomplishing that very purpose. I highly recommend reading it—and highly recommend buying a few... Continue Reading
Music: Theology’s Seasoning
Music plays an important role in keeping theology palatable for the saint.
Hymns are Dominantly God-Centered. Most hymns that have lasted the test of time are God-centered hymns. Even songs about personal sanctification often have the intention to draw your eyes to Christ in the midst of your trials. This is the ultimate point isn’t it? A life experiencing hardship tests the saint’s commitment to resolutely keep God... Continue Reading
How to Save Shakespeare and the Western Civilization He Espoused
R.V. Young defends Shakespeare from anti-Western and anti-Christian critics in his book, "Shakespeare and the Idea of Western Civilization."
“Shakespeare and the Idea of Western Civilization” is the Shakespeare book we need in this age of abuse and hatred. We find love and wisdom through its marvelous pilgrimage. And we find the true Shakespeare who has been buried by “the scholars” because of their ideological prejudices. We live in an age of hatred:... Continue Reading
Chesterton and the “Riddles of the Gospel”
More incisive and startling gems from Chesterton.
The Everlasting Man (Christian Heritage Series) by Chesterton, G. K. (Author). Chapter 2 of Part 2: “The Riddles of the Gospel.” One can argue as to which chapter in this book is the most important, but surely this would be one of them. While only 13 pages in length (in the 1955 Image Books edition that... Continue Reading
On Education: A Review
On Education is a substantive anthology of Kuyper’s thoughts on Christian education, published as part of a twelve volume series of Kuyper’s works, produced by the Abraham Kuyper Translation Society, the Acton Institute, and Kuyper College.
Kuyper fought for a national system of free schools for the entirety of his public life. He firmly believed that free schools were the best way to serve all parents, not just Christian parents because “it was best for all children to experience a unity of world view and values between school and home” (361). In... Continue Reading
The Self-Testimony of Jesus
Central to the whole of the gospel, the “good news” of Christianity, is the person of Jesus. Apart from Jesus, there would be no Christian religion.
Even beyond these testimonies of the miraculous works of Jesus, the most thoroughly supernaturalistic affirmations regarding the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, are the statements that attest his preincarnate state. Jesus Christ had an existence as God himself in all divine glory before he took on the nature of humanity. But how could... Continue Reading
He Is Not Ashamed – A Review
A review of “He IS Not Ashamed” by Erik Raymond.
In the next two chapters Raymond focuses on those who have nothing to give and those who are weak before turning to those who still sin, people like you and me who have been saved by his grace but who still commit deeds that are so very rebellious and so very dark. “Run your finger... Continue Reading
From Everlasting to Everlasting
Book Review: Will Dobbie’s From Everlasting to Everlasting: Every Believer’s Biography
I found From Everlasting to Everlasting a particular pleasure to read, almost like the pleasure of reading a novel that was especially meaningful in my childhood. It was a joy to be reminded of the wonder of how God saves his people and to reaffirm how so much depends upon rightly ordering these steps. It was a... Continue Reading
Book Review: “The Madness of Crowds,” by Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray dives headlong into the contemporary “social justice” orthodoxy.
Evangelicals will have much to appreciate about Murray’s work. Most of us will find the book self-recommending and friendly to our priors. But this means that it’s all the more important to be distinctly Christian in these conversations. Christians are not content merely to pop politically correct bubbles (though we often must). We are obligated... Continue Reading
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