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Calvin: Why He Still Matters

April 1, 2009

Calvin not only mattered in the religious and ecclesiastical spheres, but had an impact on many modern phenomena.

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Why Pastors Need a Seminary Education

February 28, 2009

Theological education should come through a community which exists between professors and students in the classroom.

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TV Church

February 1, 2009

Other Christian organizations must remain subordinate to and supportive of the Christian's commitment to the local church.

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The Church and Israel

December 31, 2008

The promises made to Abraham are fulfilled in Christ and passed along to all those who belong to Christ by faith.

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

December 1, 2008

Though this is hymn is typically employed to celebrate a man-made “holy day,” it is a wonderful reminder of the unfolding drama of God's revelation that culminated in the advent of Christ. 

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Paradise Lost

December 1, 2008

That we do not now see the world subject to man is profoundly tragic. What happened? How did human beings, created in such a high position, end up mired in our present woe, and why does the world around us share our misery?

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Kingdom and Kingdoms

November 1, 2008

A quick survey of the history of Reformed thought on the one, two and many kingdoms of Christ and their implications.

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The Holiness of the Church

November 1, 2008

We must focus our attention on the church's local and visible manifestations in the light of its catholic and invisible reality.

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The Law and Laws

October 1, 2008

An mportant interpretive principle should guide our understanding & application of God's law: the principle of periodicity.

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A Tale of Two Kingdoms

September 1, 2008

As citizens of both kingdoms, we carry out our vocations in the church and the world in distinct ways through distinct means. 

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Why Read Fiction?

September 1, 2008

Novel-reading should be enjoyable, but also make us better readers of the Bible and more empathetic human beings.

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Is Bibliolatry Possible?

August 1, 2008

Is it bibliolatry to hold to a high view of Scripture or to attribute infallibility or other divine attributes to God's Word?

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The Splendor of the Three-in-One God

July 1, 2008

The doctrine of the Trinity is a stumbling block to vast numbers of people, but without it we are no longer Christians.

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The Sacraments as Visible Words

June 1, 2008

In Reformed theology, sacraments are not merely visible forms of God's invisible grace, they are rather signs and seals of the covenant of grace, thereby grounding them in God's historical dealings with his people.

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Who Needs Systematic Theology?

May 1, 2008

A system without parts and parts without a system are equally useless for Christian preaching, faith, and practice.

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The Canons of Dordt

April 1, 2008

The Canons of Dort provided much more than the famous acronym TULIP, they taught a pastoral doctrine of grace and provided a model for the stewardship of the Gospel.

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A Christian Anthropology for Contemporary Bioethics

April 1, 2008

Regarding bioethics, perhaps no doctrine is more important than anthropology. Having a biblically-grounded anthropology certainly does not guarantee an easy answer to every bioethical question, but it does provide necessary context for evaluating bioethics conundrums.

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You are My Witnesses

April 1, 2008

If evangelism is primarily about what we say, who then should witness?

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Planning

March 5, 2008

Pastoral ministry is a reflection of the ministry of Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King.

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Are Churches Secularizing America?

March 1, 2008

Evangelicalism, in practice, is losing its interest in God and the grand story of his saving work in Jesus Christ.

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