The following post was originally published here on reformation21. Following the tumultuous years of the mid-Seventeenth Century, two titans of English Puritanism left an especially enduring imprint upon church history. For centuries, many Protestant ministers have dedicated feet—yes, feet—of shelf-space to the published works of both John Owen (1616-83) and Richard Baxter (1615-91). However, Owen and […]
Gleaning from the Ministry of Harry Reeder
The following article was originally published on byFaith Magazine online. Before preaching the sermon at the memorial service of his friend Harry L. Reeder III, on May 24, 2023, Sandy Willson recalled his experience of the previous week. “I was in my study at the back of my house, and we had a micro-storm… There was […]
Review: Reformed Theology by Jonathan L. Master
As the fourth installment in P&R Publishing’s Blessings of the Faith series, Jonathan Master’s Reformed Theology presents “a fairly mainstream, middle-of-the road definition” of the Reformed theological tradition (p. 95). Master writes with verve and clarity, and his phrasing is memorable at more than a few points. This book is an excellent go-to handout book […]
Review: Well Ordered, Living Well by Guy Prentiss Waters
This book review originally appeared on the Presbyterian Polity website here. The venerable ecclesiastical word “Presbyterian” has fallen on hard times. The Twentieth Century played host to a fierce contest between so-called Modernists in one corner and so-called Fundamentalists in the other. Christians of every denominational stripe were caught between the opposing forces of theological […]
