The following post was originally published here on reformation21. It is difficult to argue against the claim that Princeton Theological Seminary of Princeton, New Jersey occupied a—if not the—principal position of influence in shaping American Reformed Christianity in the nineteenth century. The years between its founding in 1812 and the resignation of Dr. J. Gresham Machen […]
The Law of God as a Civilizational Guardrail
The following post was originally published here on the Place for Truth – Theology for Everyone blog by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Note that it is the third in a three-part, multi-author series on the Law of God. God’s law reveals God’s character. By it, we know Him and know what it means to […]
When Great Men Collide: Review of Tim Cooper’s “When Christians Disagree” (Crossway, 2024)
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 […]
For Love of Jewish Neighbor
The following post was originally published here on American Reformer. It should be uncontroversial to say that, on the one hand, Christians must be sober-minded—realist, even—about depraved human nature. On the other hand, Christians should be big-hearted for the love of the one true God and all our neighbors. Whether our neighbors (whoever they may be) deserve […]
Of Jesus & Job
The following post was originally published here on the Place for Truth – Theology for Everyone blog by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Christ’s cry from the olive press in Gethsemane has a strikingly similar resonance to Job’s anguished complaint from the ash heap of Uz. The resemblances have led some commentators to identify Job […]
At the Parbar: Ordained Service in the Church
The following is adapted from a sermon preached before the 162nd Stated Meeting of Calvary Presbytery (PCA), held on October 24, 2024, an audio recording of which is available on sermonaudio.com (embedded below). This post was originally published on pcapolity.com. Introduction The “life verse” phenomenon—if we can call it that—is a curious part of evangelical […]
