This Reformed Life: Finding Joy in the Contemporary American Religious Climate (part 1)
I grew up as a pastor’s kid. I’ve remained a committed Christian despite the fact. And having spent the better part of... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: William Cowper on Revelation 11:15, 16
We’ve stumbled upon a real test for our trusting pre-modern exegetes. Revelation. In New Horizons in Hermeneutics Anthony Thiselton summarized the differences... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: Nicholas Byfield on Colossians 1:21
“And you hath he now also reconciled, that were in times past strangers, and enemies, because your minds were set on evil... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: 10 for 10
God does not change, Bavinck said, because he is. He is independent of time and has life in himself. To say that... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: William Cowper on 2 Cor. 5:5
The old bishop of Galloway was highly commended by Spurgeon for his striking clarity and evangelical warmth. Cowper wasn’t exactly a ‘Puritan’... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: The Bear
When looking for the origin of emotion, William James asked, ‘do we run from the bear because we are afraid’ or is... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Lost & Found
There’s a TV show with a highly fantastic plot relevant to Bavinck’s formulation of God’s independence. On this show, survivors of a... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Smash and Grab
We’ve been sifting through some of the high points of Bavinck’s doctrine of God, offering up small, somewhat uncritical summaries of his... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Biography by Ron Gleason: on its way!
Ron Gleason’s new biography, Herman Bavinck: Pastor, Churchman, Statesman, Theologian (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publications, 512 pps., $29.99, paperback, available May 31, 2010)... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Rocket Science for all God’s Children
Creation, says Bavinck, is a revelation of God. There is not a corner of the universe that does not reflect something of... Read More