Baptism in the Reformed Tradition (Resources)
A few weeks ago our Presbytery hosted our first ever Minister’s Conference. The title of the Conference was “Today’s Elders and Deacons—Ancient... Read More
A Biblical Theology of Darkness and Light
An interesting series of biblical-theological allusions to light and darkness emerge in the Gospel of John. In the first 14 verses of... Read More
A Faith That Triumphs And Suffers
There is a fascinating observation, made at the end of Hebrews 11, regarding the outcome of saving faith in the “here and... Read More
The Apostolic “We” Passages
One of the marked features of the ministry of the Apostles was that they modeled what it means for ministry to be... Read More
A Biblical Theology of Exile/Restoration in the OT Prophets
Just as Adam was exiled from Eden and promised restoration through the redemptive work of the promised Messiah (Gen. 3:15), so Israel... Read More
C.S. Lewis on the Right of Private Judgment
In his Preface to Paradise Lost, C.S.Lewis masterfully challenged T.S. Eliot’s position that “the best contemporary practicing poets are the only ‘jury of judgment’ whose verdict on his own views of Paradise Lost he will accept.” Lewis pulled on Eliot’s thread of logical... Read More
No Greeting From the Holy Spirit?
I’ve always been intrigued by the way in which God greets His church in so many of the Epistles. Whether it is... Read More
Because There Was No Sun…
It has become increasingly popular for theologians to appeal to Meredith Kline’s 1958 “groundbreaking” article, “Because It Had Not Rained...” in order... Read More
Old Testament Personal Types and Shadows of Christ
There is, perhaps nothing so faith-building in the OT–apart from the explicit Messianic prophecies–as God’s covenantal structuring of history that gave us... Read More
A Bad Court In Which To Be Tried
If there is one thing that those who know me well can agree upon it’s the fact that it’s not hard to... Read More