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Owen and Mather on Union
In an essay on “Rules of Walking in Fellowship,” John Owen claimed that “Union is the main…
Voice of Lord
I’ve noted before that the word “voice” appears seven times in Psalm 29. That suggests a link with…
Ten Plagues
The Greek word “plague” (plege) is used 16 times in the book of Revelation, but twice we…
First Links—6.8.15
Clues to the Encyclical II: A Long Tradition of Papal Teaching on Social, Economic, and Political MattersVincent…
A Brief Brief for Books
Derrida revived the ancient myth of Thoth, told in the Phaedrus, according to which the invention of…
Why Some Refuse Even to Anesthetize the Unborn
Can we ever achieve consensus on divisive social issues? The just-concluded session of the Montana Legislature sent…
“O Christian Art, Why Can’t You Be Good?”
Recently The Week published a provocative piece entitled “Who Killed the Contemporary Christian Music Industry?” In it,…
Scriptural Fragments or Biblical Story?
Although I have never bothered to count the number of Bibles I have in my personal library,…
Prooftext for Hell?
In a 2001 article in Evangelical Quarterly, Ralph Bowles argues that Revelation 14:10-11 does not teach that…
First Links—6.5.15
People Who Cut Off Their Own Limbs (And Their Enablers)Ian Tuttle, National Review. Smartphones, Tablets, and Christian…
After Denominations, What?
Suppose denominations are declining in importance. Suppose other patterns and groupings are taking their place. What form…
Reformation and Statism
Princes didn’t start the Reformation, but Mark Greengrass (Christendom Destroyed) says that they benefited most from it:…
Life in a Medieval Parish
“Parochial Christianity,” writes Mark Greengrass (Christendom Destroyed), “was more than a religious experience. It was a set…
The Democratic Foundations of Church Discipline
The Village Church, a Southern Baptist mega-church in the Dallas area, recently disciplined a woman who had her marriage…
Upcoming Events—6.4.15
Halki Summit II: Theology, Ecology, and the Word Heybeliada, Turkey June 8-10 The Halki Summit is a…
