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Feb 26
4 min

Richard Sibbes on Vainglory

While reading some of the works of the Puritan Richard Sibbes (1577–1635), I ran across the following words on vainglory. Sibbes is well...

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Feb 25
2 min

How to be a Modern Progressive

Step One: Insist that there is no such thing as the truth. Insist that there is only your truth and my truth and that both truths are...

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Feb 19
1 min

Andrew Willet (1562-1621) vs. Cardinal Bellarmine

Andrew Willet (1562-1621) is not a familiar name to most people today. He was a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Church of England...

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Feb 18
6 min

A Plea and Warning for Evangelicalism

On February 15, 2021, Christianity Today published an article by Chris Kugler entitled A Plea and Warning for Evangelicalism. Kugler...

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Feb 17
3 min

Did God Praise the Hebrew Midwives for Lying?

It is not uncommon for people to bring up the story of the Hebrew midwives when the topic of lying is raised. It usually arises when...

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Feb 15
4 min

Are the Warning Passages a Weak Link in Reformed Theology?

I recently read Donald MacLeod's book Compel Them to Come In: Calvinism and the Free Offer of the Gospel. It's a very helpful book on...

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Dec 11, 2020
6 min

Pontificating Populist Punditry

For those familiar with popular culture in the 1980s, the name Cliff Clavin might ring a bell. Cliff was a regular character in the hit...

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Dec 9, 2020
2 min

Every Wind of Doctrine

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for...

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Dec 7, 2020
11 min

The Church and Israel in the New Testament

One of the most common questions asked by students of the Bible concerns the relationship between Israel and the church. We read the Old...

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Dec 4, 2020
7 min

My Top 10 Books of 2020

I read a lot every year, but this year has been a bit different. Last year, I put together a list of great literary works and began...

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