I get a Christianbook magazine in the mail yesterday (which always consumes the next 20 minutes of my day). With huge print on the front page a banner reads “PREFERRED CUSTOMER.” On every page there are dozens of prices saying “preferred price,” which next to the retail/list price is much less. Clearly, there is some [...]

Just came across a great quote by Nichols’ since posting the entry on Michael Horton and covenant children: Who are Eve’s “seed”? After the death of Abel, Eve says of Seth: “God has appointed me another offspring in place of Abel; for Cain killed him.” (Gen. 4:25). Abel was her seed. Seth was her seed. [...]

Michael Horton recently wrote a blog post over at the Gospel Coalition entitled “Membership Requires Affirmation of Infant Baptism: A Paedobaptist Response.” It’s generally good and informative. It’s balanced, good-spirited, and explains the logic behind Reformed paeodbaptist’s doctrine regarding baptism and church membership. He raises a number of important concerns in response to the following [...]

I’ve often heard Christians say (even the most confessionally Reformed) that philosophy and theology submit to two different authorities because they are two different disciplines, and that what’s true for theology may not be true for philosophy, and vice versa. There is, we are told, this great gap between the two, and they must not [...]

If you want a solid dose of bad theology (Hyper-Dispensationalism), but don’t have the time to read all of Stam’s Things That Differ and Finck’s The Mystery (see H-dispy index here), check out this essay by J.C. O’Hair entitled “Did Paul and Peter Preach Different Gospels?” ( the author’s answer is “yes”!), as well as [...]

Yeah I know I’m still railing on Anderson. For those who haven’t seen it yet. Just sayn. (I was a bit surprised by the “Non-dispensational,” though I don’t know exactly what that would mean without more clarification).

Frame’s book Escondido Theology has become quite divisive, as we would expect. I haven’t read it yet, but I do think once the first-phase “I’m offended!” blows over, it may turn out to produce some good discussion and hopefully theological-refining amongst the brethren. Amazon.com is already out of stock (at least it was for most [...]