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Tag Archives: Reformed
The Lost Art of Logic: Genetic Fallacies
A friend recently recommended to me a video promoting something called Family Integrated Church. In the midst of a nicely-done presentation, the video contained some logical gaffes that thoroughly soured me on the case being made. Among these was a … Continue reading
Posted in Logical Thinking
Tagged Argument, Etymological fallacy, Fallacy, Genetic fallacy, John Calvin, Logic, Reformed
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The Best Evidence of Love to Christ
“If you love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another helper, that he may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees … Continue reading
Posted in Ryle on the Gospels
Tagged J. C. Ryle, John's Gospel, Reformed, Reformed spirituality, Ryle, The Trinity
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Burger King Spirituality
Recently I stumbled across an article that I first read years ago. The piece, by John Ortberg, was entitled “Happy Meal Spirituality;” in it, he notes that the success of the McDonald’s Happy Meal reveals something important about the American … Continue reading
Reformed Rock Stars, Cults of Personality, and the Multisite Church
Several years ago I attended a conference at which Rev. Iain Murray (co-founder of the Banner of Truth Trust) spoke. After the last session, I thought I’d take a moment to speak to him. Some years prior, while I was … Continue reading
On the Faith of Old Testament Saints
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes (Psalm 119:135) “…It is both important and interesting to mark the repetitions – always new – in this beautiful Psalm. David had just before prayed, ‘Look thou … Continue reading
On Tyranny
The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is … Continue reading
Thee, Thou, Thy: Preference or Principle?
The LORDE is my shepherde, I can wante nothinge. He fedeth me in a grene pasture, and ledeth me to a fresh water. He quickeneth my soule, & bringeth me forth in the waye of rightuousnes for his names sake. … Continue reading
Redeem Me, That I May Keep Your Precepts
I have a regrettable habit of buying books that I don’t have time to read. Consequently, I often buy a book that lies unused for a long while before I get around to reading it. It took me several years … Continue reading
On Not Being Conformed to This World
Somewhere in the distant past, I discovered the “Lake Wobegon” monologues of Garrison Keillor. Despite the fact that my personal background includes no connections to Norwegian bachelor farmers or lutefisk, over the years I’ve found resonance with some of Keillor’s … Continue reading
Posted in Church Life
Tagged Fundamentalism, Garrison Keillor, Pharisaism, Reformed, Reformed spirituality, Worldliness
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On Avoiding Scylla and Charybdis
In reflecting on my life as an elder, I’ve decided that there are two kinds of mistakes that I wander into on occasion. Curiously, the two are almost opposites. On one hand, I tend to want to make everyone happy. … Continue reading
Posted in Shepherding
Tagged Church, Elders, Evangelical, Reformed, Shepherding, Timothy Witmer
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Our Best Things Are Yet to Come
For many years my wife and I have been using J.C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels in our family worship. We were reading through the section on Matthew 14:1-12 a few days ago and I was particularly struck and … Continue reading
A Real New Testament Church
Imagine that you are the husband in the following scenario: You, your wife, and your two small children have just moved to a new city. On the first Lord’s Day after you arrive, you set out to worship in a … Continue reading
Posted in Church Life
Tagged Church, Church History, Evangelical, New Testament, Reformed, Reformed spirituality, Screwtape Letters
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Lessons Learned
A couple of years ago, I marked a twenty-fifth anniversary of sorts. It would be inaccurate to say that I “celebrated” it, but I did pause to note its arrival. In August of 1983, while away on vacation, I was … Continue reading
What? Another Reformed Blog?
Today I’m initiating another blog, fully expecting that my writing here will be infrequent. I hope to blog about some of the things I’ve pondered over on a variety of topics. Most posts will be related in some way to … Continue reading
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