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So you’re buying a Bible…consider this one: the ESV Church History Study Bible.

June 8, 2026 by Billy Boyce 0 Comments

In a previous post, I considered the main questions you need to ask when considering a new Bible: Here, I’ll give a tour of a specific edition to see how it lines up with those main categories. For this review: the ESV Church History Study Bible. Overview The ESV Church History Study seeks to help readers […]

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So you’re buying a Bible … consider this one: the Waterproof ESV Bible.

May 29, 2026 by Billy Boyce 0 Comments

In a previous post, I considered the main questions you need to ask when considering a new Bible: Here, I’ll give a tour of a specific edition to see how it lines up with those main categories. For this review: the Waterproof ESV. Overview Let’s ask the main question first: why waterproof? Answer: Because Bibles […]

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Pastoral Companions: Bible Translations and Editions for Ministry and Discipleship, Part 2

May 12, 2026 by Billy Boyce 2 Comments

“Write thy own words upon my heart and inscribe them on my lips; So shall all glory be to thee in my reading of thy Word!”  — “A Minister’s Bible,” Valley of Vision Series Introduction One of the greatest privileges of vocational ministry is sustained contact with God’s Word. We not only use the Scriptures […]

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Pastoral Companions: Bible Translations and Editions for Ministry and Discipleship, Part 1

April 22, 2026 by Billy Boyce 1 Comment

“O God of truth, I thank thee for the holy Scriptures, their precepts, promises, directions, light. In them may I learn more of Christ, be enabled to retain his truth and have grace to follow it.” — “A Minister’s Bible,” Valley of Vision Series Introduction One of the greatest privileges of vocational ministry is sustained contact with God’s […]

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Short Review: The Incarnation as God’s First Intention by Edwin Chr. van Driel

January 29, 2026 by Kyle Dillon 0 Comments

There are some in-house Reformed debates that are obscure, and then there are some that are really obscure. For those interested in such debates, the word “supralapsarianism” is usually taken to mean the minority Reformed view that God’s decree of election comes logically before the decree of the fall—in contrast to the majority “infralapsarian” view […]

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No Trinity, No Love?

December 17, 2025 by Kyle Dillon 0 Comments

A common argument heard among evangelicals today is, “If God isn’t Triune, then he can’t be loving.” That is, since love requires someone else to love, there must logically be a plurality of persons within God. This argument is central to the popular book Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves (IVP, 2012). And it’s […]

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The Invention of the Inspired Text: A Response from John C. Poirier

July 24, 2025 by Kyle Dillon 4 Comments

Note: This is a guest post by John C. Poirier, written in response to my review of his book The Invention of the Inspired Text (T&T Clark, 2021). I wish to thank Kyle Dillon for allowing me to answer his review and response. Among my book’s detractors, Dillon sticks out for the honesty of his […]

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Review: The Invention of the Inspired Text by John C. Poirier

July 15, 2025 by Kyle Dillon 1 Comment

Recently I taught a church Sunday school class on the doctrine of Scripture, defending the Protestant view of inspiration. During the class, I referenced a debate that had taken place earlier between Trent Horn (a Roman Catholic) and Gavin Ortlund (a Protestant). Horn, in arguing for the necessity of the papal magisterium to affirm biblical […]

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Review of What Is Race? Four Philosophical Views

May 26, 2025 by Kyle Dillon 0 Comments

I just finished reading the book What Is Race? Four Philosophical Views (Oxford University Press, 2019). It’s an excellent treatment of a surprisingly difficult topic. When people ordinarily speak of race, what exactly are they referring to? Is it something real, or not? Is it determined by biology, or power dynamics, or culture, or something […]

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Temporary and Contingent: Affinity Groups in the Already-Not Yet Church

May 13, 2025 by Billy Boyce 1 Comment

(Author’s note: This article is a response to Teaching Elder Kyle Dillon’s recent post “Equality over Affinity: The Case against Ethnic Affinity Groups.” I’m grateful for Kyle’s friendship and for his invitation to compose this response.) How can churches live faithfully in Christian unity, while also respecting the providential contingencies of history and culture? This […]

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God’s Good Gift of Singleness

November 1, 2024 by Kyle Dillon 3 Comments

Note: the following post was first delivered as a sermon at Riveroaks Reformed Presbyterian Church in January 2024. First Corinthians 7 is one of the key passages of the New Testament that deals with the topic of singleness and marriage. I’ve been intending to preach on this chapter for quite a while, for a couple […]

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Christian Living, Marriage & Sexuality
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The Deliverer Will Come from Zion: the Land and People of Israel in Pauline Theology

June 7, 2024 by Kyle Dillon 0 Comments

Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, […]

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Woke Inferno

April 16, 2024 by Kyle Dillon 1 Comment

Note: this is a parody piece that explores the question, what if Dante were woke? Introduction Midway upon the journey of our life,I found myself in a system of oppressionreinforced through hegemonic discourse.  My eyes were just beginning to opento the deep-rooted structural inequitiesagainst women, BIPOCs, and LGBT. But there came upon me a great […]

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Defending Perspicuity: A Response to The Obscurity of Scripture by Casey Chalk

February 6, 2024 by Kyle Dillon 12 Comments

Note: the following is a modified transcript of an adult Sunday school lecture that I taught at Riveroaks Reformed Presbyterian Church (PCA) in October 2023, as part of a series defending the Protestant doctrine of Scripture. In this lecture, I address some common Roman Catholic objections to the perspicuity of Scripture. I do this primarily […]

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