It is the fourth of July and “freedom” is ringing loudly from every fair, shopping mall, and even some churches. As I drove past a Presbyterian church on this Independence Day, these words were emblazoned on their sign facing the main road: “Happy Fourth of July! For freedom Christ has set us free! Galatians 5:1″ […]
Continue readingIs Christianity a Science Showstopper?
July 3, 2014 
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Over at Reasons to Believe, Dr. Fazale Rana has posted this article addressing the question of whether Christianity inhibits scientific advance. It reminds me of an episode of the recent Fox Television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, in which host Neil deGrasse Tyson opined that whenever someone appeals to a divine explanation for a natural phenomenon, it […]
Continue readingHow Much Did the OT Writers Know? (2): The Spectre of Bibliological Eutychianism
July 3, 2014 0 Comments
Dr. Bill Evans of Erskine College has written a post here regarding a growing theological controversy at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (actually, it seems that the controversy has already been settled unilaterally). At the heart of this controversy is the question, how much did the human authors of the Old Testament know when they were […]
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Two Approaches to the Church’s Mission
July 2, 2014 1 Comment
Christopher Wright. The Mission of God’s People. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010. Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert. What Is the Mission of the Church? Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011. Imagine that you are responsible for drafting your church’s budget for the upcoming year. Further suppose that a large portion of the budget has traditionally been allocated to a certain […]
Continue readingEcclesial Collaboration
July 1, 2014 0 Comments
In Kyle’s earlier post, “What is a Culturalist Presbyterian?” He emphasized the value “CP’s” place on cross-denominational unity. In light of that I wanted to share a blog post Carl Trueman wrote for Scot McKnight. McKnight also wrote a favorable review of Carl’s recent book “The Creedal Imperative.” This is a great example of two […]
Continue readingMy Summer Reading List
June 30, 2014 0 Comments
Roy Clouser. The Myth of Religious Neutrality. University of Notre Dame Press, 2005. So I am currently on a kick against modernist philosophy, and its pretentions to “objectivity.” I’m also searching for a coherent alternative to secular political philosophy. So books like this will come in handy. James K. A. Smith. Imagining the Kingdom. […]
Continue readingWhat Is a Culturalist Presbyterian?
June 30, 2014 9 Comments
In 2010, Tim Keller wrote an essay titled, “What’s So Great about the PCA,” in which he identifies three branches of the PCA.1 These branches—which share a common DNA in the Reformed tradition—don’t have to be mutually exclusive, and often they differ more in emphasis than in substance. However, I think they are appropriate categorizations […]
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