“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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Short Review: The Incarnation as God’s First Intention by Edwin Chr. van Driel
January 29, 2026 
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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 […]
Continue reading No Trinity, No Love?
December 17, 2025 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 […]
Continue reading Review: The Invention of the Inspired Text by John C. Poirier
July 15, 2025 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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