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Jonathan Edwards' Freedom of the Will has exercised considerable influence on contemporary Reformed thought about divine sovereignty and human freedom. For many, Edwards' work represents the gold standard of Reformed thinking about these topics. Recent scholarship on divine and human freedom in the...

Atheist activists are making headlines for recent advertising efforts, this time in the southern states of America. Several years ago a similar effort in the United Kingdom caused some degree of consternation among British evangelicals. I was living in Scotland at the time, and came face to face...

You may be planning a seasonal sermon. In a spirit of ministerial solidarity, I would bring to your attention a fell tale from long ago . Be warned, gentlemen, be warned!

I do not normally get involved in the banter of those who write for Reformation 21, but I believe this response is most urgent in light of the previous two posts. Both Mr. Paul Levy and Mr. Jeremy Walker questioned the degree to which my dapper appearance far outweighs Mr. Bruce Baugus and most...

I cannot but dispute Paul's "Best Looking Blogger" and "Nicest Guy Awards." Both make reference to photos, which shows that Paul is still clearly irked by the absence of a grainy black-and-white mugshot. I do what I can, and present a combined "Best Looking Blogger/Nicest Monk" contribution.

'Newcomer of the year' - Mike Reeves has made a massive impact, announced to huge aplomb and his contributions have been outstanding 'Our biggest supporter award' - It's a close run thing but... Daryl Hart for his unstinting support, particularly in encouraging Mark Jones in so many ways. Daryl is...

The New Testament says something funny about Moses that scholars don't quite understand. Hebrews 11:32 says that Moses' parents hid him "because they saw that the child was beautiful." Baby Moses was special, and his parents understood something of his wonderful calling before God. In fact, the...

My good friend and colleague Jonty Rhodes has just been published in the US 'Covenants made simple - Understanding God's unfolding promises to his people' . It's an excellent introduction to Covenant Theology, readable, brief. I've given loads of copies away and wish the book was better known in...

My dear friends: I hope that you are enjoying these Christmas sermons on John's prologue. I certainly have enjoyed doing a deep-dive into the text, both to see how John expresses the Good News of Jesus' incarnation in such a compressed fashion and to notice how these themes continue on in the rest...

We must be careful not to speak flippantly about Christ's obedience. The nature, quality, and difficulty of what he actually went through in order to save us will always be beyond our abilities to fully grasp in this life; but that does not mean we should not try to understand something of what it...