Reformation21

What do you think about writing new confessions? John Owen was a big fan of writing new confessions. Ryan Kelly has an excellent chapter on this topic in the The Ashgate Research Companion to John Owen's Theology , with conclusions that may surprise some Presbyterians! A number of confessions were...

In his typically well-informed way, Peter Jones has once again demonstrated the importance of thinking Biblically about issues of gender and sexuality.

I plead with you to help. In my opinion it is a matter for which we must fight. If we do not, things will remain the same. Do not get me wrong, consistency is good, but not in this case. White faces: it's what I see. We are upon that time of year when reformed denominations meet for general...

I am a blind person. Admittedly, beginning a piece with such a declaration seems odd. Blindness however plays a key role in my life. It has shaped me in many ways and has forced me to ask questions of myself that I might not otherwise ask. Having known what it feels like to be both under...

Dr. Scott Oliphint responds on ref21 to Dr. Paul Helm.

The latest edition of the Affinity Foundations Journal is out and has 3 excellent articles. Ralph Cunnington is doing a really good job as editor in producing a journal that people actually want to read which is a rarity in my experience. There are 3 major articles:- Extra-Ecclesial Gospel...

8 7. 8 7. D (Dim Ond Iesu) Let the praises of God's mercy My poor heart and tongue employ; Let each thought of grace and justice Fill this soul with boundless joy. Let me think on Christ my Saviour, Let me dwell on his great love; Let me serve with all my being Till I see his face above. Having...

Having been away on holiday for a week (yes, delightful, thank you for asking), I return to find that things continue much as they were, except that Mark Jones has joined Team Reformation21, and Paul has allowed him to write a long post using long words and referring to past centuries without...

The Jennings-Garner exchange continues this week. Click here to read the first part and here to read today's exchange.

(I first posted this about two years ago, but it seems germane, so I am going over the ground again.) Consider the man born into a family of terrorists. The man's father had rebelled against the King of the kingdom in which he lived, and - having so rebelled - all his posterity were brought up to...