Theology That Bites Back
Character Introduction: In a talk about Kuyperianism, I probably ought to begin with a brief biographical mention of Abraham Kuyper. Just as Calvin helped to nickname a theological position that existed long before he was born, so also Abraham Kuyper did the same. Calvin exalted the sovereignty of God in salvation in the same way …
“But always remember—where there’s smoke, there’s a smoke machine.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 560
This month’s selection is Joe Rigney’s Leadership and Emotional Sabotage. I just finished reading it on the plane, and I am hastening over here to tell you all about it. A few years ago, Joe created no small stir when he appeared on Man Rampant, where he and I discussed the hazards of empathy. For …
“Truth is absolute, but it does not ‘keep’ in the way some people assume. The truth as God knows it is obviously timeless, but the truth as it is entrusted to us is affected by the attitudes and faith of the trustees. Truth is wine, and certain keepers of the cellars do what they do in such a way that it makes them guardians of vinegar.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, pp. 539-540
This is one of those Leap Year Cluster Musters. Watch your step.: Still Impressive: Something I Have Mentioned From Time to Time Over the Years: Many times I have thanked God for the caliber of my friends. I have also had occasion to thank God for the caliber of my adversaries . . . Unless, …
“Somewhere in the meanwhile, a memorial from another presbytery and complaint from within the Louisiana Presbytery made their way to the PCA’s Standing Judicial Commission, from which there is no appeal, and out of which few return to the sunlit lands.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 537
Dear Gavin, It was really great meeting you in person last week. Thanks for making the trek over our way, and it was great worshiping together with you. Our conversation after church really helped ...
“There is a vast difference between a law/gospel hermeneutic, which I reject heartily and with enthusiasm, and a law/gospel application or use, which is pastoral, prudent, and wise.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 532
N.B. Before anyone writes in to correct "while away" to "wile away," please know that while away is the older usage, and the newer and formerly incorrect wile away shouldered its way in, such that even ...
