The Lord is present through the Supper because the Lord is presented in the Supper. The Lord ascended into Heaven two thousand years ago, and His body is at the right hand of the Father. Since His body is there, it follows — since He has a true human body — that it is not …
Just Another Paradox
“That legacy [of C.S. Lewis] is a large contributor to my willingness to luxuriate in my quite oxymoronic goal of becoming and remaining a Chestertonian Calvinist” (From The Romantic Rationalist, p. 80).
The Problem of Theological Cone Bras
My part in this is simply to introduce a guest post by my daughter, Bekah Merkle. The subject is the doctrine of Rachel Held Evans, so you could consider that a trigger warning, I suppose. By way of preface, I should simply say that if you have never heard of Rachel Held Evans then there …
A Hailstorm of Cotton Balls
I would start by encouraging you to take a look at this video Q&A with Russell Moore. If time’s winged chariot is at your back, you can jump to the fifteen minute mark, which is what I will be writing about. I do think that Moore does a good job in his qualifications. He says, …
In Which First Things Does Some Fourth Things
So how are we to respond to this? A marriage pledge is being promoted at First Things, in which the undersigned ministers promise to cease cooperating with the civil magistrate on all things marriage. They will cease being agents for the state in weddings, and this in protest of the radical redefinition of marriage that …
Where the Analogy Actually Breaks Down
“So are we greater than pots? Fine. God is much greater than any potter” (From The Romantic Rationalist, p. 78).
Smarter Than Thou
Some people enjoy their allotted fifteen minutes of fame with modesty and decorum. Others, like Jonathan Gruber, cannonball into the deep end, having had the good grace to get most of it on video beforehand. For those whose discretionary news time was all taken up with the comet landing and the tacky shirt aftermath, here …
A Vast Aquifer of Reformation Theology
Last night Nancy and I had the privilege of attending a small open house event hosted by Wenden House at New St. Andrews. These sorts of events always get me churned up, and so I have to blog something about it in order to get it out of my system. But, rest assured, I am …
In Which We Discuss Recent Attempts to Gruber Kirk Cameron
A few weeks ago, I wrote briefly on Saving Christmas here, but I reserved a few extra things to say until after the movie released. It has now released, reviews are coming in, and lots of people have seen it. So here we are. Let me begin with a proposition to discuss: Saving Christmas is …
And the Nations Need Healing
Some friends recently released a book of essays that looks really promising. You can preview it at Google books here, or on the main Amazon page here. It is available in Kindle, and you can read more about the work of the Davenant Trust here.