Introduction: One of the great privileges I have had in my life is that of teaching my children and grandchildren in many varied classroom settings. I bring this up now because I just had the ...
Building Platforms and Dopamine Politics
Delayed Action
“Those members of the Louisiana Presbytery who thought Steve was out of compliance with the Westminster Confession should have filed charges, and then made their case. Instead, they waited until the dogpile was safely mounded before they jumped on it”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 575
So It’s Letters in March Now, Is It?
Letter to the Editor: You have stood your ground on what is called Christian Nationalism since long before it was popular it seems to me. You've gotten a lot of flak for it along the way, ...
Enemies Within the Covenant
“Liberalism broadens the boundaries of the covenant in order to have a schmooze-fest. ‘We’re all saying the same thing, really!’ ‘We are all climbing the same mount by different paths.’ Conservatism narrows the boundaries of the covenant in order to stay faithful to Christ and the gospel, but they lose catholicity, which is an aspect of the gospel. FV is proposing another alternative. Elijah recognized Ahab as a fellow Jew, but that didn’t make them pals.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 567
Promo Trailer for American Milk and Honey
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A Kuyperian Imperative
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 …
Yes, Remember
“But always remember—where there’s smoke, there’s a smoke machine.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles Vol. 2, p. 560
Variations on a Theme
Diligent-Guardians-Though
“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
Few Return
“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