“The writer of the Song of Solomon wrote some poetry that insinuated his sexual imagination into the sexual experience of other people, and these other people, the readers, were not married to him.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 127
An Election With More Rigging Than a Five-Masted Clipper Ship
Introduction I have written on this topic before, but the need continues. This is because presidential elections are not one-off historical events, like the Norman Conquest or the invention of the printing press. No, they are recurring events, and what you make room for in earlier elections will become standard in subsequent elections. If you …
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No Rivalry
“The beautiful words Naphtali speaks do not displace content-bearing words. A pearl necklace on a beautiful woman is not extraneous.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 125
A Lot Going On There
The Cart of Reformation is Pulled by Draft Horses
“Calvin preached from the New Testament on Lord’s Day mornings, the Psalms on Lord’s Day afternoons, and the Old Testament at 6 a.m. on one or two weekdays.”
Beeke, Reformed Preaching, p. 113
On a Special Mission
“This disclaimer even includes the true system of doctrine that, as we all know, the archangel Gabriel delivered in 1619 to the Synod of Dort.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 96
Because Proofs Bring Moral Obligation
“Evidential apologists for the Christian faith want arguments for Christianity; they do not want proofs. Like the Israelites outside Canaan, they don’t want to launch a campaign of total conquest.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 81
Last Letters of the Year
Letter to the Editor: I usually write questions but I thought you would enjoy a clown world story from the northeast! I had to get vaccinated for work, and it took me about a month to feel ...
And Why the Last Judgment Is Just
“Evidentialism, in contrast, is concerned to present the Christian faith as probably true, as a reasonable option for reasonable men. In contrast, the presuppositional apologist says that Christianity is inescapably true.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 80
On Getting Your Grove Back
Introduction: I said that I was going to follow up on the Grove City story, and so here I am, following up on it. Some people talk about keeping their word; others just go ahead and keep their word. ...