Obviously, since I am in Monroe (still) for the now finished Auburn Avenue Pastors’ Conference, the “situation” in the PCA has been much on my mind. And the guys have talked about it in various ways, and from various angles. As I was reflecting on it this morning, I thought that I should write about …
Auburn Avenue 2007 In the Can
Sorry for the paucity of posts, and the reason for this is that I have been on the road. More specifically, I have been delighted to have been (once again) a guest speaker at the Auburn Avenue Pastors’ Conference. Just finished at noon today. As always the singing was stupenderous, the hospitality top drawer, and …
The Postmill Culprit?
In a discussion this morning at breakfast, some of the men in our gathering were talking (not surprisingly) about the federal vision controversy that has recently heated up again. One of the things that was noted is that there are some issues that are not currently part of the controversy, but which are real indicators …
Invisible and Eschatological
The Westminster Confession of Faith defines the invisible church as “the whole number of the elect that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one” (XXV.i). Some of you may know that over the last several days, I have been commenting on Scott Clark’s blog, and trying to carry on a discussion there, albeit …
Federal Vision Haiku Poetry Contest
In the spirit of whatever it is, I thought I would offer a short cycle of federal vision haiku poems. Anyone who feels similarly inspired can make their contributions in the comments section. Once it is apparent the creative springs have dried up, or perhaps never got started, as the case may be, I will …
Scott Clark Gearing Up to Unchurch Everybody
Before the final round of bets, Scott Clark is pushing all his chips out into the middle of the table. He has recently gone over the notae of the church, which in itself is not a problem for anyone following the Reformed understanding of the Church. So, okay so far. But then, as one commenter …
Death in the Pot
Open Door Community Church is in the Little Rock area, and is pastored by an open homosexual, as you can see. If you scroll down on their front page just a bit, you can see the enthusiastic endorsement of that church from Peggy Campolo, wife of Tony Campolo. If you look here, you can see …
More to Being Reformed Than Believing in Jesus and Smoking Cigars
Most weeks we have a Friday morning men’s prayer meeting, followed by a breakfast. The discussion at breakfast is frequently rowdy, and this last week it turned to the events surrounding Steve Wilkins — what Scott Clark might want to style as a Westminster necktie party. In the course of the discussion, I made the …
No, No. The Good Kind of Lynching.
Scott Clark has called the treatment that Steve Wilkins is getting an ecclesiastical lynching. But before you start scratching your head over this puzzlement, he does say this like its a good thing. HT. Mark Horne Land of Goshen! if I may exclaim here with more than my usual vehemence. Or looking at it from …
Honestly. I Ask You.
The problem with the word conservative is that it leaves open the question of what it is you are conserving exactly. It can refer to Kremlin KGB types, Saudi Muslims, polygamous Mormons, and men like J. Gresham Machen. And a conservationist is someone who derives his ideological identity from wanting to conserve other stuff. So …