Trouble in Bakersfield I started thinking about John Bunyan (and writing this post) recently after reading Carl Trueman’s article, Trouble in Bakersfield. He highlights the demise of American pluralism where the majority sets the tone of culture... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Ever since I studied the Antinomian-Neonomian controversy that took place among the English Dissenters in London during the final decade of the seventeenth century, I have wanted to write on the debate itself. Part of the impetus for this was that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
In 2016, every two months (February, April, June, August, October, December) we will be producing a Meet the Puritans Resource, which you will be able to find linked under Our Resources. These will be classic texts with introductions, footnotes,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Thanks to our friends at The Latimer Trust, we have two (2) copies of Peter Adam's, Word and Spirit: The Puritan-Quaker Debate. The deadline is Friday, August 12. Sign up here. The Alliance of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Last time we looked at the life of John Knox (c. 1514-1572) up to his imprisonment on the French galley ships. Today we pick up the story as Knox is released.  Knox in England Eventually Knox was released – no one is quite sure why – and he... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Chad B Van Dixhoorn, Confessing the Faith: A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith (Banner of Truth, 2014).  Chad van Dixhoorn once described a dream of his in which he was puzzling over the handwriting of the original minutes... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Every born again child of God who places true faith in Jesus Christ will struggle with assurance in various degrees over the course of their lives. It's in this context that what we call "the signs of grace" are so helpful to the soul. These sign... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The Situation Today There exists much confusion about worship today. This remains true even in churches that claim the title "reformed" and those claiming the phrase reformata, semper reformanda (“reformed and always reforming”). Typically, the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I have referred to the puritan John Ball in a number of posts thus far. He is not exactly a household name, even within the relatively small Reformed world. Mention the term puritan and the names William Perkins, Richard Baxter, John Owen, James... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
If someone looks at [God's commands] in the wrong way and says that they are heavy to bear, he is merely revealing his own weakness. —Andreas Presbyter, Catena on 1 John 5:3  When I was in college I was required to read G.K. Beale's edited... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
