âSo Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.â (Hebrews 13:12-13) Weâve paused at the half-way point in our... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
John Knox (1514-1572), perhaps as influential as any in the journey to modern Scotland, is far from loved in his homeland. A BBC news reported a couple of years ago asked the public in Edinburgh who Knox was. Some had no idea, others laid at his... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
William M. Schweitzer, God is a Communicative Being: Divine Communicativeness and Harmony in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards. London: T&T Clark, 2012. 198pp. Hardcover. Â Ministerial labors are often disjointed and lack a unified purpose. This... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
When I was younger I used to think it would have been nice to be born into a family full of riches. Perhaps you didâor doâas well. Now that I am more mature I am thankful I wasnât, though. Why? Now I appreciate what I have I look back and compare... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
One of the most striking and comforting expressions in the Scriptures is that God justifies the ungodly (Rom. 4:5). Nonetheless, this statement creates a theological conundrum of sorts and has led in part some Reformed theologians, including... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
It's an assumed point of hermeneutics today that the grammatical historical meaning of the Song of Songs is that it merely a love song, a poem between a husband and wife. John Owen reminds us of the ancient method of Christological exegesis, seeing... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
âSo Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.â (Hebrews 13:12-13) Weâve paused at the half-way point in our... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Thanks to our friends at Reformation Heritage Books, we have two (2) copies of Pentecostal Outpourings: Revival and the Reformed Tradition edited by Ian Hugh Clary, Michael Haykin, and Robert Davis Smart.  The deadline to register is Friday,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Reformation Scotland Trust was formed in 2013. Their stated aim is âto promote the restoration of the Christian Church in Scotland, by informing, educating and promoting understanding of the attainments of the Second Reformation in Scotland.â That... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Emidio Campi's, Shifting Patterns of Reformed Tradition, Reformed Historical Theology vol. 27 (GoĚttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2014) is an outstanding collection of essays that illustrates unity and diversity in the Reformed tradition on a wide... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
