The Sad Case of Francesco Spiera
Some time ago I wrote a short blog post on Francis Spira (a.k.a. Francesco Spiera). I later reworked that post […]
Read moreSome time ago I wrote a short blog post on Francis Spira (a.k.a. Francesco Spiera). I later reworked that post […]
Read moreI’m currently reading a dissertation on baptism. One of the chapters deals with Federal Vision and the New Perspective on […]
Read moreI believe it was C.S. Lewis who promoted the reading of old books and authors; something to the effect that […]
Read morePierre Viret: A Forgotten Giant of the Reformation, The Apologetics, Ethics and Economics of the Bible, Jean-Marc Berthoud, Tallahassee: Zurich […]
Read moreSomewhere before or during my undergrad years, I came across the thesis of Max Weber that Protestantism spawned capitalism. Others […]
Read moreJ. Gresham Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism is one of the most important books of the last century. It is still […]
Read more“God will not deny his grace to those who do what lies within them.” True or false? This was a […]
Read moreIt’s been an interesting week here with lots of lively discussion. Yesterday my colleague Bill DeJong weighed in with his […]
Read moreI’m continuing to read and enjoy Herman J. Selderhuis’ Calvin’s Theology of the Psalms. In a section on “Prayer as […]
Read moreYesterday I described various views regarding the Liberation that happened in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands in 1944. In […]
Read moreIn the comments on a previous post, somebody wrote that the ecclesiastical Liberation of 1944 was not just about being […]
Read moreDuring this awful time matters finally came to such a pass that rationalistic preachers, to counteract the idea that […]
Read moreI’ve just posted my (longish) review of James Payton’s new book, Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings. You can […]
Read moreThe sacraments were designed by God to strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ. As we go through life, we experience […]
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