RPCNA Synod: The Aquila Report & Non-Reflection July 02, 2012 A few people have asked me, "Where are those Aquila Report [http://theaquilareport.com] articles that you wrote during Synod?" "Well, they're on the Aquila Report, of course!
Poetry Poy-ems as Christology June 21, 2012 Yesterday, The Reverend Barry York gave us some Christology via versification. T. David Gordon in his little book, Why Johnny Can't Preach reminds us of the importance of literature in preparing
How to Pray for Synod: A Little Birdie May Tell You... #RPSynod June 19, 2012 Recently during family worship my family prayed for the Christian Reformed Church. Why'd we do that? I am a Reformed Presbyterian, why'd we sit in the living room of
Anxiety Auctioning All Mankind: Der Schrei der Natur May 03, 2012 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/scream_31.jpg] You all know the piece. Creepy pastel. Ghostly image. You can feel the anxiety when you look at it. Blood red and
Public Prayer: Bringing God up to Date on Current Events? April 30, 2012 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sleepin.png] What do our public prayers say about our view of God? What do unbelievers think when they are present in our worship services
The New Testament for C+ Christians February 29, 2012 The Bible is a book for dirty people. It's a book for rebels, outcasts, and sinners. The Bible is a book for people who have been put out of the city
N30: For the Men Only February 01, 2012 Have you noticed a problem with some Christian men? Do you think that the problem with some men today is that they are really boys in men’s bodies? Do you think that
On Procrastination... January 14, 2012 I was going to respond to that "Jesus vs. Religion" video that is all over the social networks right now. I guess I don't need to now. Two thousand
Double Underoos and Perceived Obedience January 09, 2012 Last night as I was getting my four year old son ready for bed we had an interesting exchange of words: Me: "Why do you have two pairs of underwear on?"
Your "January Book" May Change (or Define) Your Life January 05, 2012 What’s your “January book”? Do you have one? When I began seminary a number of years ago, my pastor told me that he reads Preaching and Preachers by Martyn Lloyd-Jones every January.
Why Sophia's Baptism Matters November 24, 2011 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo1-e1322190145633.jpg] Sophia is a wonderful little baby. She is bright eyed, taking in the world around her. When the psalms are sung in worship
Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Communion of the Saints October 22, 2011 "Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner. Sometimes I feel like my only friend is the city I live in, the city of angels, Lonely as I am,
One of These Things is Not Like the Others... September 09, 2011 Many in the evangelical and reformed churches treat the moral law of God like it was part of that old Sesame Street song. You remember the song? _One of these things is not
Of Jesus-Shaped Fortune Cookies and The Epic of War August 20, 2011 We tend to forget that the Bible is one book. We tend to forget that the Bible is an exciting epic that not even Tolkien or Rowlings could reproduce. We tend to forget
Advancing the Kingdom '140 Characters' at a Time August 11, 2011 Last week I met a young man who said that he did not have Facebook because of theological and philosophical reasons. He did not get fully into all of the reasons, but he
Whatcha Presupposin'? July 17, 2011 I have been reading a lot on biblical counseling lately as I prepare for a class at the beginning of August. What has impressed me over and over as I drudge through the
