The Gospel's Black Backdrop December 20, 2011 Would we have had the beautiful description of Christ's true deity in the Nicene Creed and Athanasius' On the Incarnation if it was not for Arianism? Would Augustine have spoken
(Untitled) December 20, 2011 Gentle Reformation is a cooperative effort by friends in the R&P faith (Reformed and Presbyterian) to speak the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in its many applications through the media
Christ Priceless words about the Psalms December 16, 2011 An interlude in the blog series on Calvinism - here are wonderful, heart-felt and heart filling words regarding our Savior's relationship to the Psalms - “Here the language of the Bible comes
What Is "Need Love," And Do I Have It? December 15, 2011 [caption id="attachment_2999" align="alignright" width="232" caption="Click on the picture to access CCEF Now in PDF format."] [http://www.ccef.org/sites/
biblical truth Coming to Grips with Calvinism, part 2: Transformational Truth December 13, 2011 ** **The last (and first!) entry ended with a plea to consider the claims of Calvinism for whatever biblical truth they may represent and expound. This next series of entries will examine (relatively briefly)
Wrestling with Rome - On Private Interpretation December 13, 2011 The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “‘The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God, whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition, has been entrusted
Bloodlines Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian December 06, 2011 In this deeply personal and biblically charged message, John Piper reflects on the Gospel and its bearing on racism. I’m tempted to say more, but sometimes fewer words are better. You can
Church iPew? December 06, 2011 John had noticed that his pastor, for quite some time, had been excited. A longtime churchgoer, John had never seen him quite this enthusiastic. For several months the pastor had been talking about
Facebook GenRef Update December 05, 2011 Gentle Reformation is still in its first year as a multi-author blog dedicated to "speaking the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in its many applications through the media of the
blackwood "Mother Margie" -- A Tribute December 02, 2011 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="361" caption="Roy and Margie Blackwood at my high school graduation in 1996. Click on the picture for funeral arrangements and
5 points Coming to Grips with Calvinism, part 1: A Protestant's (ongoing) Reformation December 02, 2011 I'm deeply thankful to have been invited to write for this site. I thought I'd begin by introducing myself in light of the site's name and nature.
apollo Origins November 29, 2011 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="346" caption="Earth as viewed by Apollo 8 astronauts from Lunar orbit on Dec. 24, 1968. Taken by astronaut William Anders,
Perspectives on Death and Dying: Decisions at End of Life – Dr. Gilbert Meilaender November 28, 2011 [http://www.sbts.edu/resources/lectures/gheens/perspective-on-death-and-dying-decisions-at-end-of-life/] I suppose the title of this message says it all. How are we as Christians supposed
Reflections November 28, 2011 I came across these statistics from David Well's book Losing Our Virtue (p. 44). Having studied a large number of modern hymnbooks, he cites these statistics below. Wells states that these
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
abraham Our Pilgrim Heritage November 23, 2011 This past Lord's Day was a rich one in our congregation. In the morning we had a baptism of a covenant child, where our featured text was Isaiah 59:21, which
He Left Not the Work November 17, 2011 What if in the late 1800's missionaries were sent to a foreign field and began seeing success? What if in the middle of last century an atheistic government drove all the
believer's baptism CredoBaptism, The New Covenant, and The Warnings of Scripture November 16, 2011 In a recent blog entry entitled, “Why I Am a Credobaptist,” Justin Taylor referenced Stephen Wellum’s essay in the book “Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ,” saying, “His
Biblical Training Audio Buffet November 14, 2011 Anytime two figures like John Piper and R.C. Sproul sit down to discuss and reflect on their ministries, one must perk up and pay attention. During this hour-and-a-half Q
female Female Heart November 11, 2011 A few weeks ago, in sharing about speaking at a women's retreat, I used the term "female heart." Some comments on the post suggested concern about this phrase which
Reasons For Faith November 09, 2011 Dr.Stephen Meyer [http://www.stephencmeyer.org/]sat down with R. C. Sproul last year for a wide ranging discussion about the integration of faith and science. The Intelligent Design movement is gaining
Christian humor You Might Be An RPer If... November 04, 2011 [http://reformedpresbyterian.org/]If your child hears the tune to Amazing Grace and thinks 3A, you might be an RPer. If your pastor refers to John Calvin at least twice in a sermon,
a capella An A Capella Fella November 01, 2011 Often when those of us in the Reformed Presbyterian Church are asked about our worship practices (someone just called me on the phone last week to do so), we can get a bit
A Christian Psychology Of And Response To Homosexuality – Sam Williams October 31, 2011 http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-christian-psychology-of/id132458157?i=102148218 Not long ago, Justin Taylor [http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2011/10/21/the-best-introduction-to-homosexuality-causes-change-
National Covenanting: A Realistic Solution for the Economy? October 26, 2011 I’ve been thinking about the current economic crisis, and whether the Covenanter doctrine of National Covenanting is for such a time as this. I thought I would post some of those thoughts
