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  • Aquinas on Double-Signification

    Aquinas on biblical interpretation: “[T]he author of Holy Scripture is God, in whose power it is to signify his meaning, not by words only (as man also can do) but also by things themselves. So whereas in every other science things are signified by words, this science has the property that the things signified by… Read more

  • Inescapable Deaconesses

    Deaconesses are inescapable. Every healthy church has deaconesses, whether they call them that or not, whether the recognize them or not, whether they organize them as such or not. Every healthy church has older women who teach and counsel younger women, per Titus 2 – a ministry of women to women. Every healthy church has… Read more

  • Why the Feminists Can Never Win: Progressivism’s War with Reality

      One of the problems with feminism is that its stated goals are impossible to achieve. They conflict with reality. Take Emma Watson‘s definition of feminism: “For the record, feminism by definition is: ‘The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic, and social… Read more

  • Preaching the Extremes

    Preachers need to preach the extremes. (HT: Rob Rayburn) When preaching free grace, make it as radically free as you can make it. Make grace amazing, astonishing, marvelous. Pour on the love and mercy. Give them comfort and consolation. Give them peace and assurance.  When preaching human responsibility and obedience, ratchet it up as much… Read more

  • John MacArthur Runs His Last Lap: A Tribute to the Modern Spurgeon

    [A version of this article was published at 1819 News.] The passing of John MacArthur could be considered the end of an era in American evangelicalism. MacArthur’s public preaching ministry spanned over 50 years. He brought faithful Bible teaching to millions as his ministry grew from the local church, to radio and television, to the… Read more

  • Nature, Natural Law, and Pushing Back Against the Sexual Revoluton: Some Notes and Bibliography

    In the aftermath of Obergefell, I wrote a paper that deals at least in a cursory way with nature, natural law, and sexual perversion. I also explore why appeals to nature are sometimes effective and sometimes not. See pages 2-16 of this essay:http://trinity-pres.net/essays/obergefellandamericaswarongod.pdf About the same time, I developed one of the footnotes from that essay into a paper of its… Read more