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  • Dispensationalism’s False Prophets

    Does Genesis 17:8 mean Israel as a permenant right to the land of Palestine and deserves unconditional political support from Christians and America? Here are a few considerations: This land promise was not unconditional. See Genesis 17:1 and the covenant curses in Deuteronomy 27-28. Later in history, God judged Israel and Judah by exiling them… Read more

  • A Thread on Natural Affection

    A Thread on Natural Affection: In recent years, the Reformed segment of the church has been roiled by debates over natural affection. Interestingly, Scripture has very little explicit material on natural affection (“storge” in the Greek), but it does mention the lack of natural affection (“astorge”) as a sign of apostasy and idolatry in a… Read more

  • The Folk Wisdom of Country Music

    I’ve written several posts over the last year or so that invoke country music as a source of folk wisdom. A few examples: — We need more dads like the one Ashley McBryde sings about in her song “Bible and a .44.” Great song, with a great vision of fatherhood. — “Well, you know what’s… Read more

  • Notes on the Use of YHWH and Jehovah

    Some are arguing we should never use the name “Yahweh” or “Jehovah” for God, even when the Tetragrammaton was used in the Hebrew OT. My response: What’s the concern here? I don’t see why not knowing the exact pronunciation for the Tetragrammaton matters. We don’t know how lots of ancient words were pronounced. In some… Read more

  • The Means of Grace and Pastoral Ministry 

    1 Corinthians 2:12-13 is a key text for understanding pastoral ministry, especially preaching: “[12] Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. [13] And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but… Read more

  • Towards a Practical Theology of Covenant Breaking: Nothing Objective Guarantees Subjective Faithfulness

    A reminder of a point I’ve made many times in various places: Nothing objective guarantees subjective faithfulness. The objectivity of the covenant is real and it matters. Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and the preached gospel are all gifts, objectively speaking. They are all grace in tangible form. Church membership — life in the body and… Read more