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  • Frame on Natural and Special Revelation

    Frame on Natural and Special Revelation

    This article from John Frame cuts through a lot of the common misunderstandings of the relationship and use of special revelation (Scripture) and natural revelation. Note that Frame (and Van Til) do not deny that we can learn truth from our reason and our senses interacting with the rest of God’s creation. There is no such… Read more

  • How to Read the Bible: Bride Figures

    How to Read the Bible: Bride Figures

    Egalitarianism ruins everything. And that includes how we read the Bible. When we read the Bible through the lens of an ideology (like feminism or egalitarianism) that is contrary to the Scripture, it is like wearing blinders. We end up missing very basic things about the biblical text. This TGC article is a good example of this kind of… Read more

  • John Piper on Emotional Blackmail

    John Piper on Emotional Blackmail

    “Not feeling loved and not being loved are not the same. Jesus loved all people well. And many did not like the way he loved them. Was David’s zeal for the Lord imbalanced because his wife Michal despised him for it? Was Job’s devotion to the Lord inordinate because his wife urged him to curse… Read more

  • John Calvin, on Why Pastors Need to Be Thick Skinned

    John Calvin, on Why Pastors Need to Be Thick Skinned

    None are more exposed to slanders and insults than godly teachers. This comes not only from the difficulty of their duties, which are so great that sometimes they sink under them, or stagger or halt or take a false step, so that wicked men find many occasions of finding fault with them; but added to… Read more

  • Find a Spouse, Build a House: Conference Follow Up 

    Find a Spouse, Build a House: Conference Follow Up 

    I had a great time in Austin at the conference hosted by King’s Cross, pastored by my good friend Garrett Craw.  Michael Foster and I have collaborated several times now, including speaking together at the Stronghold Conference (Huntsville, 2021) and an 1819 podcast but this was our best joint venture yet, as I thought our talks complemented each other… Read more

  • Gems from Esolen 

    Gems from Esolen 

    Here are a couple of great quips from Anthony Esolen’s book Out of the Ashes: “The health of a society may be gauged by how full the churches are, those beating hearts of culture and communion.” “We do not produce many great comedians in the present. We do produce a lot of material for comedians in… Read more