From the moment the first humans fell, Scripture begins to sing a song of promise. In the protoevangelium of Genesis 3:15, God declares enmity between the serpent and the woman, between their offspring, and pledges that the woman’s seed will…
“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” – Luke 24:27 The revelation of Christ begins not at the Incarnation but at Creation. It is from the very opening verses of…
The Bible has just one verse referring to a Christian named Mnason. Yet although we never hear of Mnason before or after this one verse, what we glean from it is most instructive. The verse is Acts 21:16: ‘And some…
The future is, by definition, uncertain. That seems obvious—but if you actually stop and reflect on that for a moment, it becomes unsettling. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring. In an instant, we could be gone. And so we…
Part 1 can be found here. Alcuin & the Carolingian Renaissance Something should be said here on the impact Alcuin had on the Carolingian renaissance, especially the connection between Alcuin’s political theology and his philosophy of education. For Alcuin, true…
Introduction About three hundred and twenty-five years after Alaric sacked Rome, and the light of the Eternal City was fading into twilight, indeed, with the sudden rise of vicious Viking raids around Europe, these were dark days. What made them…
I recently finished reading Carl Trueman’s book, Luther on the Christian Life (Crossway, 2015). It is a wonderful introduction to a man that the Lord was delighted to use for the well-being of His church. In fact, if you’re looking…
In the Presbyterian and Reformed world today, and especially in the PCA, there are ongoing discussions about our worship principles and practices. One of the issues that is often discussed is who should be leading and administering the various elements…
When thinking about eschatology (the study of last things), many assume that these doctrines are, at best, secondary issues, or, at worst, entirely indifferent beliefs that ought not carry much weight in the Christian life. And while some eschatological views…
“God hath appointed a day, wherein he will judge the world, in righteousness, by Jesus Christ, to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father” (WCF 33.1). So opens the final chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith,…
