Being reformational

Today is All Hallows Eve and marks the anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of his “95 Theses” against indulgences on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg and so providing the spark that set off the chain of events which we today call the Protestant Reformation. It’s a great and glorious anniversary and it [...]

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The perfect costume

for those of you still undecided about what to wear:

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Halloween?

Each year at this time questions arise regarding the celebration of Halloween and if Christians should participate in it. Many Christians view Halloween as an expression of Satan-worship (with all its pagan roots and fruits). I’m sympathetic and certainly agree that not every practice connected with Halloween should be tolerated or imitated. Christians clearly, must [...]

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Bucer Special Session

If you’re in the area, you ought to come to our Bucer Institute Fall Special Session with Rev. Tim LeCroy. Tim will be giving four lectures on Medieval Theology. It all begins tomorrow morning at 9:00. Go here for more information. See you there!

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The gospel of sectarianism

If you’ve been wondering what to make of all the neo-Reformed fascination with the Lutheran “law-gospel” hermeneutic and the “two Kingdoms” theology (which has become all the rage among the theo-profs at Westminster West Seminary and other places), John Frame’s review of Michael Horton’s latest book (Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church) [...]

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Absolutely the best man

This is, . . . . this . . . is why you don’t have weddings by pools.

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How to hit a nail

I’m sorry to keep quoting Camille Paglia, but I can’t help it sometimes (in fact, let me take it back, I’m not sorry at all, this stuff is too good to ignore). In her recent column, Camille responds to a number of letters from readers. There’s a lot of good stuff here but the response [...]

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Happy birthday estlin

Today is the birthday of writer-poet e. e. cummings (Edward Estlin Cummings). Cummings, like so many who have had wide influence, had a lifetime of experiences before he turned 30. After graduating from Harvard (majoring in classics), he worked for a mail-order bookseller, quit after a few weeks and volunteered to serve in the ambulance [...]

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AAPC 2010

Ok, we’re finally ready to accept your registrations for the 2010 AAPC Pastors Conference. Go here for all the info (including online registration). The topic this year is “The Necessity of the Reformation” and we are going to have a great slate of speakers. I mean just look at these faces:

And, on top of [...]

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Welcome to Pervertville

If anyone doubts that we’re in a different world now in regard to how people view sexual immorality, listen to David Letterman’s “confession” on his Late Show last week and how the audience responded to it.
I’ve long been alarmed over how the younger generation views illicit sexual relationships — i.e. the no guilt, no big [...]

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The gentleman concerts for us

Q: “What is a gentleman?”
A: “A man who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.”
– Tom Waits
And speaking of Tom Waits, you can hear his latest [...]

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Casanova, the lazy intellectual

No matter how intelligent you are, no matter how gifted you might be, you will never accomplish anything worthwhile without self-discipline, perseverance, and the plain ole hard work that God promises to bless. Stefan Zweig observed this about the famous lady’s man, Casanova:
“[Casanova] excelled in mathematics no less than in philosophy. He was a [...]

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