Monthly Archives: August 2009

Presbyterians and Puritans Apart?

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 31, 2009

Some say it is nonsense to posit any difference between Puritans and Presbyterians. Others put it more delicately and argue for essential agreement among British Calvinists. The URC pastor, Mike Brown, has given some attention to this subject through the lens of Calvin and Owen on worship. He writes with some surprise that “the likes… Read More→

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Peculiar, Idiosyncratic, Vinegary, Nonsensical

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 26, 2009

These are just some of the words used to describe this pilgrim’s efforts to explain, defend, and promote a Reformed understanding of two-kingdom theology and the spirituality of the church. Thanks to David Strain, I get another chance and readers have an opportunity to expand my vocabulary. I first met Pastor Strain at a Reformation… Read More→

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The Limits of Theology and of Those Who Use It

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 24, 2009

Our favorite theonomic pastor in the Christian Reformed Church has ranted yet again on the infection he diagnoses as the “radical 2k virus.” The good pastor’s comments are useful for showing what the two-kingdom view actually says and does not say, and also for showing the inherent weakness of those who overrealize Christ’s Lordship in… Read More→

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Caritas in Flagrande

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 20, 2009

Caleb Stegall over at Front Porch Republic has already asked a good question about a recent evangelical statement, “Doing the Truth in Love,” that commends the pope’s recent encyclical Caritas in Vertate to the wider evangelical world. Caleb asked, “how many evangelicals does it take to comment on an encyclical?” The answer is a whole… Read More→

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Two Kingdom Theology is the Change We’ve Been Waiting For

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 17, 2009

Kevin DeYoung, over at DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed, has weighed two-kingdom theology and Kuyperianism in the balance and hopes for a middle ground in the following way: I am loathe to be an apologist for the status quo, or to throw cold water on young people who want to see abortion eradicated or dream of… Read More→

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“Office Hours” at Westminster California

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 17, 2009

Not to be confused with the BBC show, “The Office,” and not to confuse David Brent with W. Robert Godfrey (though sometimes I wonder), Westminster California is starting a podcast entitled “Office Hours.” Season One features interviews with Godfrey and Julius Kim. A preview of the season is now available, complete with instructions and incentives… Read More→

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Who Said Moral Relativism Is Increasing?

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 15, 2009

Sports talk radio is not the best entertainment but it sure beats Glen, Rush, and Sean beating up the Obama administration. Listeners in Philadelphia have listened to forty-eight hours of casuistry while Eagles’ fans process the reality of Michael Vick being added to the roster. After serving two years in federal prison for molesting and… Read More→

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Neutrality, Schnootrality

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 14, 2009

Our favorite Byzantine-rite Calvinist (how many fish can there be in that pond?), David Koyzis, has written another post (July 28) critical of the two-kingdom/spirituality of the church views advocated here. In the piece he brings up the common retort of neo-Calvinists that all other so-called Christian outlooks are guilty of affirming neutrality if they… Read More→

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Being Faithful in a Secular World

By Camden Bucey | Published: August 14, 2009

Darryl Hart recently spoke with Mark Dever of Capitol Hill Baptist Church and 9 Marks Ministries.  Hart endures a barrage of pointed questions from Dever and has opportunity to discuss many of the ideas familiar to Hart’s readers.  The audio can be downloaded here.

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The Bible against the Gospel?

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 12, 2009

How could that be? Well, one answer is that it happens whenever you read the Bible through the lens of politics, whether conservative, liberal, or the make-believe category of independent. We first noted the appearance of The American Patriots’ Bible here. Now Richard Gamble, the OPC elder who teaches American history at Hillsdale College and… Read More→

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