Monthly Archives: December 2009

Laud’s Last Laugh

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

Or how Purbyteritans (because it’s silly to distinguish between Presbyterians and Puritans) learned to love the Prayer Book Archbishiop Laud was of course the Church of England official who opposed Puritanism and sought to enforce high church ways on Protestants in England and Scotland. He was sufficiently scary to prompt Puritans to head for Massachusetts… Read More→

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Dual Citizens

By admin | Published: December 11, 2009

by Jason Stellman Endorsements For too long I struggled to recommend reading on the subject of living the Christian life as “resident aliens.” Often I was reduced to directing readers to liberal Methodists (such as Hauerwas and Willimon) as the best embodiment of Christian convictions. At last I can point to practice that is firmly… Read More→

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Update: Lunch with Cordelia

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 11, 2009

Turns out I went with my carbohydrate friendly and folk heritage – Pennsylvania Dutch – for lunch. (You may breath now.) The turkey salad on Amish sandwich roll was enjoyable as I watched Blood Simple next to the kitten with teeth and claws from hell. BTW, has anyone noticed how great Carter Burwell’s scores are… Read More→

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Where is Justin Taylor When You Need Him?

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 11, 2009

Some bloggers use their page as a clearance house for what others are saying – sort of like Matt Drudge does the news. So if you want to know what John MacArthur thinks about the Manhattan Declaration, you could go here. Such places allow you to keep tabs on the doings and whereabouts of certain… Read More→

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Should a Reformed Christian Receive Treatment at a Roman Catholic Hospital?

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 10, 2009

After a visit to my father at his local hospital, I had a worldview moment. What should have alerted me from the outset was the name of the place – St. Mary’s. But then I noticed that the spiritual services wing of the hospital had dropped off for him a brochure about their activities which… Read More→

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Do Kuyperians Ever Listen to Kuyper?

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 8, 2009

The reviewer of Westminster California’s Evangelium has repeatedly in different online exchanges accused the two-kingdoms proponents of denying Article 36 of the Belgic Confession where it teaches that the magistrate has the God-ordained duty to promote the true religion and punish idolaters and blasphemers. It says: “And the government’s task is not limited to caring… Read More→

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Hart Endorses Keller

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 4, 2009

Or, how Tim Keller wants to save your aggie soul. We were delighted to see a recent post by Keller at his blog in which he recommended rural congregations to aspiring pastors. It helps us get over some of the angst we experienced when reading about church planting in New York City. In this post,… Read More→

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“Horton is completely wrong in his definition of the Gospel”

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 3, 2009

That is Mark Horne’s charitable and cautious verdict of Mike Horton’s remarks about the Manhattan Declaration. Horton’s offense was to write this: “This declaration continues this tendency to define ‘the gospel’as something other than the specific announcement of the forgiveness of sins and declaration of righteousness solely by Christ’s merits.” But Horne will have none… Read More→

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TKNY Update

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 2, 2009

Justin Taylor gives a helpful tip about the health of Tim Keller’s mojo. Apparently, he hasn’t lost it. The proof is a feature in New York Magazine with the unfortunate title, “Tim Keller Wants to Save Your Yuppie Soul” (which invites the question, “what must I do to be yuppie?”). Mr. Taylor’s point seems to… Read More→

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Why Not Lutheran Baptist?

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 1, 2009

Or, why do Baptists want to be Reformed (as opposed to Calvinistic or particular), and why do Reformed Protestants present an object more attractive than Lutherans to Baptists? These questions continue to bump and push around the mush in my mind, especially when I read folks like James White taking exception to Presbyterians who want… Read More→

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