Monthly Archives: January 2010

Brit Hume Reconsidered

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 13, 2010

Put this in the category of ornery, as in there is no pleasing some people, as in paleo-Calvinists are a demanding lot. But the details on Brit Hume, his remarks about Tiger Woods, and Hume’s own Christian convictions are not as encouraging as they seemed at first. Many have commented on Hume’s remarks and subsequent… Read More→

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The Two-Kingdom Case for Blue Laws

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 12, 2010

(Not to be confused with the “Blue Letter.”) In 1933, the years the Philadelphia Eagles football club started (thank you Dan Borvan), the state of Pennsylvania considered reforming its laws prohibiting commercial activity on Sunday, the Christian Sabbath, so that football players and coaches could play in the afternoon. (How would the NFL make it… Read More→

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Ken Myers on the Bible

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 7, 2010

Many years ago – too many for those of his vintage – Ken Myers, the talking voice behind Mars Hill Audio, wrote a piece that should be more widely known and read, “Christianity, Culture, and Common Grace.” It is available in pdf at the Mars Hill website. Ken is one of the best students of… Read More→

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What I’m Saying

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 6, 2010

Over at Evangel, one of First Things ‘ blogs, readers and contributors have been busy attempting to define that 600-pound object in the room that goes by the name evangelical but defies descriptions as either an elephant or gorilla. Paul McCain, the author of the post, is responding to an interview at Evangel with Os… Read More→

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What’s the Difference between the OPC and PCA?

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 4, 2010

In 1986 the OPC almost became part of the PCA. In the General Assembly report that laid out the rationale for Joining & Receiving, the OPC’s committee on ecumencity noted the following characteristics of the two communions. (Keep in mind that one of those denominations was 50 years old, the other only 14.) Strengths PCA… Read More→

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Some Happy New Year

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 1, 2010

Seventy-two years ago on January 1, J. Gresham Machen died. He was fifty-five. It was a great loss to the church and the Reformed tradition. It is a sober way to wake up after a night of revelry. (If you care to drink a toast, you have time to recover. Machen did not die until… Read More→

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