Monthly Archives: March 2011

Huh?!?

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 31, 2011

Over at Ref21, Ligon Duncan supplies a drive-by quote from Herman Bavinck that the Mississippi pastor directs against John Williamson Nevin. Here is the the Bavinck quote: In a comparatively sound church life, it is possible to assume that as a rule the children of the covenant will be born again in their youth and… Read More→

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The Etiquette and Manners of Worship

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 27, 2011

Bill Evans, one of the new bloggers on the block at Baptists and Presbyterians Together (also known as the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals), seems to have an issue with a point I made some time ago when I contrasted the arguments of John Frame and Hughes Oliphant Old on worship. Here is how Evans describes… Read More→

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Old Life on Facebook

By admin | Published: March 26, 2011

In conjunction with Dr. Hart’s recent return to Twitter, the Old Life Theological Society has created a Facebook page. It is true, some old schoolers do in fact have Facebook accounts. Like the page and find out who those seven people are.

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Hello, Rob Bell

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 24, 2011

According to one news story I read, Rob Bell’s embrace of God’s love has landed the Grand Rapid’s religious entrepreneur in Desiring God Ministries hell. The ultimate kiss off in the evangelical world is for John Piper to tweet, “Farewell Rob Bell.” But I am wondering why all the hoopla over Bell. If you do… Read More→

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Two Kingdom Tuesday: When the Light of Nature Brightens

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 22, 2011

For the critics of natural law and two kingdoms who think the light of nature needs the lift of special revelation to be discernible, comes a sensible essay by one of my favorite writers, Joseph Epstein. The occasion for the piece published in the Weekly Standard was the presentation by a professor at Northwestern University… Read More→

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Can Redeemer Presbyterian Church Be Redeemed?

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 18, 2011

The bloggers over at Mere Orthodoxy linked to an article by Tim Keller on the size and culture of congregations which still has me scratching my head. Originally published in 2006 in The Movement, and then again by one of the Vineyard Church’s publications, now it reappears in Redeemer’s City to City on-line magazine. The… Read More→

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Did Warfield Make the World Safe for Piper?

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 14, 2011

Are Lutherans different from Reformed Protestants? Duh! The odd aspect of the arguments that distinguish Lutheranism from Reformed Protestantism is that the arguers don’t seem to be so conscientious when it comes to Baptists. Are Baptists Calvinistic? Some are. Lots aren’t. So when it comes to drawing distinctions among Protestants why the urge to draw… Read More→

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The Church Is Revival

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 4, 2011

Why are the people who long for and advocate revivals so negative? What I mean is that the desire for revival appears to breed a fair amount of discontentment. Church members aren’t godly or zealous enough, the pastor isn’t evangelistic enough, the church is too small – these are the sorts of criticisms that are… Read More→

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Desiring God or Faith in Christ?

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 3, 2011

I am falling behind on responses to the last post — the hazards of moving and orchestrating a relocation. TMI alert! But — dare I say — I am still leading family worship, pious Reformed Protestant that I try to be (TMI warning!), and this morning encountered the following from Martin Luther. It strikes me… Read More→

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Desiring God Enough?

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 1, 2011

I have nothing personal against John Piper. I believe him to be basically sound theologically, though I wish he were a confessional Reformed Protestant. And his earnestness is truly impressive. I do not sense that he is faking what he says or preaches. Maybe that is why, a Nathaniel Kahn’s aunt says in My Architect,… Read More→

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