From the you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up department comes the Baylys’ complaint about the doings in Vatican City. Turns out, the U.S. pastors for whom almost everything is sexual, believe Rome’s problem reduces to sex. The Cardinals, you see, dress like girls, so how could you ever trust them? Serious men do not parade in embroidered dresses. Men who… Read More→
It started with such promise. The allies of the gospel were going to run a series of posts on Princeton Seminary to commemorate the institution’s bicentennial this year. Granted, the view of Princeton from TGC did not exactly do justice to the school’s Old School Presbyterianism. Even so, I was hoping that the anniversary might… Read More→
Political religion takes different forms. For political Islam, a women wearing a head scarf is a symbol of devotion and of defiance against western secularism. For American Christians, it looks like eating a chicken sandwich is a signal of a citizen’s belief, morality, and politics. All of a sudden, biting into a fried chicken sandwich… Read More→
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Joe Paterno was three years younger than my father and JoePa outlived dad by almost two years. I admired both men greatly, partly because of their decency which may have been responsible for their moral naivete. Recently Angelo Cataldi became indignant over Paterno’s remarks to the Washington Post that even if the report to him… Read More→
I would even pay to see the video of the ESV translation committee if Tim and David Bayly were members. Here’s why: A Christian confesses his faith, today, when he stays married to the same woman until death. When he continues to name his race “man” rather than “humans” or “human beings.” When he chooses… Read More→
In our regular duties of keeping this site running as smoothly as possibly, we occasionally examine the traffic statistics. Our most recent investigation yielded a pattern true to the Reformed standards upheld by this site’s authors and its fine constituency. How good and pleasant it is when a Sabbath eschatology manifests itself in a blog.… Read More→
Darryl G. Hart starts game two of a double-header on Christ the Center as he speaks about Cornelius Van Til and Karl Barth with Camden Bucey. Dr. Hart delivered a conference address on the subject at Princeton Seminary in 2007. The proceedings from this conference have now been made available in the new book Karl… Read More→
Despite the fact that Sarah Palin has decided not to run for the American presidency, Darryl Hart continues to make his way around the interview circuit to speak about his book From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin. Dr. Hart returns to Christ the Center to speak about religion, politics, and American evangelicalism with Camden Bucey… Read More→
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Prizes and Consumables: The Super Bowl as a Theology of Women Seminar Speaker: Dr. Matt Vos, Professor of Sociology, Covenant College The Superbowl is the most watched event in American culture. Along with millions of other Americans, Christians make elaborate plans for watching the event. Despite its popularity, the Superbowl—both the action on the field… Read More→