Category Archives: Miscellany

Which Father, Whose Children?

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 19, 2011

(TMI alert) I am inclined to follow the pattern established by my father in the Hart home of listening to Christian radio on the Lord’s Day. Since I listen to the regular radio during the week, listening to the “other kind” of radio on Sundays is a way to set the day apart. My wife… Read More→

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Oldlife.org 201: Wit and Sarcasm

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 8, 2011

The first installment in this series about this blog was to clarify what a blog is. One aspect that I did not mention was that the more successful blogs are provocative – that is, they agitate readers and that’s why people come back. The most successful blogger in the world arguably is Andrew Sullivan, the… Read More→

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Still Here and Disappointed to Be

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

Back when many Americans were worried about the effects of changing from nineteen to twenty in the dates of computers’ operating systems I took some pleasure in observing how such care could turn into hysteria. I do not say this to my credit since it is unbecoming to take delight in the discomfort of others.… Read More→

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Should Regeneration Make Christians Wiser?

By D. G. Hart | Published: May 9, 2011

One week after Mr. Laden’s death, different websites are taking the pulse of readers to see what they think. Two that came my way by way of email were polls conducted by Christianity Today and the History News Network. I have to say that judging the polls simply on the basis of their questions, the… 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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Can Drinkers of Bad Beer Read Roman Numerals (even when sober)?

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 5, 2011

One of the blessings of being a sabbatarian is the removal of the temptation to watch the Super Bowl. Yes, if the home team happens to be there I may revert to the Jewish conception of the sabbath day ending at sundown. But the NFL has become so bloated (and mediocre along the way thanks… Read More→

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Social Gospel Coalition

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

I have sometimes wondered if the appeal of organizations like the Gospel Coalition, Together for the Gospel, Acts 29 Network, Redeemer Global Network, Desiring God, and the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is their extremely chummy atmosphere. At the various blogs of these outfits, the posts are usually flattering of the other participants in the organization.… Read More→

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Worldview Demagoguery

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

One of Dr. K’s fans posted here part of a letter by a Reformed pastor who is also in agreement with the good doctor on the threat that 2k supposedly poses to vigorous and full-fledged Reformed Protestantism. That excerpt read: We agree with Dr. Kloosterman’s assessment of what will happen in the Reformed community, as… Read More→

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Westminster Seminaries’ PR Problem (and Covenant Seminary’s Teflon)

By D. G. Hart | Published: July 5, 2010

Now that Glenn Beck seems to have moved on from the faith of the founders to the faith behind the Pledge of Allegiance, taking stock of the minor celebrity of a Westminster Seminary president courtesy of the talk-show enfomationist is possible. What stands out is how little controversy Peter Lillback’s ideas about the faith of… Read More→

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More Some of This and That

By D. G. Hart | Published: May 19, 2010

Church Rater is a website in which users may rate churches or look at ratings in order to select a church. Here is a sample of what church planters are up against: This is for one of the lowest rated churches, Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dubuque, Indiana: “typical lackluster presbyterian church; bible is read, but… Read More→

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