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Did the Apostle Paul Suffer from Malaria?

By D. G. Hart | Published May 14, 2012

I have arrived with the better half and a contingent of Hillsdale College faculty and students in Istanbul. We will be touring Asia Minor and seeing where the early Christians lived, moved, and worshiped their maker. So far, we are still in Europe — that part of Istanbul in the West. So far the trip… Read More→

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The Problem with Gay Marriage

By D. G. Hart | Published May 12, 2012

It is not w-w. Mike Horton tries to make a case that support for gay marriage is a function of w-w: What this civic debate—like others, such as abortion and end-of-life ethics—reveals is the significance of worldviews. Shaped within particular communities, our worldviews constitute what Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann coined as “plausibility structures.” Some… Read More→

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Not Shall But When Did the Fundamentalists Win?

By D. G. Hart | Published May 9, 2012

Culture warriors typically think that the contending parties in our current struggle pit morality and truth against relativism and skepticism. If only we had more skeptics. As I read the culture wars, both sides are equally committed to moral absolutes. Either gay marriage is wicked or the opposition to gay marriage is immoral. Uncertainty is… Read More→

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Machen Didn’t Say It

By D. G. Hart | Published May 9, 2012

This quote has been making the rounds as something attributed to Machen: For Christians to influence the world with the truth of God’s Word requires the recovery of the great Reformation doctrine of vocation. Christians are called to God’s service not only in church professions but also in every secular calling. The task of restoring… Read More→

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What’s the Difference between Peace & Justice and Health & Wealth?

By D. G. Hart | Published May 8, 2012

During my drive through Oregon (wish I could say I was following the trail of Lewis and Clark), I finally had the chance to listen to the Reformed Forum interview with Anthony Bradley about black theology. During one segment Bradley questioned the wisdom of approaching the black church with the solas of the Reformation. A… Read More→

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The Problem with Seminaries

By D. G. Hart | Published May 7, 2012

Doug Sweeney started a warm discussion about the current seminary model with a piece for the Co-Allies that echoes points John Frame made about the limitations of the seminary model. Sweeney’s larger point concerns the growing distance between the academy and church, and the way the seminary may be tilting toward academics away from pastoral… Read More→

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Snarky Saturday (Which It Still Is on the West Coast)

By D. G. Hart | Published May 5, 2012

So here I was, opening up my browser with a beautiful view of the Rogue River Valley in southern Oregon overlooking a pear orchard (where I am speaking), with a cup of java, and lo I behold two blog posts that didn’t cause me to wretch (so I wasn’t drunk) but did force me to… Read More→

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Consistency is the Hobgoblin of Mystery-Averse Minds

By D. G. Hart | Published May 3, 2012

In case you haven’t noticed, Christianity is riddled with dilemmas and perplexities. For instance, Christ tells his followers to have nothing to do with the world but then he leaves Christians in the world. Another is that Christ wins by defeat; by dying on the cross, Satan’s apparent victory, Christ snatches believers from the grip… Read More→

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Being Reformed and Avoiding Landmines

By D. G. Hart | Published May 2, 2012

I don’t want to discourage the young and restless from growing in their understanding of Reformed Protestantism but sometimes even the best of intentions cannot prevent stepping in it. Over at the allies blog John Starke encourages readers to spend more time with Cornelius Van Til — The Most Important Boring Thinker You Should Read… Read More→

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Dr. K’s Two K’s

By D. G. Hart | Published April 27, 2012

One of the odder aspects of Nelson Kloosterman’s objections to 2k is the way he blows hot and cold on Reformed Protestantism. On the one hand, he bangs the drum of Reformed particularism, invoking Kuyper and Van Til to argue that 2k is not sufficiently Reformed. This is a version of “if you’re not Dutch,… Read More→

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