Calvinism

Division Through Insulation

The ongoing divide between the reformed and non-reformed camps seems to be unending.  I spoke recently with the editor of a Christian newspaper who lamented that it seems to ebb and flow, but never go away.  The debate saddens me mostly because it is often less akin to debate among peers and more like lobbing …

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No Creed But Christ

My favorite T-Shirt has a picture of Charles Spurgeon on the back with this quote: I am never ashamed to avow my self a Calvinist; do not hesitate to take the name of Baptist; but if I am asked what is my creed, I reply, ‘It is Jesus Christ.’ Somewhere along the way, it seems …

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Fantastic Four

Tim Challies reviews Going Public: Your Child Can Thrive in Public School.  This looks like a great book for Christian parents trying to raise Christian children. This is not a book that is anti-homeschool or anti-Christian school. The purpose is not to convince you that you ought to place your children in the local public …

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Ask the Author: Interview With Ken Stewart

A few weeks ago I posted a short review of Ken Stewart’s new book, 10 Myths About Calvinism. Ken was kind enough to comment on that post and to grant me an interview via email.  I’m thankful for his time and his insights into the Reformed Movement among evangelicals. 1.    I have seen (and heard) …

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Book Review: Ten Myths About Calvinism

The New Calvinism is a hot issue in the world today, and especially in evangelicalism.  It’s big for those who are Calvinists and it’s galvanizing for many who aren’t. Many opponents view Calvinism as anti-evangelism and ant-missions and many proponents view those on the the other side of the debate with something akin to disdain.  …

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Fantastic Four

Tim Challies reminds us to tend to our own families before we seek the approval of others. What if all the blog readers are impressed but my wife is entirely unimpressed? There are many pastors who are loved all around the world but who have earned very little respect in their own church. There are …

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Book Review: Young, Restless, and Reformed

Time magazine has just declared the New Calvinism one of the 10 Ideas Changing The World, and so it is worth our while to read Collin Hansen’s journalistic endeavor to understand and report upon this New Calvinism.  In, Young, Restless, and Reformed, Hansen writes of his journey across America investigating the current resurgence of Calvinistic and Reformed soteriology.  …

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