Over the next few days, I will at long last be overhauling this site. The new format will have several new features, including easier access to articles, book reviews, etc. and will hopefully look a bit snazzier. I even hope to post audio files in the near future! So watch this space, and thanks for reading. Your brother, Paul …
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What a remarkable event the new birth is! What a reversal, a triumph, an utter transformation! I (I should say “we”), who am a continuing stain on God’s landscape (Rom. 3:10-18) – contributing nothing but a deepening of the stain (Matt. 6:11a) – I have been born from above (1 Pet. 1:23)! I have been cleansed and forgiven (Heb. 9:11-15)! God has given me a new life and He has adopted me as His dear son (Rom. 8:15-17). According to …
These are the top commentaries for the Pastor on Ephesians: 1. Harold Hoehner – A massive work, both in size and erudition. It is very well written and quite user-friendly. Every issue is chased down thoroughly, and the Pauline authorship of the book is convincingly upheld. A real standard! 2. Peter T. O’Brien (Pillar) – O’Brien is an expert on the Prison Epistles. This, I think, surpasses his work on Colossians in the WBC series. Attractive style and what might …
Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman, by John R. Muether, Phillipsburg, PA: P&R, 2008. Any biographer of a man like Cornelius Van Til needs to assume certain things. First, Van Til’s thought, though brilliant, is not always easy to divine. Second, that this is made more problematical by the coming together of at least two different obstacles: a. Van Til’s sometimes awkward way of putting things, and, b. the difficulty many of us have with obeying the injunction to …
For those of you who want some sober assessment of ‘The Golden Compass,’ here’s an excellent discussion from Albert Mohler… …
My friend Tom Pryde is an accomplished blogger. My beautiful wife Gina always has something interesting to say. Many other pals of mine have cool blogs. As for lil’ ol me, well, I’m not sure I really grasp this whole culture of blogdom, blogtown, blog..whatever, but I do enjoy it. So, I’m gonna give it a try. My blogs will likely center on what I’m doing at Veritas School of Theology or on what I’m reading or what I’m meditating …
THE VERITAS ETHOS Purpose The objective of Veritas School of Theology (www.inquiroveritas.com) is twofold: To restore the locus of theological training back to the local church. To articulate and defend a God-centered, revelational worldview. Definition We describe ourselves theologically as existing to promote the knowledge of God through the disciplined study of God and man, always respecting the biblical Creator/creature distinction. This means that orthodoxy and orthopraxy are viewed as opposite sides of the same truth. Thus, we do not …
This past Monday (26th March) there was a vote taken at First Evangelical Free Church, Bismarck, ND. The vote was on the recommendation of the elders that a new seminary be established under the auspices of the church. The church, being congregational, needed to vote positively in favor of our venture, and I am pleased to say that 84% voted for the seminary. We thank God for such a clear decision. Now we must find the funds that will be …
The first week of March found me in Bismarck, N. Dakota, my first visit to that region. They had arranged a nice blizzard for me – which I survived quite well. At least I can say I got a feel for the winters up there. I really liked Bismarck: friendly, relaxed, but with a little bit of class. And the Church was just terrific. They understand the crucial importance of Christian fellowship and service (some friends of ours have just …
Greetings! You’re likely visiting this page because you received an invitation via one of our support letters that have gone out this week. Welcome! I am in Bismarck this week, attending conferences, meetings, doing presentations at FEFC, preaching, and networking with local pastors about the Seminary Project. The last few months have not been easy for my family and I, and we owe you – our friends – a debt of gratitude for your prayers, concern and generosity. Again, thank …
