A Time to be Silent February 25, 2011 Monday evening I was in the gym with my son's basketball team and two other teams practicing. The gym echoed with the bouncing of balls, the squeak of shoes, the shouts
The Justification Landscape – Reformed Forum February 22, 2011 [http://reformedforum.org/ctc162/]What I’m about to say isn’t hyperbolic: I appreciated every single sentence uttered by Pastor Mark Garcia in this Christ the Center interview. As someone who has
Hodge Podging February 18, 2011 Regarding Hodge, a while back a dear friend brought to my attention the carefulness with which Charles Hodge developed the doctrine of limited atonement in comparison to others who are a bit more
Prayer as a Way of Walking in Love: A Personal Journey – Francis Chan February 15, 2011 [http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/conference-messages/prayer-as-a-way-of-walking-in-love-a-personal-journey] Pastor John Piper said that Francis Chan’s message at the 2010 National Conference
God's Labor February 13, 2011 A few weeks ago, Jared reminded us of God’s gift of women to the church. At about the same time, God blessed Elizabeth and me with another covenant child. Elizabeth labored greatly
Suddenly February 11, 2011 Amen to Jared's post below. I'll answer his ending question with a post of my own that I had been contemplating. [![](http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/
I don't want to go outside anymore February 10, 2011 It's almost ten in the morning, but google is devastating my day, reminding me that it's still only negative five degrees outside. On the drive in (which felt like
Corinthian Head Coverings Leadership Interview with Bruce Winter – 9Marks February 07, 2011 [http://www.9marks.org/audio/understanding-bible-and-ministry]I love it when I meet a new, biblically astute theologian. By “new” I don’t mean someone who has freshly emerged from seminary,
Out of Season February 03, 2011 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/robins-in-snow.jpg] Though we still did not receive the amount the weather reporters guaranteed us was coming (this cartoon [http://www.worldmag.
A Time for Every Purpose February 02, 2011 [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/clock.gif] On Monday I spoke at my grandmother's funeral, which was more difficult than I ever anticipated. She was 94 and
Can men and women be friends? February 02, 2011 At a recent conference, while lecturing through God's teaching on friendship in Proverbs, I made a passing comment about the reality, danger and limits of friendships with the opposite sex. (Reality:
Arminianism An Arminian Conundrum January 30, 2011 Let’s be honest, texts like 1 Timothy 2:4 and 2 Peter 3:9 pose a challenge to the doctrine of unconditional election. And Arminians love to remind Calvinists of this fact.