Mid-year Update
2015 has been a great year for Esther and me. We are blessed. In February our daughter Naomi was born. She is healthy and doing great. Later that month I passed my comprehensive finals in...
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10 Quotes From Samuel Rutherford’s Letters
“When we are dead and gone, let the world know that Spurgeon held Rutherford’s letters to be the nearest thing to inspiration which can be found in all the writings of mere man.” So wrote...
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How Did Nature Become Fallen?
My article “On the Fall of Angels and the Fallenness of Nature: An Evangelical Hypothesis Regarding Natural Evil” is now out in the April edition of Evangelical Quarterly. I hope it does not seem self-serving...
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A Review of Bill Nye’s Undeniable
Bill Nye’s Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, ed. Corey S. Powell (New York: St. Martin’s, 2014) is a popularization of arguments for, and implications from, the theory of biological evolution. It is a...
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How Should Writers and Editors Work Together?
The writer-editor relationship can be a delicate one. I’ve had the opportunity to sit in both seats, and I know the frustrations that can develop on each side. Here are 5 reflections or pieces of...
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What Can We Learn About Democracy From John Adams?
Somebody once advised me that one of the best ways to learn history is to read biographies, and I’ve found that to prove generally helpful advice. The particular is the path to the universal: you...
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The Psychology of Law and Grace in Les Mis
For both the legalist and the lawbreaker, the experience of grace is agony. But it is a sweet agony for those who know they need it. So: are we fundamentally self-presuming or fundamentally self-despairing? Is...
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What Does it Mean to “Find Your Identity in Christ?”
We are often told (or tell ourselves) to “find our identity in Christ.” And rightly so, because living out of our new identity in Christ is the defining root of true sanctification. But it can...
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Furthering the Dialogue on Creation: Some Thoughts on Doug Wilson’s Piece
I’ve been thinking a lot about creation/science issues lately, so I read Doug Wilson’s recent piece on the interpretation of Genesis 1 with great interest. I wasn’t planning on writing anything more in this area,...
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