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Doug Green and Westminster Seminary
The forced retirement of OT professor Doug Green Continue reading
Confessionalism Type B: The Case of the RPCUS
The RPCUS provides an interesting case study Continue reading
The Federal Vision: Not Catholic At All
It seems clear that one of the motivations for the Federal Vision (FV) movement Continue reading
The World Chess Championship
is happening right now in Continue reading
C. S. Lewis’ Second Argument for Purgatory
The introduction to Lewis on Purgatory, and discussion Continue reading
C. S. Lewis on Purgatory
Some of his fan base may be unaware that C. S. Lewis believed in Purgatory Continue reading
Walküre on Met matinee broadcast Saturday 13 April 2013
Reminder to tune in to your NPR station that carries the Met broadcasts, starting at 11 AM. Continue reading
Preface to the Frank Schaeffer you-tubes
The son of the L’abri founder Francis, when he was an angry young man, went by “Franky” Continue reading
Pipa on The Lord’s Day
The sabbath principle is explained using the analogy of a beautiful park. Continue reading
Book: T. David Gordon on Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns
The surprising thing about this contribution to the debate on worship is Continue reading
The Covenanters in America: A Brief History
This is a review of the mimeographed history by D. Carson Continue reading
Robert Preus, Justification and Rome
This is a brief yet surprisingly thorough and lucid treatment of the issues Continue reading
The Proposed OPC Directory for Worship
The OPC (Orthodox Presbyterian Church) is in the process of ratifying a new “Directory for Worship.” It is available on-line by clicking an appropriate link here. The purpose of this essay is to bring some arguments against the proposed revision to the church. Continue reading
Introductory criticism of Wilson’s “‘Reformed’ is Not Enough”
The book “Reformed” is Not Enough created quite a stir a few years back Continue reading
On Deacons Serving Communion
At issue here is a practice, reported in some quarters, of Deacons assisting in Continue reading
A WW2 story
Every war has a big story and thousands of little stories. The little stories are Continue reading
Keys of Church and Presbyterial Succession
Attached is an mp3 of a Sunday School on Heidelberg Catechism 83-85, Continue reading
Heidelberg Catechism and Paedo-communion
Attached is the mp3 of a Sunday School lesson I taught yesterday on Heidelberg Catechism 81-82, including a discussion of Wilson’s (and others’) paedo-communion doctrine Continue reading
The tip-o-meter
The American custom of tipping is like a dance that neither party really wishes Continue reading
The “human life amendment”
There is a lot of discussion in conservative circles of Continue reading
Slovakia during WW2
To understand the troubled waters through which Slovakia had Continue reading
MacGregor on the Future of the Catholic Church Reformed (HCC #4)
The author was a prominent Church of Scotland man Continue reading
The Slovak people continue five centuries to 1938
Continuing the brief history of the Slovak people from the narrative begun earlier, through the modern Continue reading
Google, Shmoogle, Joogle
This is a story about Google, not First Word. But to make make the case I will be developing here, I will need to present evidence, Continue reading
The Pastor of Buchenwald with Parallels
This book (see biblio info at end) is a nice companion to the Wentorf biography of this dear German Reformed pastor who died Continue reading
Frege’s Sinn und Bedeutung: first third
This essay by Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) was published in 1892 in the journal Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik, pp. 25-50. Dealing with the “philosophy of language,” it discusses the distinction that should be made between the sense and reference (hence: the title of the essay) of linguistic expressions.
It will be helpful to have the essay in hand to follow our discussion with maximum profit. It is available in more than one English-translation editions. Our discussion here covers the pages corresponding to pp. 25-31 of the original.
The Slovak people: original settlement
This report is based on a “target of opportunity” — an old beat up book from a co-worker; though held together with masking tape and rubber bands, Continue reading
Discussion of Wagner’s Ring: Rheingold
While only a few people will be interested in our philosophical podcasts, I hope many will give the operatic ones a try. Here, we discuss Continue reading
Westminster Seminary and Pete Enns: Ten Observations
It behooves us to take an opening stance on the volcano Continue reading