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John Calvin: A Pilgrim’s Life

Herman J. Selderhuis has written a tremendous book in John Calvin: A Pilgrim’s Life.  I have a healthy interest in reformation church history, but I must admin I have not … Read more→

Is Substantive Blogging Dead?

Blogging critics might say it was never born.  Personal quibbles aside, what can we say about the current state of the blog medium?  We might disagree over just what a … Read more→

Expanding Biblical and Theological Understanding of Mal 3:1-4

Malachi 3:1-4 draws on several prominent prophetic themes. Many intertextual and motific connections can be identified within the prophets and the broader Old Testament canonical context, and these connections lay … Read more→

One Year Ago, One Month Ago on Reformed Forum

Here were the top podcast episodes from last year and last month.  You may also browse the entire archive.
December 2008

Van Til’s Trinitarian Theology with Lane Tipton
Deconstructing Evangelicalism with Darryl Hart
Thomas … Read more→

Absolute Personality

There are several ways to define an absolute.  In the medieval philosophical sense, an absolute can be considered as something free from imperfection.  Other definitions would describe an absolute as … Read more→

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Thoughts on Redaction in Malachi

In issue 103 (1984) of the Journal of Biblical Literature, Bruce Malchow shared a few interesting thoughts on the identity of “the messenger of the covenant” in Malachi 3:1. I … Read more→

The Pastor in Prayer

Public prayer is a difficult thing, especially for one who is leading worship.  It takes a lot of work to do it well.  And perhaps the biggest struggle for many … Read more→

The Law is not of Faith on Office Hours

The latest Office Hours is out and Bryan Estelle, David VanDrunen and John Fesko speak with R. Scott Clark on The Law is not of Faith: Essays on Works and … Read more→

The Bronze Serpent and Christ

Nick Batzig has posted thoughts about the bronze serpent over at Feeding on Christ.  As many of our readers no doubt know, Numbers is an incredibly rich book.  The redemptive-historical … Read more→

Spotting a False Prophet

O. Palmer Robertson (affectionately called OPR by our good friend, Bishop NT Batzig) provides a helpful set of criteria for distinguishing between true and false prophets in his book The … Read more→