Matryoshka dolls (aka babushka dolls) are those fun little wooden nesting dolls. You open the first only to find a smaller, second doll, which in turn contains another, etc., etc. … Read more→
Author Archive
Van Til’s Universe
Recently, I have been working through Karl Barth and American Evangelicalism, edited by Bruce L. McCormack and Clifford B. Anderson. This new book from Eerdmans is an interesting volume, compiled from … Read more→
Christian Metaphysics
Continuing our look into some of the salient points of Van Til’s The Defense of the Faith, and lately, of his view of metaphysics, we must ask what Van Til … Read more→
The Essence of Idealism
In his work The Defense of the Faith, Cornelius Van Til sought to demonstrate the shortcomings of all kinds of unbelieving philosophy while exalting the truth of Scripture as the … Read more→
Authority in Modern Theology
Much of Van Til’s apologetic is about uncovering the authority within a theological and epistemological system for making truth claims. While many contemporary and post-modern theologies possess a general aversion … Read more→
Scripture in the Public Square
The ongoing discussion of the relationship between the church and the civil government continues to maintain momentum. In its latest issue, Themelios published an article by Dan Strange titled “Not Ashamed: The Sufficiency … Read more→
An Education the Same in All Places
Several months ago, I came across this quote from Abraham Lincoln, perhaps one of the most famous autodidacts in American history. Lincoln spent virtually all of his spare time reading, … Read more→
Reinterpreting Doctrine
As members of the church, we must always be on guard for false teaching. Yet not all false teaching is equally easy to spot. In reacting to the mainline Presbyterian … Read more→
Beware the Sea Monsters
I’ve long thought that Kline’s books are entertaining reads. Moreover, I’ve thought reading them outloud often makes them difficult to distinguish from science fiction and fantasy. Kline will throw in … Read more→
An Experiment in Public Writing
The science fiction writer Harlen Ellison once described a stunt in which he sat in the window of a bookshop all day writing a story. He was curious about what … Read more→