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Camden M. Bucey/June 3, 2021
Reformed Theology Meets Spicy Wings
Chicken wings, hot sauces and… Reformed theology? Yes, please. In homage to the wonderfully quirky YouTube show, First We Feast’s Hot Ones, we toe the line to march through a …
Daniel Ragusa/October 7, 2020
The Candle and the Comforter: How Christ Governs His Church
As the eternal king of his church, Christ governs us by his Word and Spirit, by his Candle and Comforter.
Daniel Ragusa/September 3, 2020
Bathed in a Sea of Light: Vos’s Lord’s Day Poem
The father of Reformed biblical theology was also a lifelong poet. Vos published eight volumes of poetry brimming with some two hundred poems in total. The controlling principle in his …
Camden M. Bucey/July 17, 2020
Help Provide Translations for Our Global Community
We are so encouraged that many of you have registered for our new educational platform, Reformed Academy. Just last week, we launched our third on-demand course,
Daniel Ragusa/March 11, 2020
Dort’s Study Bible: Colossians 2:8 and Philosophy
These [pagan] philosophers in their appearance of wisdom [schijnwijsheid] had only imagined things about God and about the way to the supreme good, which these teachers would mix with the Gospel, as do also the scholastic teachers in the Papacy, whereby the simplicity and straightforwardness of the saving doctrine of the Gospel is considerably darkened and distorted.
Daniel Ragusa/February 28, 2020
Sun and Moon: Illustrating the Relationship between the Old and New Testaments
The dark moon of the Old Testament has its light only from the sun of grace of the Gospel.
James J. Cassidy/February 18, 2020
Karl Barth and the “Word-of-Godness” of Scripture
I often receive questions about Barth’s views on the Bible, which admittedly is a challenging topic. According to Karl Barth, the Bible is not revelation. The Bible is one of …
Camden M. Bucey/February 17, 2020
Van Til and the Creator-Creature Relation
On February 7, 1951, Cornelius Van Til wrote an insightful letter to neo-evangelical theologian Carl F. H. Henry. While it was written sixty-nine years ago, the letter demonstrates Van Til’s …
Daniel Ragusa/February 4, 2020
Simply Blessed: Mastricht, Minimalism and the Messiah
Neither consumerism nor minimalism can make us happy. When either is raised to messianic proportions, their disciples are left dry and doomed. But there is a tertium quid (a third option) that only the Christian can see: God giving himself in covenant to be our God.
James J. Cassidy/February 2, 2020
The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy and the Spirit of Schleiermacher
It is a great strength of our Presbyterian and Reformed ethos that we are historically conscious. We enjoy history and pride ourselves on being self-consciously rooted in the past. Confessional and conservative …
Camden M. Bucey/January 15, 2020
The Two Popes, Rahner, and Divine Immutability
I recently watched The Two Popes, a film written by Anthony McCarten and directed by Fernando Meirelles available on Netflix. The movie recounts the relationship between Joseph Ratzinger and Jorge …
Camden M. Bucey/December 31, 2019
Recommended Books of 2019
At the end of the year, I find it rewarding to reflect upon the books I read that year. Whether they be old favorites or new titles, the record of …
Daniel Ragusa/December 16, 2019
Imputation of the Active Obedience of Christ in the Westminster Standards: Book Review
Alan D. Strange, Imputation of the Active Obedience of Christ in the Westminster Standards. Explorations in Reformed Confessional Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2019. Pp. xviii + 154. …
Camden M. Bucey/December 3, 2019
Dr. Lane G. Tipton Appointed as Fellow of Biblical and Systematic Theology
On behalf of Reformed Forum, I am pleased to announce that our Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Lane G. Tipton as Fellow of Biblical and Systematic Theology. While he …
Camden M. Bucey/November 15, 2019
Glen Clary on Worship and the Second Commandment
Faculty member and regular contributor on Christ the Center, Glen Clary recent spoke to our friends at Presbycast on worship and the second commandment. It was a great conversation on …
