His poetry came into my life at a time I desperately needed it - heartbroken and reeling, going through my own crisis of faith, I did not know how to put into words what I was experiencing.
Barth and Christ's Subordination
"Barth has illegitimately read back into the Godhead the order he thinks he found in male-female relations." - Paul Molnar
The Suffering Community
"The very covenant upon which the Christian faith is built centers in the sufferings of Jesus Christ." - Wayne Oates
Reflections on Father's Day
For fathers, the quality of our husbandhood is reflected in our commitment to multigenerational fatherhood.
In Christ the Other Side
He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves." - Colossians 1:12-13, HCSB
Transformation through the Face of Jesus
We can not afford to fake repentance over true piety.
Robert Reymond on the Eternal Generation of the Son
There has been a recent rash of "Trinitarian Controversy" among evangelicals. I am not inclined to actually enter the fray.
Music Review: What Kind of Fool
You can stream her music on Spotify, but really, she's in the So Good You'll Eventually Cave and Buy the Damn Albums category.
Republication: A Pre-OPC GA Defense
I hope that the storm breaks and Christ’s church can settle down, possibly not in agreement, but as brothers who love and serve each other.
Book Review: The Bounds of Love (Part 2)
I hope that this book allows the conversation about God’s law to move forward. It is a conversation that needs to be held.
Book Review: The Bounds of Love (Part 1)
You only treat ideas fairly when you listen to the people who hold them. Toward that goal, I found McDurmon’s book to be helpful.
Fear in Apologetics
This, of course, is not to ignore the truth of the gospel, the reality of sin, or the necessity of repentance. However, it will help us to honor God by honoring His image in all men.
Book Review: Dogmatics in Outline
His usage of the Heidelberg Catechism throughout his exposition provides great historical light and reveals that many of his insights are not novel.
Far Too Crude
If I were to reflect, I would admit that I have now been in almost five years of "constant, silent discussion" with Barth.
Law & Gospel: Yes & No
For Lutherans, these two words (revelations from God) are "law" and "gospel." As an avid reader of Karl Barth, I imagine these "two words" to be "yes" and "no" (2 Cor 1:17-19).
Birthday Bean Slideshow
Today our house will celebrate the birth of Judah Markus Torrey. He is commonly known as "the Bean" in our household due to his sonogram picture. He turns three today. And these are some of his most excellent pictures.
drag & drop / dec. 28th
the backpack fell off in the sand
and it was too dark to pick it up again
Baptism as the Basis of Christian Life
For neither Lutheran nor Reformed Theology can baptism remain a past event. It is a perpetual identity that makes demands upon the believe.
Study on Loss
it is astounding,
it is grotesque,
that nature abhors a vacuum so.