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The Consequences of Calvinism
Two years ago a group of Baptist leaders published a substantial critique of five-point Calvinism titled Whosoever Will (eds. David Allen and Steve Lemke). This summer, the Calvinists responded. Edited...
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From Me, Yesterday
Dear Post-Election Self, Reading this letter, you know which man will reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the next four years. But I don’t. I’m waiting for the election results to pour in from...
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Solidly Reformed, Strikingly Small
Here in Brazil the majority of Reformed and conservative pastors have small congregations, from 80 to 120 members. This fact is well known and has often been leveraged as criticism against Reformed...
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Where Did All These Calvinists Come From?
Seven years ago this fall, a young journalist named Collin Hansen wrote a cover story for Christianity Today titled “Young, Restless, Reformed: Calvinism Is Making a Comeback—and Shaking Up the...
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God of the Womb
The Lord has closed my womb. He opened it. He filled it. He emptied it. And then he closed it. The Lord has kept me from having children. He enabled me to conceive a son two years ago. Then he took my...
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Sneering Calvinists
I’m fairly new to the Reformed tradition and still piecing it all together, especially when it comes to the thorny issues of election and sovereignty. In a sense, I’m a reluctant Calvinist; I still...
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I Lost My Dad in a Plane Crash, Too
Today, with new satellite imagery from the Brits, officials are nearly certain that Malaysia Flight #370 crashed into the Indian Ocean. Over the next few days officials will probably be able to find...
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Is ‘Sovereign’ the Best Descriptor for God?
What does it mean to say that God is sovereign? The refrain has become so common, almost clichéd, in Reformed writing and preaching that it sometimes slips away from the reader or listener without...
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When God’s Sovereignty Scares You
As I listened to my husband preach on Sunday, I attempted to hold back the flood of mixed emotions rushing over the internal dam I’d thrown up. I was stunned, reeling from self-reflection. I came to...
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4 Reflections About Online Dating
Two years ago today I met the woman who would become my wife. The vehicle that brought us together was the internet. So we are an online dating success story. I guess that success makes me an expert....
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