I’ve been digging into an old debate for my dissertation, the one between intellectualists and voluntarists. There is considerable variation in each category, probably more in the latter, but there are some common threads in each. Basically, intellectualists think...
Mark Ward
Another KJV Verse You Probably Memorized without Understanding It
Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23) This is a very common memory verse, as well it should be, but how many people know what issues means here? It doesn't mean what we would usually expect that word to mean in a...
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Some Scriptural Advice for Kim Jong Un
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. (Pro 14:31) A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. (Pro 28:16) Learn to do good; seek justice,...
Confessions of a Christian Conservative
I’m a Carl Trueman fan, even though he doesn’t want any. He writes incisively and from a theologically conservative, church-historically aware, and self-consciously British perspective. So when he promised to tackle a problem that has been bothering me, I got excited....
10/10/10
It’s kind of neat. Add up the numbers in today’s date and you get my new age. Not like New Age, new age. I mean I’ve entered a new decade of life, and I want to say publicly (if this blog even counts) that I’m thankful for the divine gifts in the previous decade. I...
Charles Hodge on Love in 1873
I rarely do this, but I felt Hodge was worth quoting at length (I added paragraph breaks and updated the Scripture reference format): Love in us includes complacency and delight in its object, with the desire of possession and communion. The schoolmen, and often the...
The Theological Messages of the Old Testament Books—Book Signing!
If you’re in Greenville, don’t miss today’s book signing of Dr. Bell’s new book*! How many books in your library are exactly 500 pages?! You need this one! The title of his new book tells you what it’s about: the messages (plural) Dr. Bell delivers are the theological...
Chapter 2 Approved! Dissertation Tickers Updated!
I've decided to enhance my dissertation tickers rather than spending time writing my dissertation. The first ticker now shows how many words have passed all the way through the pipeline and how many I have written (basically three-ish additional chapters in various...
What Is the Will? Eight Views
Vernon Bourke's 1964 book Will in Western Thought has become a standard in its field. My roving dissertation eye brought me to it recently, and Inter-Library Loan did the rest. I just read the first chapter, and it was genuinely helpful for a section I'm writing on...