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  • The Purpose of Philosophy

    Doing philosophy as a Christian means doing philosophy under the authority of the Lord Jesus and of the Bible, the Word of God. It means reasoning within the bounds of religion. It means, in the end, doing pihilosophy in a way that aims intentionally at the ultimate goal of personal transformation into the image of…

  • Now With Weekend Updates

    I’ve decided to start blogging on the weekends, but mainly to share pictures and links that I’ve found interesting throughout the week. I am leaning towards discontinuing posts on my Tumblr, and redirecting everything here instead. This will necessitate creating a new category for pictures, which I think, appropriately, should be called “Worth a Thousand…

  • The Start of Something New

    Last Thursday night, we had the privilege of being prayed over (as you can see here) by the youth of our church (CrossPointe Waterford Lakes) as we were introduced as the new youth leaders for our church. I’ve been involved with the worship band since early August, but had really wanted an opportunity to use…

  • Updated Bio

    As part of TentBlogger’s BlogX, a 90-day blogging bootcamp, I’ve updated my About page. Being that it overlaps my other 90-day challenge, this should be an interesting time for some blogging growth, which ultimately means better content for you. I’d love feedback from any of you readers about changes you’d like to see. Read over…

  • The Doctrine of the Word of God

    John Frame is the J.D. Trimble Chair of Systematic Theology and Philosophy at RTS right here in Orlando (and by Orlando, I mean Oveido). He used to teach at Westminster California and before that, Westminster Philadelphia. He has, as some might say, been around the block, and is quite the prolific writer in the Reformed…

  • Doug Wilson, Audible, and 7-String Guitars

    Like I learned from Michael Dalton, sometimes you just need a bullet point blog post. So, here you go: If you haven’t ever heard of Douglas Wilson, you should definitely check out his current sermon series working through 1 & 2 Samuel. I took a graduate class on the Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles and I’ve…

  • Historical Theology: The Canonicity and Inspiration of Scripture

    [This post is part of the Historical Theology mini-review series] Like Grudem’s layout in Systematic Theology, Allison starts with the Doctrine of the Word of God in Historical Theology. Each author covers the canonicity, inspiration, authority, inerrancy, sufficiency, clarity, and necessity of Scripture. Allison starts with canonicity, while Grudem starts with inerrancy. Allison combines sufficiency and necessity into…

  • Paradox in Christian Theology

    James Anderson is a fairly popular name. This particular James Anderson is currently assistant professor at Reformed Theological Seminary’s Charlotte extension site. He maintains both vantil.info and his own personal site. He has Ph.D’s (yes plural) from the University of Edinburgh in both computer simulation and philosophical theology. This particular book, as you might guess, pertains…

  • Introduction to Historical Theology

    [This is the first post in the Historical Theology mini-review series] Zondervan was gracious enough to send along a review copy of Gregg Allison’s Historical Theology. My parents were kind enough to send me a copy of Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology for my birthday. Having not read either, it seems like a suitable time to progressively…

  • The Christian Faith: A Concise Critical Review

    I know I said no more talk about The Christian Faith, but since I had to do this for my last seminary class, I thought I would share it here. If you want more extensive discussion, click here. If not, read on for the most salient points. Michael Horton is the J. Gresham Machen Professor…