by Dave Sarafolean | Jun 29, 2023 | Calvinism, Church History, Doctrine, Reformed Theology
Our friends at the Reformed Forum are discussing the classic book, Christianity and Liberalism, by J. Gresham Machen, which was published 100 years ago this year. The book stands out for its clear and concise way of comparing and contrasting the historic Christian...
by Dave Sarafolean | Jun 16, 2023 | Church History, Doctrine, Reformed Theology
Our friends at the Reformed Forum are reviewing the very important book, Christianity and Liberalism, written by J. Gresham Machen. In this podcast Camden Bucey, Danny Olinger, and Machen scholar, D.G. Hart, discuss chapter two of this work. Below is the introduction...
by Dave Sarafolean | May 30, 2023 | Reformed Theology
I go to church. To get there I pass through the shopping centre on its busiest morning of the week. The sports fields are crowded with players and spectators,the park run friends in their shorts and tees mingle with the lycra-clad cyclists, crowding the cafés. If you...
by Dave Sarafolean | May 12, 2023 | Doctrine, Protestant Reformation, Reformed Theology
Dr. Robert Godfrey, former president of Westminster Seminary in California, and current fellow at Ligonier Ministries, has written a very helpful article about recognizing whether a church is faithful or not. His article is based upon the theology of the Protestant...
by Dave Sarafolean | May 11, 2023 | Church History, Doctrine, Reformed Theology
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the classic book, Christianity and Liberalism, published in 1923. The book was written by J. Gresham Machen, a professor of New Testament and Greek at Princeton Theological Seminary. The book was written to counter the...
by Dave Sarafolean | Jan 27, 2023 | Church History, Protestant Reformation, Reformed Theology
Shane Rosenthal, former producer and host of the White Horse Inn podcast, has published a thoughtful article about megachurches. He observes that the first megachurch was started 100 years ago in Los Angeles by Sister Aimee Semple McPherson. Consider that the marks...
by Dave Sarafolean | Dec 16, 2022 | Encouragement, Shepherding
The holiday season is fast approaching. For many it will be a glorious occasion but for those who have experienced loss, it will be difficult. Author and speaker Nancy Guthrie, a person who has suffered quite a bit of loss, has written a helpful article about grief...
by Dave Sarafolean | Oct 28, 2022 | Calvin, Calvinism, Doctrine, Protestant Reformation, Reformed Theology
The Protestant Reformation is traced to October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door of Wittenberg, Germany. He intended to enter into a scholarly debate with his fellow monks about church practice as compared to the teaching of Scripture. ...
by Dave Sarafolean | Oct 21, 2022 | Calvin, Church History, Doctrine, Reformed Theology
As a young Christian I was starved for a historical grounding of our faith. After college I read J.I. Packer’s book, Knowing God, with a group of singles from my church. Somewhere in there the Westminster Confession of Faith was mentioned and a seed was...
by Dave Sarafolean | Oct 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of my ministerial colleagues, Jonathan Landry Cruse, of Community Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Kalamazoo, Michigan has written a nice article on worship. It was published in the latest edition of Tabletalk, the monthly devotional guide published by Ligonier...
by Dave Sarafolean | Feb 18, 2020 | Reformed Theology
Perhaps you, like many, consider regular church attendance to be optional, if not all that important. After all, we have the internet and we can get all we need when we need it only with a few clicks. If that describes you, please read the following article by Adriel...
by Dave Sarafolean | Oct 18, 2019 | Doctrine, Reformed Theology
One of the trends in the evangelical church during the last decade or so has been the elastic use of the word “reformed.” What I mean is that the word identified a particular stream of the Protestant Reformation that produced creeds and confessions to...
