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Reagan vs. Kuyper vs. Obama

by | May 23, 2009 | Culture, History, Theology

As some of you know, I went through a long phase where I was a huge fan of Ronald Reagan. I still am, to a large degree, but I no longer actively collect biographies written about him or things like that. In fact, the more I think about Reagan’s political...

Hodge on Sacraments

by | Jan 23, 2008 | Books, Church, Theology, Worship

A. A. Hodge on the sacraments as “seals” of the covenant. I found it helpful: The sacraments were designed to ‘apply’—i.e., actually to convey—to believers the benefits of the new covenant. If they are ‘seals’ of the covenant, they...

Finished Product

by | Mar 1, 2007 | Bible, Books, Church, Culture, History, Theology

I mentioned awhile ago that I was writing a paper to contrast baptism and the Lord’s Supper in Baptist and Presbyterian thought. I just finished the paper, although, as I began writing it, I realized that I only had enough space to focus on baptism. Here is one...

Household Baptisms

by | Feb 8, 2007 | Bible, Church, Theology

Only recently have I come to believe that God intends for Christians to baptize their infants. Before November 15, the date of my “conversion” on this matter, I was a committed Baptist for about a year. Before that, I wrestled with the arguments for and...

Why I’m Now a Credobaptist

by | Jan 4, 2006 | Bible, Church, Theology, Worship

(Edit: I have since changed this view, but I keep this post up because of its importance to me for remembering the development of my theology. For information on my change, read “Why I’m Now a Paedobaptist.”) As some of you may know, I have been...

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