I’ll keep this blog up for awhile, but I’ve decided to bring up and restart ReformedCatholicism.com if only because I believe the classical Protestant voice on the Internet is somewhat underrepresented in many current discussions. If you’re of the same opinion and resonate with being a Reformed catholic, by all means let me know and we can...
Recent Posts
Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted
Aug 4, 2011
Rise again, ye lion-hearted, saints of early Christendom. Whither is your strength departed, wither gone your martyrdom? Lo, love’s light is on them, glory’s flame upon them And their will to die doth quell, even the lord and prince of hell. These the men by fear unshaken, facing danger dauntlessly; These no witching lust hath taken, lust that lures...
I believe in one God the Father Almighty
Aug 4, 2011
I’ve been spending a little time at the Orthodox Bridge of late to clarify the need for critics and “converts” to be more familiar with Protestant theology and history before being so quick to abandon or criticize it. But, there are things about the Orthodox tradition I admire–one of those things happens to be much of the music. This...
On the Grand Canard of Apostolic Succession and Authority
Jun 2, 2011
Apostolic succession is found in fidelity to God’s revealed Word, most notably in fidelity to the Scriptures. I find it strange that we must discuss Protestant authority like it’s some sort of issue that’s never been handled before by Protestants (the Reformers and their spiritual descendants) in the main. The fact that Catholics have an issue...
Protestant Gnosticism, Faulty Ecumenism, and the Basis for True Unity in Christ
May 5, 2011
Tim Challies waxes eloquent as only modern fundamentalist Protestant gnostics can in claiming that our unity in the Body of Christ ought to be based primarily on theological agreement.* Here is an excerpt: Perhaps the most clear example of this type of unity is shown to us in the book of Acts. We read in Acts 5, “Now many signs and wonders were regularly...
Their Concerns, Their First Things
May 5, 2011
I was traveling back from Houston on Ash Wednesday and it was interesting to see many of the myriads of people at Sky Harbor Airport wandering around with a cross or mark of ashes on their foreheads.* It’s the sort of thing that occasions a second glance toward people you likely wouldn’t pay much attention to when making your way through the...
Principles Not Procedures
Sep 24, 2010
No one doubts that Matthew 18 is a relevant passage in dealing with resolving offenses between brothers, but the procedure outlined in Matthew 18:15-17 is set in a very specific context that is often overlooked. In churches where spiritual abuse is occurring particularly at the hands of ministers and pastors who rule by fear, intimidation, and the inordinate...
This Is My Father’s World
Sep 22, 2010
This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears All nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; His hand the wonders wrought. This is my Father’s world, the birds their carols raise, The morning light, the lily white, declare their Maker’s...
Deep River
Sep 22, 2010
Deep River, My home is over Jordan. Deep River Lord. I want to cross over into campground. Deep River. My home is over Jordan. Deep River, Lord, I want to cross over into campground Oh, don’t you want to go, To the gospel feast. That promised land, Where all, is peace. Oh, deep River, Lord, I want to cross over into...
Not Much More Than Theological Gamesmanship
Aug 3, 2010
For anyone who plays computer games online (I enjoy Eve Online on occasion), the acronym “RL” is often used when some players bemoan that they must leave the game and return to Real Life. The abbreviation is an artificial distinction, to be sure, as all of life is real–even the time we spend on Facebook or just plain surfing the web. I have...
So Say We All