


Erasmus and Luther on Romans: The Free Will Debate
The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century opened much dialogue between parties on both sides of church history. Church doctrine,

Knowing Your Roots: The Place of Church History in the Christian Life
In recent weeks I’ve been asked a couple of questions that go along the lines of something like this “Why

Bold Reformers Refuse to Compromise the Truth
My grandfather, the late Rev. V.W. Steele, used to say, “Never compromise the truth.” “Don’t ever sell you soul for

A Short History of Catechisms and A Review of The New City Catechism
For the last year and a half I’ve had the privilege of using Tim Keller’s, New City Catechism. In this

The Split of 1054
Introduction Historians often pinpoint the fracture of the Christian Church to 1054 A.D. It is easy to apply such a

Three Essentials of Discipleship According to Herman Bavinck
You probably haven’t read much, if anything, by Herman Bavinck. I hadn’t either, but after hearing what impact he had

John Calvin – One Who Rightly Handled the Word of God
2 Timothy 2:15 reads, “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no