Countless historians have gone to great lengths to explain the Reformation through social,...
Church History
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...
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...
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 review I will give you the definition of catechesis, a brief history of catechisms in the Church, as well as a few thoughts on how New City Catechism would be...
Get Caught Up on Church History
Followers of Christ should know their church history, not so you can win trivia games at the church potluck, but to get a sense of the sweep of God’s work in building His church in the last 2,000 years. Furthermore, a sense of church history keeps us grounded in good...
Seven Reasons to Read the Puritans
The Puritans were the 16th century English Protestants and their successors in 16th-17th century New England, whose concern for church reform and spiritual renewal earned them the originally derogatory epithet, “puritan.” Unfortunately, when most people hear the word...
Albert Mohler – Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?
A statement made by a professor at a leading evangelical college has become a flashpoint in a controversy that really matters. In explaining why she intended to wear a traditional Muslim hijab over the holiday season in order to symbolize solidarity with her Muslim...
Tim Keller and Mark Dever – Why Lloyd-Jones Matters Today
Few preachers have impacted Reformed evangelicalism like Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981). Though he died 34 years ago, his writings and sermons continue to shape Christians today. Why does the ministry of this 20th-century British minister continue to resonate with us,...
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 label when members from the Eastern and Western churches were excommunicating each other. There is a definite act in a definite place at a definite time...