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      • J.D. Greear
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      • Ross Hastings
      • Michael Horton
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        • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
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      • Richard Mouw
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      • Fred Sanders
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      • Katherine Sonderegger
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    • Charles Cotherman
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    • Jack Deere
    • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
    • Edwin van Driel
    • James Eglinton
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    • Makoto Fujimura
    • Steven Garber
    • John Goldingay
    • J.D. Greear
    • Dennis Greeson
    • George Harinck
    • Ross Hastings
    • Michael Horton
    • Danny Hyde
      • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
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    • Stephen J. Nichols
    • Jeffrey Niehaus
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    • Mark Roques
    • Leopoldo Sánchez
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      • Does Modern “Prophecy” Have Same Authority as Scripture?
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    • Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Byron Borger: To Be A Christian Everything
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    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom
    • Craig Bartholomew: An Invitation for Christians & Humans to Flourish
    • Emphasizing the Practical Nature of Theology
    • Is There a God for the Mundane Parts of Our Lives?
    • J. Richard Middleton: What Should Image Bearers be Doing?
    • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
    • Jesus is More than “Personal Savior”
    • Jon Tyson: The Intentional Father
    • Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary
    • Makoto Fujimura: A Theology of Making – Created to Create
    • Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane – Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
    • Matthew Kaemingk: “Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy” A Discussion
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
    • Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
    • Seeing God in Everyday Glory: Sex, Leaves, Romance, etc.
    • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • The Storyline of the Bible & Cleaning Cats
    • Tish Harrison Warren: Real Talk on Prayer in Everyday Life
    • Work and The Mundane
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
  • An Open Letter to
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    • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
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    • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
    • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
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    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
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    • Tish Harrison Warren
    • Guy Waters
    • N.T. Wright
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      • Abraham Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Economics & Work
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    • Family & Romance
    • Government & Politics
      • Abraham Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
      • Herman Dooyeweerd Against Vaccine Mandates
    • Media
    • Religion & Theology
      • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
      • Does Modern “Prophecy” Have Same Authority as Scripture?
      • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Giving
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
  • Laymen Theology
    • Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Byron Borger: To Be A Christian Everything
    • Carl Trueman: Here’s Why Martin Luther is the People’s Theologian
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom
    • Craig Bartholomew: An Invitation for Christians & Humans to Flourish
    • Emphasizing the Practical Nature of Theology
    • Is There a God for the Mundane Parts of Our Lives?
    • J. Richard Middleton: What Should Image Bearers be Doing?
    • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
    • Jesus is More than “Personal Savior”
    • Jon Tyson: The Intentional Father
    • Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary
    • Makoto Fujimura: A Theology of Making – Created to Create
    • Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane – Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
    • Matthew Kaemingk: “Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy” A Discussion
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
    • Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
    • Seeing God in Everyday Glory: Sex, Leaves, Romance, etc.
    • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • The Storyline of the Bible & Cleaning Cats
    • Tish Harrison Warren: Real Talk on Prayer in Everyday Life
    • Work and The Mundane
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
  • An Open Letter to
    • …Listeners of “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill”
    • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
    • …Christian Singles
    • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
    • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
    • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
    • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
  • You Should Know
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Herman Bavinck
    • “Creation Regained”
    • Herman Dooyeweerd
    • Calvin’s Institutes
    • Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Flannery O’Connor
    • John Owen
    • Groen van Prinsterer
    • Hans Rookmaaker
    • A. A. van Ruler
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Sphere Sovereignty
    • Gordon J. Spykman
    • Cornelius van Til
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
    • Geerhardus Vos
    • Albert Wolters
  • Neo-Calvinism
    • The State of Neo-Calvinisim
      • The State of Neo-Calvinisim in the Netherlands and Abroad
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: USA
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Mexico
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Brazil
      • The State Neo-Calvinism: South Africa
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: England
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Japan
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Wales
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
    • Craig Bartholomew & Shalom
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper & Jordan Ballor in 2021
    • Herman Bavinck & James Eglinton
    • Joustra: A Kuyperian Calvinism for a Secular Age
    • Herman Bavinck’s Ethics & John Bolt
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
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    • Geerhardus Vos & Danny Olinger
    • You Should Know Geerhardus Vos
    • You Should Know Hans Rookmaaker
    • Herman Bavinck & Bruce Pass
    • Richard Mouw
    • You Should Know Albert Wolters
    • A Family Tree of Calvinistic Philosophy
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Matthew Kaemingk Work and Worship”
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
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    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Honey From the Rock
    • Jordan Ballor: Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
    • Mike Wagenman: Appropriating Abraham Kuyper for 2020
    • You Should Know About “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
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    • James Eglinton: A Discussion on “Herman Bavinck A Critical Biography”
    • John Bolt: Bavinck’s Ethics & the Motivation for Good Works
    • Nelson Kloosterman: Bavinck’s Application of the Imago Dei to All of Life
    • Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. Torrance
  • LAW & GOSPEL
    • Theocast: Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Gene Veith: Johnny Cash, Martin Luther & Jesus
    • Gene Veith: The Lutheran Option (Part 1)
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Michael Horton: Strange Notions on Justification Diagnosed
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Jordan Cooper: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel
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What are God’s thoughts of me?

As a Christian, at the end of a long day (when I have done what I ought not to have done – and not done what I ought to have done) what are God’s thoughts of me when I lay down my head at at night and fall asleep?

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Gerald McDermott
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God is like every loving father. He loves you and forgives you but loves you too much to ignore your sin.  For he knows that if he does not deal with your sin by discipline (see Heb 12), you will remain in your sin and have a lousy life.  And he has told us that “without holiness no one will see the Lord.”  So he shakes his head over your sin, and plans to discipline you to get it out of you.  Because he loves you he will discipline you. But he will not love you any less.

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Danny Olinger
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Every day in the life of the believer is one of repentance and faith.  We confess our sins to the holy God, but we rest in the assurance that Christ has died for our sins and has been raised for our justification. When God sees me, he sees the one to whom I am joined by faith. He does not count my sins against me, but sees the righteousness of Jesus.

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Rowland Ward
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You come to your Father through Jesus Christ, who is seated on a throne of grace, to confess your failures of the day but thank him for his fatherly care and his many great and precious promises. He knows and loves you as his dear child. If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us. Read Psalm 4.

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Eduard Borysov
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As sons and daughters of the Father, our identity is defined by who we are in Christ. Apostles often address immature churches as saints, beloved, chosen and holy. Our relationships with the Trinity define who we are, not good or bad deeds. Even though our behavior does not define us, it demonstrates who we are, and to whom we belong. Therefore, Paul reminded Romans that grace is not the reason to indulge in sin (Rom 6:1-2). At times our day finishes with groanings, but even in that, we are not alone, because the Spirit is groaning with us in our prayers. The bottom line is whether I am in Christ or I am still in Adam, the old man.

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John Bolt
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God views the regenerate as his justified and adopted child. The Lord delights in your obedience, imperfect though it be, because he sees you as one with Christ, the Righteous One. God forgives your disobedience, though displeasing to him, because he sees you as one with Christ, who is the propitiation of our sins. He disciplines his children to make them share in his holiness, but not to condemn them.

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Kevin Vanhoozer
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Well, thankfully Christians aren’t adjunct professors: if we profess Jesus Christ in faith, we have tenure! So I don’t have to worry about getting fired, as it were. I believe in the perseverance of the saints, which is to say, in God’s preservation of the saints. Of course, this isn’t a “Get out of Jail free” card. But it’s important to realize, with Calvin, that the salvation is first and foremost our union with Christ, and that this union carries with it the double blessing of justification and sanctification. Our adoption as God’s children is secure in Christ, but we know that the Father disciplines those whom he loves, so this side of heaven we have to work out our own salvation in godly fear, but it is God who works in us to perfect us in Christ (cf. Phil. 2:12-13). 

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John Bolt
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It is good to reflect on the day that is past, to acknowledge and confess our sins, and then go confidently to sleep knowing that God promises forgiveness and the power of his Holy Spirit to guide and help us on the morrow.  God looks at his own in and through Christ; our identity comes from our participation in his death and resurrection.  That does not change from one day to the next.

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Jordan Ballor
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God teaches us about what he wants in many ways, and one of the most significant is the instruction he gives us in prayer. We have mentioned the Lord’s Prayer, in which he teaches us to ask or “petition” him for things. He wants us to ask for his kingdom to come and his will to be done. But he also wants us to know that he cares about the provision of our “daily bread,” or physical needs. And not just that, he cares about our spiritual needs too: the forgiveness we need from him and from others, the reconciliation we need from him and from others. God loves us and so he wants all this and more for us.

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James DeJong
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He weeps for you. He still loves you. He waits for you to discover how you are robbing yourself of the good life. When you realize this and repent of your sins, rededicating yourself to him, he will embrace and bless you again. 

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John Frame
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  1. God loves me as much as ever, as a good human father loves his child even when he goes astray. But, again, like a good human father, he is displeased with my sin, and he prepares to administer loving discipline for my good and for his glory. 
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      • Michael Bird
      • Hans Boersma
      • John Bolt
      • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
      • Eduard Borysov
      • Chris Bruno
      • Julie Canlis
      • R. Scott Clark
      • Sean Cole
      • Jordan Cooper
      • Charles Cotherman
      • Robert Covolo
      • Jack Deere
      • James DeJong
      • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
      • Edwin van Driel
      • James Eglinton
      • J.V. Fesko
      • John Frame
      • Makoto Fujimura
      • Steven Garber
      • John Goldingay
      • J.D. Greear
      • George Harinck
      • Ross Hastings
      • Michael Horton
      • Danny Hyde
        • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
      • Matthew Kaemingk
      • Craig Keener
      • Nelson Kloosterman
      • Cornelis van der Kooi
      • Michael Kruger
      • Gerald McDermott
      • Matt Merker
      • J. Richard Middleton
      • Richard Mouw
      • Richard Mouw
      • Stephen J. Nichols
      • Jeffrey Niehaus
      • Danny Olinger
      • Bruce Pass
      • Ken M. Penner
      • Paul Putz
      • Matthew B. Redmond
      • Courtney Reissig
      • Mark Roques
      • Leopoldo Sánchez
      • Fred Sanders
      • Rick Schaeffer
      • Tom Schreiner
      • Katherine Sonderegger
      • Sam Storms
      • Michael Svigel
      • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
      • Carl Trueman
      • Jon Tyson
      • Kevin Vanhoozer
      • Gene Veith
      • Pieter Vos
      • John Walton
      • Rowland Ward
      • Tish Harrison Warren
      • Guy Waters
      • Trevin Wax
      • N.T. Wright
      • Amos Yong
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Bruce Ashford
    • Vincent Bacote
    • Jordan Ballor
    • Matthew Barrett
    • Craig Bartholomew
    • G.K. Beale
    • Michael Berg
    • Winfield Bevins
    • Chad Bird
    • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
    • Michael Bird
    • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
    • Chris Bruno
    • Julie Canlis
    • R. Scott Clark
    • Jordan Cooper
    • Charles Cotherman
    • Robert Covolo
    • Jack Deere
    • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
    • Edwin van Driel
    • James Eglinton
    • J.V. Fesko
    • Makoto Fujimura
    • Steven Garber
    • John Goldingay
    • J.D. Greear
    • Dennis Greeson
    • George Harinck
    • Ross Hastings
    • Michael Horton
    • Danny Hyde
      • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
    • Matthew Kaemingk
    • Craig Keener
    • Nelson Kloosterman
    • Cornelis van der Kooi
    • Michael Kruger
    • Matt Merker
    • J. Richard Middleton
    • Richard Mouw
    • Stephen J. Nichols
    • Jeffrey Niehaus
    • Danny Olinger
    • Bruce Pass
    • Paul Putz
    • Matthew B. Redmond
    • Courtney Reissig
    • Mark Roques
    • Leopoldo Sánchez
    • Fred Sanders
    • Tom Schreiner
    • Katherine Sonderegger
    • Sam Storms
    • Michael Svigel
    • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
    • Carl Trueman
    • Jon Tyson
    • Gene Veith
    • Pieter Vos
    • John Walton
    • Tish Harrison Warren
    • Guy Waters
    • N.T. Wright
    • Amos Yong
  • Spheres
    • Arts and Entertainment
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Economics & Work
    • Education
    • Family & Romance
    • Government & Politics
      • Abraham Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
      • Herman Dooyeweerd Against Vaccine Mandates
    • Media
    • Religion & Theology
      • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
      • Does Modern “Prophecy” Have Same Authority as Scripture?
      • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Giving
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
  • Laymen Theology
    • Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Byron Borger: To Be A Christian Everything
    • Carl Trueman: Here’s Why Martin Luther is the People’s Theologian
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom
    • Craig Bartholomew: An Invitation for Christians & Humans to Flourish
    • Emphasizing the Practical Nature of Theology
    • Is There a God for the Mundane Parts of Our Lives?
    • J. Richard Middleton: What Should Image Bearers be Doing?
    • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
    • Jesus is More than “Personal Savior”
    • Jon Tyson: The Intentional Father
    • Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary
    • Makoto Fujimura: A Theology of Making – Created to Create
    • Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane – Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
    • Matthew Kaemingk: “Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy” A Discussion
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
    • Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
    • Seeing God in Everyday Glory: Sex, Leaves, Romance, etc.
    • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • The Storyline of the Bible & Cleaning Cats
    • Tish Harrison Warren: Real Talk on Prayer in Everyday Life
    • Work and The Mundane
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
  • An Open Letter to
    • …Listeners of “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill”
    • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
    • …Christian Singles
    • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
    • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
    • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
    • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
  • You Should Know
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Herman Bavinck
    • “Creation Regained”
    • Herman Dooyeweerd
    • Calvin’s Institutes
    • Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Flannery O’Connor
    • John Owen
    • Groen van Prinsterer
    • Hans Rookmaaker
    • A. A. van Ruler
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Sphere Sovereignty
    • Gordon J. Spykman
    • Cornelius van Til
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
    • Geerhardus Vos
    • Albert Wolters
  • Neo-Calvinism
    • The State of Neo-Calvinisim
      • The State of Neo-Calvinisim in the Netherlands and Abroad
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: USA
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Mexico
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Brazil
      • The State Neo-Calvinism: South Africa
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: England
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Japan
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Wales
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
    • Craig Bartholomew & Shalom
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper & Jordan Ballor in 2021
    • Herman Bavinck & James Eglinton
    • Joustra: A Kuyperian Calvinism for a Secular Age
    • Herman Bavinck’s Ethics & John Bolt
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Dooyeweerd
    • Geerhardus Vos & Danny Olinger
    • You Should Know Geerhardus Vos
    • You Should Know Hans Rookmaaker
    • Herman Bavinck & Bruce Pass
    • Richard Mouw
    • You Should Know Albert Wolters
    • A Family Tree of Calvinistic Philosophy
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Matthew Kaemingk Work and Worship”
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
  • Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Honey From the Rock
    • Jordan Ballor: Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
    • Mike Wagenman: Appropriating Abraham Kuyper for 2020
    • You Should Know About “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
  • Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • Bruce Pass: Bavinck’s Theology as a Living Being
    • James Eglinton: A Discussion on “Herman Bavinck A Critical Biography”
    • John Bolt: Bavinck’s Ethics & the Motivation for Good Works
    • Nelson Kloosterman: Bavinck’s Application of the Imago Dei to All of Life
    • Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. Torrance
  • LAW & GOSPEL
    • Theocast: Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Gene Veith: Johnny Cash, Martin Luther & Jesus
    • Gene Veith: The Lutheran Option (Part 1)
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Michael Horton: Strange Notions on Justification Diagnosed
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Jordan Cooper: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel
    • David Zahl: The Law/Gospel Distinction as Highest Theological Importance
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      • Craig Bartholomew
      • G.K. Beale
      • Joel Beeke
      • Michael Berg
      • Winfield Bevins
      • Chad Bird
      • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
      • Michael Bird
      • Michael Bird
      • Hans Boersma
      • John Bolt
      • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
      • Eduard Borysov
      • Chris Bruno
      • Julie Canlis
      • R. Scott Clark
      • Sean Cole
      • Jordan Cooper
      • Charles Cotherman
      • Robert Covolo
      • Jack Deere
      • James DeJong
      • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
      • Edwin van Driel
      • James Eglinton
      • J.V. Fesko
      • John Frame
      • Makoto Fujimura
      • Steven Garber
      • John Goldingay
      • J.D. Greear
      • George Harinck
      • Ross Hastings
      • Michael Horton
      • Danny Hyde
        • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
      • Matthew Kaemingk
      • Craig Keener
      • Nelson Kloosterman
      • Cornelis van der Kooi
      • Michael Kruger
      • Gerald McDermott
      • Matt Merker
      • J. Richard Middleton
      • Richard Mouw
      • Richard Mouw
      • Stephen J. Nichols
      • Jeffrey Niehaus
      • Danny Olinger
      • Bruce Pass
      • Ken M. Penner
      • Paul Putz
      • Matthew B. Redmond
      • Courtney Reissig
      • Mark Roques
      • Leopoldo Sánchez
      • Fred Sanders
      • Rick Schaeffer
      • Tom Schreiner
      • Katherine Sonderegger
      • Sam Storms
      • Michael Svigel
      • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
      • Carl Trueman
      • Jon Tyson
      • Kevin Vanhoozer
      • Gene Veith
      • Pieter Vos
      • John Walton
      • Rowland Ward
      • Tish Harrison Warren
      • Guy Waters
      • Trevin Wax
      • N.T. Wright
      • Amos Yong
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Bruce Ashford
    • Vincent Bacote
    • Jordan Ballor
    • Matthew Barrett
    • Craig Bartholomew
    • G.K. Beale
    • Michael Berg
    • Winfield Bevins
    • Chad Bird
    • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
    • Michael Bird
    • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
    • Chris Bruno
    • Julie Canlis
    • R. Scott Clark
    • Jordan Cooper
    • Charles Cotherman
    • Robert Covolo
    • Jack Deere
    • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
    • Edwin van Driel
    • James Eglinton
    • J.V. Fesko
    • Makoto Fujimura
    • Steven Garber
    • John Goldingay
    • J.D. Greear
    • Dennis Greeson
    • George Harinck
    • Ross Hastings
    • Michael Horton
    • Danny Hyde
      • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
    • Matthew Kaemingk
    • Craig Keener
    • Nelson Kloosterman
    • Cornelis van der Kooi
    • Michael Kruger
    • Matt Merker
    • J. Richard Middleton
    • Richard Mouw
    • Stephen J. Nichols
    • Jeffrey Niehaus
    • Danny Olinger
    • Bruce Pass
    • Paul Putz
    • Matthew B. Redmond
    • Courtney Reissig
    • Mark Roques
    • Leopoldo Sánchez
    • Fred Sanders
    • Tom Schreiner
    • Katherine Sonderegger
    • Sam Storms
    • Michael Svigel
    • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
    • Carl Trueman
    • Jon Tyson
    • Gene Veith
    • Pieter Vos
    • John Walton
    • Tish Harrison Warren
    • Guy Waters
    • N.T. Wright
    • Amos Yong
  • Spheres
    • Arts and Entertainment
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Economics & Work
    • Education
    • Family & Romance
    • Government & Politics
      • Abraham Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
      • Herman Dooyeweerd Against Vaccine Mandates
    • Media
    • Religion & Theology
      • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
      • Does Modern “Prophecy” Have Same Authority as Scripture?
      • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Giving
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
  • Laymen Theology
    • Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Byron Borger: To Be A Christian Everything
    • Carl Trueman: Here’s Why Martin Luther is the People’s Theologian
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom
    • Craig Bartholomew: An Invitation for Christians & Humans to Flourish
    • Emphasizing the Practical Nature of Theology
    • Is There a God for the Mundane Parts of Our Lives?
    • J. Richard Middleton: What Should Image Bearers be Doing?
    • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
    • Jesus is More than “Personal Savior”
    • Jon Tyson: The Intentional Father
    • Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary
    • Makoto Fujimura: A Theology of Making – Created to Create
    • Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane – Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
    • Matthew Kaemingk: “Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy” A Discussion
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
    • Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
    • Seeing God in Everyday Glory: Sex, Leaves, Romance, etc.
    • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • The Storyline of the Bible & Cleaning Cats
    • Tish Harrison Warren: Real Talk on Prayer in Everyday Life
    • Work and The Mundane
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
  • An Open Letter to
    • …Listeners of “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill”
    • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
    • …Christian Singles
    • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
    • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
    • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
    • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
  • You Should Know
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Herman Bavinck
    • “Creation Regained”
    • Herman Dooyeweerd
    • Calvin’s Institutes
    • Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Flannery O’Connor
    • John Owen
    • Groen van Prinsterer
    • Hans Rookmaaker
    • A. A. van Ruler
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Sphere Sovereignty
    • Gordon J. Spykman
    • Cornelius van Til
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
    • Geerhardus Vos
    • Albert Wolters
  • Neo-Calvinism
    • The State of Neo-Calvinisim
      • The State of Neo-Calvinisim in the Netherlands and Abroad
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: USA
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Mexico
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Brazil
      • The State Neo-Calvinism: South Africa
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: England
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Japan
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Wales
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
    • Craig Bartholomew & Shalom
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper & Jordan Ballor in 2021
    • Herman Bavinck & James Eglinton
    • Joustra: A Kuyperian Calvinism for a Secular Age
    • Herman Bavinck’s Ethics & John Bolt
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Dooyeweerd
    • Geerhardus Vos & Danny Olinger
    • You Should Know Geerhardus Vos
    • You Should Know Hans Rookmaaker
    • Herman Bavinck & Bruce Pass
    • Richard Mouw
    • You Should Know Albert Wolters
    • A Family Tree of Calvinistic Philosophy
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Matthew Kaemingk Work and Worship”
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
  • Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Honey From the Rock
    • Jordan Ballor: Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
    • Mike Wagenman: Appropriating Abraham Kuyper for 2020
    • You Should Know About “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
  • Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • Bruce Pass: Bavinck’s Theology as a Living Being
    • James Eglinton: A Discussion on “Herman Bavinck A Critical Biography”
    • John Bolt: Bavinck’s Ethics & the Motivation for Good Works
    • Nelson Kloosterman: Bavinck’s Application of the Imago Dei to All of Life
    • Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. Torrance
  • LAW & GOSPEL
    • Theocast: Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Gene Veith: Johnny Cash, Martin Luther & Jesus
    • Gene Veith: The Lutheran Option (Part 1)
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Michael Horton: Strange Notions on Justification Diagnosed
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Jordan Cooper: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel
    • David Zahl: The Law/Gospel Distinction as Highest Theological Importance
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