Overestimated Popularity
Excerpted from Shedd’s Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy: “A very common way of defending heresy or error is to direct attention to … Continue reading Overestimated Popularity
The Evils Of Pulpit Notoriety
Excerpted from Shedd’s Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy: “It is here that the evil influence of mere pulpit notoriety upon the church … Continue reading The Evils Of Pulpit Notoriety
In Word and Deed
Christian and Faithful encounter Talkative. After briefly conversing with Talkative, Faithful quietly asks Christian what manner of person Talkative is. … Continue reading In Word and Deed
Where Was Your Church?
Wilson regarding what he considers to be “the visible Church”: Many moderns like to speak of this period in history … Continue reading Where Was Your Church?
A Lesson in Theological Pathology
In late 2008 Douglas Wilson posted on “Thumbnail Church History” with one of the titles being “The First Five Centuries.” … Continue reading A Lesson in Theological Pathology
A Giant Ignoramus
Christian meets up with Faithful and they begin discoursing about their past experiences, from the City of Destruction, up to … Continue reading A Giant Ignoramus
Commend the Truth, Defend the Lie
If words actually mean things, then Augustus Toplady judged John Wesley to be unregenerate: “It has also been suggested, that … Continue reading Commend the Truth, Defend the Lie
One of the Great Jokes of History
In an interview conducted by the Hoover Institute, David Berlinski said: “Darwinism provides a mythological framework for a scientific theory. … Continue reading One of the Great Jokes of History
Colossal Calvinism
“Now I saw in my Dream, that at the end of this Valley [of the Shadow of Death–CD] lay blood, … Continue reading Colossal Calvinism
Battle with Apollyon
Christian arrives at the palace Beautiful and recounts to the Porter and his three daughters Prudence, Charity, and Piety his … Continue reading Battle with Apollyon
Agrammatos 