Volume 3 Issue 2
Summer 2018 | 76 pages
Articles
The Surprising Source of Joy: A Biblical Foundation for Christ-Centered Suffering
Peter Y. Lee
This article is a chapter from Joy Unspeakable, a forthcoming book by the author which is scheduled for release by Wipf and Stock Publishers in spring 2019. “But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.” 1 Peter 4:13 May 6, 2005 was one... READ MORE
The Defenestration of Prague and the Hermeneutics of ‘Story’: A Response to Peter Leithart
Don Collett
The following short essay is a response to an argument Peter Leithart offers in his book Deep Exegesis.[1] It is not intended to be a response to the entire book, which provides many fine insights in the nature of theological exegesis. Rather, it is an engagement with a particular historical claim Leithart makes in the... READ MORE
The Character and Habits of Effective Ministers
Charles Malcolm Wingard
This article was originally published as chapter 16 in the author’s recently released Help for the New Pastor: Practical Advice for Your First Year of Ministry (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2018). Reprinted with permission. Personal piety is an indispensable requirement of godly and effective ministry. But personal piety alone is not enough. It cannot compensate... READ MORE
Pulpit Notes: The Divine Name
Michael G. McKelvey
In the Bible, “the name” of God stands for the whole of God, and each name employed for him reveals something about him. One of the central names used is the Divine Name, יהוה. This name, transliterated YHWH, is referred to as the tetragrammaton (“four letters”) and is typically translated in English Bibles using smaller... READ MORE
From the Archives: Leading Figures at the Synod of Dort
Simon Kistemaker
Editor’s note: in this 400th anniversary year of the convening of the Synod of Dort, it is fitting for us to reprint this essay by Simon Kistemaker (1930–2017), originally published fifty years ago in Crisis in the Reformed Churches: Essays in Commemoration of the Great Synod of Dort, 1618-1619 (edited by P. Y. DeJong; Grand... READ MORE
