In parts one and two I considered the first seven of ten propositions which form the central theme of the soon to be published Matthias Media book ‘The Vine And The Trellis’. Today we close out the final three. In the interests of transparency, at mgpc the leadership are currently being challenged by our leadership …

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Previously I referenced the first four of ten propositions that Tony Payne is outlining at the Solapanel website. The propositions will, I assume, form the chapters of the forthcoming book that Payne is co-authoring with Colin Harrison. There are now three more to consider. The last three will be considered later. 5. To be a …

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Why We Love The Church is the latest book by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck. I found their previous collaboration, Why We’re Not Emergent thoughtful and compelling. Having written from the perspective of rejecting the tenets of emergent theology, even thought they are in the target demographic of the movement, DeYoung and Kluck now write …

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The reformed/presbyterian/calvinist websphere breaks in half again today as Carl Trueman pens an essay that reflects on some distinctives which relate to the renewed expressions of reformed theology afoot in the church today. The article seeks to engage with the distinctives of the calvinism identified by Collin Hansen in his book ‘Young, Reformed and Restless’. …

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