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Revival in Northampton—Jonathan Edwards (1703 – 1758)

BibleMesh / May 17, 2022

As pastor of the church at Northampton, Massachusetts, Jonathan Edwards was instrumental in bringing the Great Awakening to his nation. The town was beset by loose living and factional bitterness. Instead of turning away from these problems, Edwards addressed them directly. He preached personal holiness and doctrinal soundness. This first irritated the parties involved, but God blessed his incisive …

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The “Ministry” of Judas

BibleMesh / May 13, 2022

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at the table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the …

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Legal Criticism & Unsettled Precedent: Judicial & Scholarly Criticism of Roe v. Wade (Part 3)

BibleMesh, By Clarke Forsythe / May 13, 2022

Over its history, the Supreme Court has repeatedly looked to judicial dissent from its decisions and insightful criticism from the legal profession and scholars in considering the respect due precedent. Is a prior decision settled? If not, what factors have kept it unsettled? If settled, is there a compelling reason to reconsider it? Roe’s abortion …

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Legal Criticism & Unsettled Precedent: Judicial & Scholarly Criticism of Roe v. Wade (Part 2)

BibleMesh, By Clarke Forsythe / May 13, 2022

The starting point for understanding Roe is understanding its practical legal impact on abortion law in America and on the states more specifically. What we know as Roe v. Wade is actually two cases, Roe v. Wade from Texas and Doe v. Bolton from Georgia (hereafter described together as “Roe”); they were “companion cases,” reviewed, …

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Legal Criticism & Unsettled Precedent: Judicial & Scholarly Criticism of Roe v. Wade (Part 1)

BibleMesh, By Clarke Forsythe / May 13, 2022

There is a widespread myth that Roe v. Wade is settled and entitled to respect as judicial precedent. The purveyors of that myth must ignore the US Supreme Court’s decisions going back to the earliest days of the Court which point to judicial criticism and legal-scholarly criticism as keeping prior decisions unsettled. Most importantly, they must ignore …

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BOOK REVIEW: Christ the Way: Augustine’s Theology of Wisdom

BibleMesh, Book Reviews, By Benjamin Quinn / May 6, 2022

Editor’s note: This post first appeared in Ad Fontes, a publication of the Davenant Institute. Quinn, Benjamin T. Christ the Way: Augustine’s Theology of Wisdom. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Academic, 2022. At the end of the first paragraph of his Confessions, Augustine famously wrote, “for Thou hast made us for Thee and our heart is [restless] …

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