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Judgment on the Ministers of God—Gregory the Great (c. 540 – 604)

Gregory the Great is widely acknowledged as one of the worthiest Popes. A Doctor[1] of the Catholic Church, he is remembered both for his theological understanding and his concern for Christian holiness. In his sermons on the gospels, he warns Christian leaders not to allow greed to motivate their ministry. He sets out the consequences clearly because …

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Undoing Misenchantment: Calvin, Demons, and Creation

Editor’s note: This post first appeared in Ad Fontes, a publication of the Davenant Institute. One of the big criticisms of the Reformation is that it unintentionally led to the “disenchantment” of the natural world in modernity. For our medieval forebears, the created world was positively fizzing with the presence of the divine–whether of God …

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How to Avoid the Coming Judgment for Those Who Oppress the Poor

1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of …

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A Significant Root of America’s Racial Strife

Allen Guelzo, in his work Reconstruction: A Concise History, helpfully summarizes one of the most important and neglected periods in American history: the movement to reconstruct a nation divided by the Civil War. Guelzo is a Civil War historian at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, and his book goes a long way to explaining why a …

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BOOK REVIEW: Jonathan Leeman, Reverberation: How God’s Word Brings Light, Freedom and Action to His People

Moody Press, 2011, 197 pgs. Summary: An encouraging word about the sufficiency and efficacy of God’s Word in the local church. Accessible, biblical, bold, transparent, and thoughtful. Exemplar Quotes: Let me sum up all of this in four points: God created Adam, you, and me to image Himself. To image God, we must listen to God. God’s …

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