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Lo Ammi: Not My [Apostolic] People
In Michael Horton’s chapter on apostolicity in People and Place, the author begins by rooting a church’s true apostolicity in its faithfulness to Scripture. Ecclesia simper reformanda… means the church...
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Reformers, Romans, and Radicals
In his chapter on apostolicity in People and Place, Michael Horton seeks to demonstrate that the locus of ecclesiastical authority is not centered in one person or office, but that “both [Peter and...
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The Visibility of Vinyl (Or, Put the Needle on the Record)
As many of you know I’m a bit of a music junkie, and I have been noticing a rather interesting trend as I read interviews with various artists about the state of music today. As unpredictable as it...
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Is Being Right a Sufficient Tactic Against Heresy?
First off, I am sicker than I ever remember being, so if the following makes little sense or sounds half-baked, just back off and cut me some slack or I’ll cough the bubonic plague on you. My Catholic...
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Apostles and Early Fathers: Who Were the Real Morons?
Since Mark Shea’s book By What Authority? founds its way into the conversation, I thought I’d clear up what I believe his point to have been, as well as put forth a question to him (or to anyone who...
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Abraham’s True Sons, Alexandria’s True Bishops
The other day I was directed to a fascinating discussion on the Puritan Board (which I’ve subsequently joined) on the topic of Sola Scriptura. The thread was started because one of the members was...
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Tongues and Popes, Is-es and Oughts
You know how sometimes someone articulates something that is just so incredibly and profoundly helpful that you immediately realize that you will be benefiting from it for the rest of your life, as...
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Some Thoughts on the Tu Quoque
As those of you who follow Catholic/Protestant dialogue surely know, there’s a lot of debate that surrounds what is called “the tu quoque.” Here’s how it works: a Catholic will accuse a Protestant of...
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On Selective Skepticism
So after a few posts and several hundred comments, here’s where we are with respect to the Protestant position on the nature of the church: Jesus founded a church that had no visible,...
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Don’t Pity the Fool
Despite having become something of a douche in the past 15 years or so, any honest and knowledgable music fan must admit that one of the best, most talented, and most musically diverse...
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