Category Theology for Everyone

Fanning the Flame of Ministry

by Stephen Unthank One of the more notable English delegates to the Synod of Dort, John Davenant, makes the observation that the Apostle Paul, when affixing his name to his office as Apostle, does so not only to remind his…

Great Theologians: John of Damascus

by Ethan McCarter  The apologetics of the early church sought to answer the questions of the period in biblical, logical, and clear ways. There were many within the early church who sought to defend the orthodox faith from threats within…

Great Theologians: Francis Turretin

 “Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God.” Here referencing the city of Geneva in his opening dedication to his Institutes of Elenctic Theology, Francis Turretin (1623-87) references Psalm 87:3 to describe the wonderful workings of God in the history of…

The Singing Savior

I was recently invited to an engagement party of a woman member and her fiancé. The father of the bride-to-be, the head of the home, whispered in my ears at the start of the gathering, “I was wondering if you…

God Restores

by Sarah Ivill  Are you experiencing a famine in your life right now? Perhaps you have been laid off from a job. Maybe after a season of achievements you now feel like no one is recognizing you. Perhaps you have…

Great Theologians: Benjamin B. Warfield

by David P. Smith  Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921), who taught at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1887-1921, is arguably the greatest American biblical and theological scholar.  While growing up on a Lexington, Kentucky cattle farm, Warfield was nurtured in the categories…

Great Theologians: Wilhelmus à Brakel

Wilhelmus à Brakel: A Systematic Theologian for the Common Person Introduction Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635–1711), a name revered in Reformed theology, holds a unique place among the great theologians of the Dutch Second Reformation, also known as the Nadere Reformatie.…