Do Works Matter?

I have several Latin phrases tattooed on my body, including “sola gratia” and “sola fide.” These permanent marks are not mere decorations for me.

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Joe Thorn
2020 Conference Recap

It’s been a crazy year. Almost every conference we know of has been cancelled and we weren’t sure we’d be able to pull off another “best conference of the year.” But God was kind and allowed us to gather and focus on Covenant Theology with Dr. Sam Renihan.

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Joe Thorn2020 Conference Recap
How Should We Feel?

The emotional component of the Christian life isn’t always as present as we would like. It often lags behind, as the English Reformer John Bradford said, “Faith must first go before, and then feeling will follow.”

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Joe Thorn
Entertainment and Worship

The beauty of worship is that it is infinitely more powerful than entertainment. Entertainment seeks to replicate drama and awe. But the grace of God in worship unveils the deepest drama in the world and produces authentic awe in the light of the revelation of God.

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Joe Thorn
Van Til and Knowledge

Given God’s self-contained existence, Van Til wanted to affirm that any knowledge fact that can be known in creation must first be a knowledge fact that is revealed by God to the world.

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Adam Dalton
Charles Dickens and Theodicy

That which Rembrandt illustrated with his brush, Dickens described with his pen: light is never so radiant as when contrasted with darkness, good never so virtuous as when juxtaposed with evil.

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Adam Dalton
Complacency

Complacency is the feeling of self-satisfaction without knowledge or awareness of the dangers or the deficiencies lurking within oneself. Complacency describes the state of so many.

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Adam Kareus
Living Disconnect

Our actions don’t always align with our stated beliefs. We say we believe one thing, yet our lives and our actions demonstrate that this stated belief is not what we are operating by, but it is something else entirely. 

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Adam Kareus
An Island Unto Itself

It is crucial for the pastor to understand the importance of wise counsel. I have seen too many men attempt to do ministry alone, not seeking the guidance or wisdom of others, and the results that follow.

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Adam Dalton
Hopeful Singleness

Singleness. That word is viewed by many as a curse and to others a blessing. I have seen so many different attitudes on singleness in the North American Church that I think it's time to address how those of us that are single in the Church can live hopeful and hope-filled lives.

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Adam Dalton