Writing Corner
Luther and Calvin on Music and Worship
By: John Barber
"Few composers of church music have received more attention than has Martin Luther...Not only did Luther exercise a profound influence on the religious and cultural life of sixteenth century Europe, but also he freed music from the domination of the Roman Catholic Church, opening the door to a revolution in music and in the arts generally..."
The Da Vinci Code: Is it John or Mary Magdalene?
By: John Barber
Is the figure to the right of Jesus in Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Last Supper the apostle John or Mary Magdalene?
Common Grace: a Critical Assessment of the Doctrine
By: John Barber
What is common grace? Abraham Kuyper defines it as "that act of God by which negatively He curbs the operations of Satan, death, and sin, and by which positively He creates an intermediate state for this cosmos, as well as for our human race, which is and continues to be deeply and radically sinful, but in which sin cannot work out its end." Kuyper's definition is based on a distinction between God's common, or non-saving grace, and his special, or redemptive grace...
Subscribing to the Heart of Westminster
By: John Barber
Do we as ministers embrace the heart of Westminster? In other words, are we true reformers? ...
Book Review: Dave Hunt's What Love is This?
By: John Barber
Dave Hunt's new book, What Love is This? Calvinism's Misrepresentation of God, turns this prolific author's attention to Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Reformed Baptists -- all those who embrace the biblical "doctrines of grace," revived during the period of the Reformation and the birth of the Protestant church...