Category: Pulpit & Pew

Rhys Laverty explores how theological retrieval makes all the difference in church life and ministry.

Did Russia Nearly Have A Protestant Tsar?

Rhys Laverty — August 23, 2022

Did Russia Nearly Have A Protestant Tsar?

In 1610, there were Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant claims to a Russian throne in disarray

Undoing Misenchantment: Calvin, Demons, and Creation

Rhys Laverty — July 21, 2022

Undoing Misenchantment: Calvin, Demons, and Creation

Did Calvin really banish spirits and demons and end up disenchanting creation?

Between Two Graves: Calvin on the Waters Above and Below

Rhys Laverty — June 17, 2022

Between Two Graves: Calvin on the Waters Above and Below

On rainfall and death.

The Necessary Evil of Christian Books?

Rhys Laverty — May 20, 2022

The Necessary Evil of Christian Books?

On the place of Christian books in the New Testament.

T.S. Eliot, Radical Revivalist

Rhys Laverty — May 3, 2022

T.S. Eliot, Radical Revivalist

Another, doubtless very different, Jonathan Edwards?

Gordon Contra McGrath on Zwingli

Rhys Laverty — April 29, 2022

Gordon Contra McGrath on Zwingli

Was Zwingli really just a moralist zealot?

“As Light From Darkness Once Was Spoke”: A Resurrection Hymn

Rhys Laverty — April 20, 2022

“As Light From Darkness Once Was Spoke”: A Resurrection Hymn

Tracing the resurrection through the Old Testament in song

Why You Shouldn’t Start Worship With Repentance: A Response to Sam Bray

Rhys Laverty — April 8, 2022

Why You Shouldn’t Start Worship With Repentance: A Response to Sam Bray

Does it make more sense to start with sin or with God?

One Age Surpasses All Others: Yours

Rhys Laverty — March 30, 2022

One Age Surpasses All Others: Yours

Every age is a Christian age, and intellectuals must remember that.

Channelling Augustine on the Trinity for Teens

Rhys Laverty — March 21, 2022

Channelling Augustine on the Trinity for Teens

Teaching theological grammar and the Gospel to 14-18 year olds, with Augustine's help.