Portraits of Jesus from the Book of Revelation
Reflections from Life I remember the joy with which I consumed the Word of God as a teenager. It was new, it was exciting, and it was instructive. I also remember the important role that Bible reading plans played in helping me get through all sixty-six books and in teaching me about the importance of consistent Bible reading. Even so, one downside of those plans (for me) was that I was unable to linger over individual passages...
The Spirit and the Sufficiency of Scripture
One of the key doctrinal principles of the Protestant Reformation was sola Scriptura. This principle emphasized Scripture rather than tradition as the final authority in faith and practice. The Protestant Reformers and their immediate theological heirs affirmed sola Scriptura because they believed that the Bible, as God’s very Word, was sufficient for the doctrine and practice of the Church. They affirmed the sufficiency of Scripture...
HSF Conversations: Reflection on the Election
In this episode of HSF Conversations, Matthew Steven Bracey and Phillip T. Morgan reflect on the 2024 presidential...
The Industrial F·a·m·i·l·y
Political and cultural conservatives have spent the last several decades sounding alarms about the state of the family in our society. We can easily find a slew of articles or podcasts bemoaning the rise of single motherhood, sexual libertinism, pornography, and abortion. However, as Wendell Berry noted in the early 1990s, these “conservative” defenses of the nuclear family have generally rung hollow because they have failed to...
HSF Conversations: Biblical Inerrancy
Churches and pastors often talk about being “Bible-believing” people, but what does that mean? What doctrines and practical implications are there for believing the truth of the Bible? In this episode of HSF Conversations, contributors Jesse Owens and Christopher Talbot discuss the importance of the doctrine of biblical inerrancy, its perennial significance, and its practical importance for the believer and the church. They seek to...
Recommended Books (Autumn 2024)
This autumn we would like to share some good reads we discovered over the past few months. These selections represent a wide array of topics that we think will interest you. Some selections will be great for personal reading, others for family time. Most of all, we think they will broaden your understanding of God’s creation and His work in it because they have had that result in our lives. Please leave us your favorite reads in the...
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