“Pa Played the Fiddle”: Making Music in the Age of the MP3
I have been reading aloud Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books to my boys over the past year. I read them myself growing up, but I have forgotten most of the stories; I am enjoying them at least as much as my boys are—possibly more. Although I realize the books are based on Laura’s actual childhood and not an exact memoir per se, I am still amazed at the type of life lived by this seemingly run-of-the-mill family of the late...
The Author of Hebrews and the Means of Motivation
The author of Hebrews has been referred to as “an expert in rhetoric and style,” a fitting description considering the many rhetorical devices employed throughout the book.[1] Although it is far beyond the scope of this essay to examine the author’s entire rhetorical approach thoroughly, it is helpful to explore some of the techniques he employed in the third warning passage (5:11–6:12). The focus on his rhetorical approach in the...
Examining the Language of “Predestination” in the New Testament
This article concludes a series I have written on the language of “foreknowledge,” “election,” and “predestination” in the New Testament from the perspective of a Reformed Arminian and Free Will Baptist. Foreknowledge refers to God’s knowing things before they happen, such as the crucifixion of Jesus and the election of believers; God has perfect foreknowledge because He is omniscient. Election refers to God’s choosing individual...
Reflections on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk
by Matthew Steven Bracey and Phillip T. Morgan Charlie Kirk was assassinated precisely one week ago today. In this post, we reflect on this sad situation. Although articles on the Helwys Society Forum do not normally focus on current events, this one demands our attention because no current event in recent memory has so impacted—so traumatized—the people with whom we talk daily as this one has. We hope these few thoughts provide some...
A Death/Birth
On New Year’s Day, I was sixteen weeks pregnant but found myself waiting in limbo for my six-weeks-dead baby both to arrive and to depart in a medically managed miscarriage. With three healthy and uncomplicated pregnancies under my belt, I felt almost no anxiety when my midwife could not locate a heartbeat with her doppler at my twelve-week appointment. She communicated what I was thinking already: sometimes early on, baby can evade...
Reflections on “Is He Worthy?”
by Aidan Lytle Eschatology is hotly debated in many Christian groups. For generations, scholars have presented various interpretations of the book of Revelation and other books of the Bible related to the subject. Unfortunately, preachers and teachers sometimes get tangled in the passionate weeds of the debate surrounding premillennialism verses postmillennialism versus amillennialism and do not give the same emphasis to the deep hope...
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