Movements are funny things. Especially in the Internet Age, they can be like a summer monsoon in the Arizona desert, gathering impressive force with lightening and showers and then dissipating just as quickly. For example, the Tea Party movement in U.S. politics has been grabbing the headlines recently, but time will tell whether it’s a ... (read more)
The Hallway and the Rooms
April 21st, 2010 by Eric LandryPreview of MR’s May/June Issue
April 13th, 2010 by Eric LandryThe blog fury over Dr. Bruce Waltke’s recent resignation from Reformed Theological Seminary is well-timed for the May/June 2010 issue of Modern Reformation.
All this year, we’re focusing on “Recovering Scripture” and in the May/June issue, the topic at hand is “canon formation.” But before you start reading about the Canon of Scripture, we think you’ll ... (read more)
Michael Spencer
April 6th, 2010 by Eric LandryLast night we received word that our internet friend and Modern Reformation contributor Michael Spencer (also known as the “internet Monk“) had finally succumbed to the cancer with which he had been diagnosed shortly before Christmas. Michael’s theological journey mirrored many of our own: raised in one tradition, he began to read more widely and ... (read more)
The Changing Face of Christianity
April 2nd, 2010 by Eric LandryThis image, from the MSNBC homepage, of pilgrims in Jerusalem commemorating Good Friday, is a great example of the changing face of world Christianity. No longer predominantly western; the public face of Christianity is beginning to reflect what the first Christians probably looked like: the pilgrims who gathered in Israel, the “Parthians and Medes and ... (read more)
Michael Horton on Rick Warren, Modern Reformation, and Desiring God
April 1st, 2010 by Eric LandryUpdate II: More from Modern Reformation
The Promise Driven Life (Nov/Dec 2005)
Review of The Purpose Driven Life by D.G. Hart (Mar/Apr 2004)
Update: comments closed.
It is not our usual course at Modern Reformation or White Horse Inn to comment on the invitations of other organizations for their conferences. However, we’re starting to receive questions about our views ... (read more)
Whither Gospel-Centrality?
March 31st, 2010 by Eric LandryOur good friend, Toby Kurth, a church planter in the San Francisco area recently wrote up a small bit on “gospel-centeredness.” It’s a phrase that is well worn in modern Reformed circles and Toby thinks that it is starting to show some wear and tear:
Will Gospel-Centrality Go The Way of Fundamentalism?
Will gospel-centrality go the way ... (read more)
The Lausanne Conversations
March 30th, 2010 by Eric LandryMike Horton has been invited to participate in two conversations leading up to the Lausanne global conference on evangelism in Cape Town this summer. The first of these conversations (part of the “12 Cities, 12 Conversations” campaign) is tonight in Pasadena at Fuller Theological Seminary. The topic is “Culture Making: The Role of Christians in ... (read more)
Risen Indeed!
March 30th, 2010 by Eric LandryEvery Christmas and Easter you can count on national periodicals to carry cover stories on “the search for the sacred,” “the Jesus quest,” and heaven. This Easter proves to be no exception, with Newsweek’s Lisa Miller contributing an April 5, 2010 piece, “Far From Heaven.” It is based on her new book, Heaven: Our Enduring ... (read more)
Art Auction to Help iMonk
March 15th, 2010 by Eric LandryOur friend Michael Spencer (also known as the Internet Monk) is dying of cancer. Michael Buckley, a Kansas City based artist that has worked with Michael, is offering original watercolors to help generate donations for Michael and his wife Denise. You can learn more about the auction here. You can learn more about iMonk’s diagnosis ... (read more)
In My Sleep
March 9th, 2010 by Eric LandryFriend of the Inn, Allen Wolf, is an L.A.-based filmmaker who’s newest movie, In My Sleep, is set for release in Los Angeles on April 23rd. Allen is part of a growing cadre of filmmakers who are creating beautiful movies with Christian themes of truth and redemption, without falling into the “Christian movie” black hole ... (read more)
