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For a Modern Reformation
Vol. 33, No. 6 • Nov/Dec 2024
One of the advantages of living long enough is passing along stories. My grandparents lived with us until they died, telling stories that shaped me and my interest in history. *Modern Reformation* began in my living room, as a bulletin of sorts before it grew into an actual magazine. […]
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One of the advantages of living long enough is passing along stories. My grandparents lived with us until they died, telling stories that shaped me and my interest in history. *Modern Reformation* began in my living room, as a bulletin of sorts before it grew into an actual magazine. […]
Where Do We Go from Here?
*Modern Reformation *magazine isn’t going away, but it is changing. That change is still in its early stages and primarily concerns our choice of media. We’re shifting from a print subscription periodical to a digital multimedia newsletter. Our website will be a bigger priority now. We’ll focus on publishing high-quality […]
God’s Word Alone
Every Advent, millions of Americans will at some point sit down and participate in a long-honored and nearly sacred ritual: watching *The Christmas Story*. This classic holiday film—no, myth—is chock-full of moments that depict what Christmas means […]
To the Glory of God Alone: The Doctrines of Grace for a Modern Reformation
I can still remember the staircase I was sitting on when I was “born again . . . again.” Like many who discovered the Reformation after growing up in broad evangelicalism, I loved Jesus and knew my Bible, but I had very little assurance of salvation, nor did I really know how the story of the Bible held together. […]
Becoming a Re-Formed Catholic
Were one to judge by recent Protestant publications dedicated to the themes of catholicity and confessionalism, one could fairly conclude that the Anglo-American Protestant world is witnessing something of a “catholicity movement.” […]
“On the Day Called Sunday”: Reclaiming Biblical Worship and Discipleship
Just as the Protestant reformation sought to restore doctrine and worship practice in accord with Scripture, so too a modern reformation must do the same. For a modern reformation to fully flower, there must not just be a return to biblical doctrine, but also […]
Vol. 33, No. 6 • Nov/Dec 2024
For a Modern Reformation
One of the advantages of living long enough is passing along stories. My grandparents lived with us until they died, telling stories that shaped me and my interest in history. *Modern Reformation* began in my living room, as a bulletin of sorts before it grew into an actual magazine. […]
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