Churches Without Chests

Why Churches Can’t Agree on Civil Disobedience

David de Bruyn

February 25, 2021

The current conflict between Christians over responses to government during the pandemic does not really…

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31. The Position of Correspondent Love for God

David de Bruyn

February 23, 2021

One’s nature determines much of one’s desire for God. What is inherited from Adam and…

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30. Loving God’s Beauty

David de Bruyn

February 16, 2021

At this point, it will be helpful to summarise our argument in five steps. Step…

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29. The Dilemma of Commanded Love

If God’s beauty is perceived through correspondent, or ordinate love, we face a dilemma. Love…

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28. More Voices From the Past on Loving God

David de Bruyn

February 2, 2021

Brother Lawrence’s (1614–1691) collected letters, known as The Practice of the Presence of God, describe…

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27. Voices From the Past on Loving God Rightly

David de Bruyn

January 26, 2021

It would be an insurmountable task to gather the collective thought of Christians on the…

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26. A Biblical Theology of Loving God

David de Bruyn

January 19, 2021

Is the idea of correspondent, or ordinate, love present in Scripture? Does Scripture describe what…

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25. Knowing God’s Beauty Through Correspondent Love

David de Bruyn

January 13, 2021

What can we conclude about God’s beauty and how to perceive it? 1) God’s beauty…

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2020 Reading

David de Bruyn

December 31, 2020

  The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot Kirk, Russell 5/5. Encyclopaedic history of conservative…

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The Doctrine of Impeccability: A Test Case for the Hypostatic Union

David de Bruyn

December 21, 2020

During this time of Christmas, the church rightly turns its attention to the mystery of…

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