Eric Landry
The Lord’s Supper is a sign and seal of our mystical union with Jesus Christ. It is also a means by which Jesus unites the different members of his church into one body. […]
We are happy to announce that MR will be carried forward by a new executive editor, Dr. Brannon Ellis.
As we near our thirtieth year of publication, we have been searching for someone to take the reins of Modern Reformation. After an extensive search process, I am pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Joshua Schendel as the magazine’s new executive editor. Dr. Schendel recently received his PhD in theology from St. Louis University, […]
In a polarized age, even ideas that used to be held in common can become flash points of distraction and disagreement. Chief among those new areas of division in our own era is the topic of justice. Justice is a theme on which the Bible has much to say, and yet friends—who love the Bible […]
Next year, Modern Reformation magazine will celebrate its 30th year of publication! From its humble beginning as a newsletter produced from Michael Horton’s dorm room at Biola University in the 1980s, Modern Reformation magazine has grown into a nationally-recognized brand known for applying the riches of the Reformation to issues facing the modern church. Our […]
He was just a young man when he started preaching, and newspapers soon called him the marvel of our age. Over the course of his life, he preached more than 18,000 times. His sermons were dramatic: he cried, he danced, he even screamed to make his points. The largest churches could not hold the crowds […]
This issue of Modern Reformation is the second and final in a short series that began with our January/February issue. In these two issues, we’re tackling the challenge of our contemporary culture. In January/February, we debunked the “myth of secularism.” Now, in this issue, we’re helping you understand where your unbelieving friends and neighbors are […]
One of the sad realities of our day is that Christian marriages have as much difficulty and nearly the same rate of divorce as non-Christian marriages. The rate of Christian teen sexual activity is nearly identical to the surrounding culture, with the best estimates saying that they postpone intercourse for one to two years later […]
The Talking Heads’ song “Once in a Lifetime” is punctuated by a series of questions that all begin with, “You may ask yourself . . . ” As Western culture continues its dangerous decline, many pundits find themselves repeating those lyrics and asking themselves, “How did we get here?” Over the next two issues of […]
Christmas is a time when we cross great distances and deep divides to be with the ones we love. For some, that might mean traveling to see family and friends in a different town or state. For others, it might mean taking small steps to overcome conflict with someone in your family. Christmas is a […]
We have spent the last year working our way through the Gospel of John. Along with our sister broadcast radio program, White Horse Inn, we have explored the themes, characters, theology, history, and meaning of this important book. We believe that these kinds of “deep dives” into Scripture strengthen our faith and ultimately help build […]
The crucifixion. We say the words and immediately everyone knows what we are talking about. As Fleming Rutledge reminds us in The Crucifixion, “There have been many famous deaths in world history; we might think of John F. Kennedy, or Marie Antoinette, or Cleopatra, but we do not refer to ‘the assassination,’ ‘the guillotining,’ or […]
The Gospels have sometimes been described as Passion narratives with long introductions! Nowhere is this truer than in John’s Gospel. He spends more time than Matthew, Mark, or Luke on the life of Jesus. He quickly skips over the agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, almost—it seems—in a rush to get Jesus to […]
“Help For The New Pastor: Practical Advice For Your First Year of Ministry” by Charles Malcolm Wingard
The temptation of many new ministers is to inflict their good ideas on an unsuspecting church. Over the course of seminary and internships, these well-meaning newly ordained pastors have constructed a house of cards that includes all of their theology, their critique of other forms of ministry, and their belief that God has given them […]
Every Sunday, Christians around the world confess their belief in “one holy, catholic and apostolic church” in the words of the Nicene Creed. The irony, of course, is that the church doesn’t look united, is often beset by scandal, seems ever fragmented into competing interest groups, and often rejects what the apostles explicitly commanded. How […]
