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James Bratt

Remembering Pentecost

On Pentecost Sunday we are always reminded of the ethnic and geographical diversity of that day when the Holy Spirit was poured out. But this

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Remembering the Great War

This year being the centennial of the outbreak of World War I, I’m going to be posting reflections from time to time about books new

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Mother’s Day

Gotta admit, Mother’s Day is not my favorite holiday. Nothing whatsoever against my mother, mothers in general, or mother as a concept. Not even if

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Kuyper and the Book of Revelation

Since my posts follow immediately upon Jason Lief’s, you’re bound to get some Kuyper talk every other weekend. Well, the subject’s germane, and the man

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Memo to Jessica, Part II

(Read Part I of the memo here. Read Jessica’s original post here. And yes, they’re related–Jim is Jessica’s uncle.) Hi Jessica: Your follow-up dispatch on grad

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Memo to Jessica

I wasn’t going to respond to your latest post, about the parochialism of academe (http://assets.reformedjournal.com/jessica-bratt/2014/2/24/doctoral-student-dispatches-part-1.html#comments), figuring that I’d let those who don’t share our surname

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Arise, My Love

No, this is not a belated tribute to Valentine’s Day. (I did, in fact, deliver my card and flowers on time. Thanks for asking.) Rather,

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