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The postmillennial message is summarized in tropes about the church having all the time in the world. When not coupled with a healthy dose of pessimism, this can detract from a necessary evangelical urgency. It must be essential to the Reformed Catholic future that we always remember that postmillennialism is true, but so is Hell. theopolisinstitute.com/pessimistic-po…

An older, but always-relevant essay: Here’s the question I would ask to any Protestant considering a move: What are you saying about your past Christian experience by moving to Rome or Constantinople? Are you willing to start going to a Eucharistic table where your Protestant friends are no longer welcome? How is that different from Peter’s withdrawal from table fellowship with Gentiles? Are you willing to say that every faithful saint you have known is living a sub-Christian existence because they are not in churches that claim apostolic succession, no matter how fruitful their lives have been in faith, hope, and love? theopolisinstitute.com/leithart_post/…

The Theopolis Podcast Episode 875 Plagues (Revelation 11:5-6) with James Jordan soundcloud.com/user-812874628…

Placing hope in God isn't magic, but it renews our vision. It opens up new, distant horizons. It enables us to imagine a future beyond the present turmoil. It's the kind of hope that inspired Augustine to see the city of God, still on pilgrimage, after the Roman city was in ruins. theopolisinstitute.com/leithart_post/…

We can spend our lives on Pleasure Island in constant paidia, idling away our time and potential, amusing ourselves to death, and turning into donkeys. Or, once a week, we can take a day of rest to celebrate together all the big and small victories and get ready for more to come. theopolisinstitute.com/amusement-leis…

Episode 872 Marriage, Covenant, and the Temple (Malachi 2:13–16) soundcloud.com/user-812874628…

A People of Unclean Lips by Alastair Roberts theopolisinstitute.com/conversations/…

This short book by James B. Jordan guides the reader through the book of Revelation, dealing with the end of the Old Creation, the full arrival of the New, and looks forward to the final return of Jesus and the bodily resurrection.

God has his winnowing fork in his hand, and he’s ready to use it. There’s likely to be a lot of chaff, blown away like mist. But there will be a harvest. We’re being sent into an oven, but Jesus will crush the grain of the harvest so that, baked in the fire of the Spirit, it will become bread for the life of the world. - Peter Leithart Read more: theopolisinstitute.com/leithart_post/…

The gospel isn't an apolitical message that happens to have political implications. It’s not a message of private salvation with downstream public consequences. Exactly the opposite. - Peter Leithart Read more: theopolisinstitute.com/leithart_post/…

The Theopolis Podcast Episode 874 Covenant Amnesia and Constant Prayer (with Brian Moats) soundcloud.com/user-812874628…

Interest in vulgar and obscene speech has re-emerged in Christian discourse. In light of emerging internet personalities who model and advocate for uncouth and sinful speech, renewed attention to this topic is needed and welcome. What restrictions does the Bible place on speech? Does the Bible utilize harsh, vulgar, and obscene language? And if so, should Christians mimic its literary expression in speech and writing? theopolisinstitute.com/conversations/…

Illustrator Ned Bustard will give the Theopolis pre-Conference lecture on the morning of Monday, July 13. Save the date. theopolisinstitute.com/gatherings/mak…

The Civitas Podcast Church Unity, Ecumenism, and the Cost of Staying with Ephraim Radner buzzsprout.com/admin/2091140/…

@jamesrwoodtheo you beat us to the posting! Were you just on the page hitting "refresh" until it appeared?

really excited to share the latest episode of the Civitas podcast @_Theopolis with Radner on the theme of church unity and assessing modern ecumenism

We participate in the body and blood of the risen Christ, and get a taste of life after life after death. The Lord's Supper is the present of the future feast of the kingdom. theopolisinstitute.com/leithart_post/…

The King Planted by Waters (Psalm 1-2) with Alastair Roberts youtu.be/cU3_gXTAe4c

The Theopolis Podcast Episode 873 The Two Witnesses (Revelation 11:3-4) with James Jordan soundcloud.com/user-812874628…

"Maybe this is not the best venue to reveal that I sometimes wonder about all that deep exegesis: the chiasms, the numerology, vowel modifications, the typological labyrinthes, the innumerable exodus patterns that are so often limned by Peter Leithart or James Jordan..." theopolisinstitute.com/a-hermeneutic-…

Do the Reformed need “giants” once again? theopolisinstitute.com/what-causes-qu…