OrdainedServant A Journal for Church Officers VOLUME 26, 2017 Ordained Servant A Journal for Church Officers A publication of the Committee on Christian Education of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church ISSN 1525-3503 Volume 26 2017 Editor: Gregory Edward Reynolds • 827 Chestnut Street • Manchester, NH 03104 Telephone: 603-668-3069 • Electronic mail: [email protected] Website: www.opc.org/os.html Ordained Servant is published monthly online (except for combined issues June/July and August/September) (E-ISSN 1931-7115, online edition), and printed annually (ISSN: 1525-3503) after the end of each calendar year, beginning with volume 15 (2006) published in 2007. Ordained Servant was published quarterly in print from 1992 through 2005. All 53 issues are available in our online archives. The editorial board is the Subcommittee on Serial Publications of the Committee on Christian Education. 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All rights reserved. © Copyright 2017 by the Committee on Christian Education of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. All rights reserved. OrdainedServant A JOURNAL FOR CHURCH OFFICERS CONTENTS 5 From the Editor ServantRealms 42 “Cultivating Christ-Honoring Speech in ServantThoughts Church Courts (Proverbs 15:1–4),” Ryan M. EDITORIALS McGraw 6 “Analog Elegy,” Gregory E. Reynolds 7 “Testimony: A Journey in Reformed ServantLiving Ministry,” Gregory E. Reynolds 9 “Diminishing Humanity: How the Modern 48 “Sabbath Keeping in a Post-Christian World Is Dehumanizing Us,” Gregory E. Culture: How Exiles Cultivate the Hope of Reynolds Inheriting the Earth,” Andy Wilson 16 “The Pulley: A Theological Reflection,” Gregory E. Reynolds ServantWitness 19 “The Shape of Ministry in the OPC,” Gregory E. Reynolds 54 “Behavioral Apologetics,” Brian L. De Jong 59 “Postmodernism, Post-truth, Generation Z: What’s It All Mean?” Stephen D. Doe ServantWord 27 “The Preaching of the Word of God Is the ServantWork Word of God: The Holy Spirit’s Use of Preaching in Regeneration, Sanctification, 63 “The Spiritual Nature of the Office of and Illumination,” Jeffrey C. Waddington Deacon,” Carl Carlson ServantWorship ServantHistory 32 “The Importance of Stagecraft for Worship 68 “Union with Christ and Reformed Services,” Jonathan Looney Orthodoxy: Calvin vs. the Calvinists,” John V. Fesko 74 “Presbyterians and the American ServantMissions Mainstream,” Darryl G. Hart 37 “The Ministry of the Regional Home 78 “Calvin on the Sabbath: A Summary and Missionary,” DeLacy A. Andrews, Jr. Assessment,” Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. 86 “A Peaceful Conscience by Faith Alone,” Dan Borvan ServantLiterature Randall J. Pederson; and A Puritan Theology Study Guide, by Joel R. Beeke and Mark 91 “John Updike and Christianity,” Danny E. Jones, William B. Kessler Olinger 133 The Benedict Option, by Rod Dreher, John R. Muether ServantReading 135 Wendell Berry and Higher Education, by BOOK REVIEWS Jack R. Baker and Jeffrey Bilbro, Darryl G. Hart 101 Synopsis of a Purer Theology, by Walaeus et 137 Learning from Lord Mackay, by J. Cameron al., vol. 1, Ryan M. McGraw Fraser, Gregory E. Reynolds 102 Synopsis of a Purer Theology, by Walaeus et al., vol. 2, Ryan M. McGraw 104 Genesis: A New Commentary, by Meredith ServantReading G. Kline, Bryan M. Estelle REVIEW ARTICLES 105 Sons in the Son, by David B. Garner, Ryan 140 “The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy,” review M. McGraw of The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy, by 107 You Are What You Love, by James K. A. Walter A. McDougall, Darryl G. Hart Smith, Gregory E. Reynolds 142 “Is This Really the End?” review of The 109 How Bible Stories Work, by Leland Ryken, End of Protestantism: Pursuing Unity in a David A. Booth Fragmented Church, by Peter Leithart, Darryl G. Hart 110 Preaching Christ from Psalms, by Sidney Greidanus, Iain Duguid 145 “Sweet Revenge: Digital Meets Reality,” review of The Revenge of the Analog: Real 112 The True Doctrine of the Sabbath, by Things and Why They Matter, by David Sax, Nicholas Bownd, D. Scott Meadows Gregory E. Reynolds 114 Reading for the Common Good, by C. 149 “Now Then . ,” review of The Presbyterian Christopher Smith, T. David Gordon Philosopher: The Authorized Biography of 116 The Doctrine of the Covenant and Gordon H. Clark, by Douglas J. Douma, Testament of God, by Johannes Cocceius, Gregory E. Reynolds David R. Holmlund 154 “Mencken in Machen’s World,” review of 118 Pulpit Aflame: Essays in Honor of Stephen Damning Words: The Life and Religious J. Lawson, edited by Joel R. Beeke and Dustin Times of H. L. Mencken, by D. G. Hart, W. Benge, Stephen J. Tracey Danny E. Olinger 120 The Deacon, by Cornelis Van Dam, David P. 156 “Current Trends in the History of the English Nakhla Reformation,” review of The Oxford History 121 John Owen and English Puritanism, by of Anglicanism, Volume I: Reformation and Crawford Gribben, Darryl G. Hart Identity, c.1520–1662, edited by Anthony Milton; Reformation Divided: Catholics, 123 The Book, by Keith Houston, T. David Protestants and the Conversion of England, Gordon by Eamon Duffy; Reformation Unbound: 126 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You, by Protestant Visions of Reform in England, Tony Reinke, T. David Gordon 1525–1590, by Karl Gunther; Richard 127 Making Sense of God, by Timothy Keller, Bancroft and Elizabethan Anti-Puritanism, by Dale Van Dyke Patrick Collinson, Edward Manger 129 The Crisis of Modernity, by Augusto Del 162 “Morality after Calvin,” review of Morality Noce, Carl Trueman after Calvin, by Kirk Summers, David C. Noe 132 Meet the Puritans, by Joel R. Beeke and From the Editor elcome to our twelfth annual printed edition of Ordained WServant, which began in 2006 as an electronic publication and continues in that format today, as well. Ordained Servant itself is in its twenty-seventh year of existence. Such a journal would be nearly im- possible if it depended on subscriptions for its support. Thankfully, this little journal for church officers is a ministry of the Orthodox Presbyteri- an Church, depending for its existence on the generous giving of God’s people and the tireless efforts of those who contribute to its production from month to month and year to year. I count it as one of the great privileges of my life to be part of this endeavor. Pictured on the front cover is the South Congregational Church in Kennebunkport, Maine. The church was built in 1824, with the exception of the portico, which was added in 1912. The cupola, restored in 1991, is designed after the style of Christopher Wren, and the steeple has the original 1824 Aaron Willard clock with its unique wooden face, still keeping accurate time and ringing on the hour. Once again I would like to thank general secretary Danny Olinger, Alan Strange, and the subcommittee of Darryl Hart, Sid Dyer, and Wallace King for their continued support, encouragement, and counsel. I would also like to thank the many people who make the regular online edition possible: Diane Olinger, Linda Foh, Stephen Pribble, and Andrew Moody; and the many fine writers without whom there would be no journal. Finally, I want to thank Ann Hart for her meticulous editorial work, and Jim Scott for his excellent final proofing and formatting in InDesign of this printed volume. —Gregory Edward Reynolds Amoskeag Presbyterian Church Manchester, New Hampshire efficiency, like the digital letters I hammer out on keys. Not that I would condemn those who prefer Servant ashes that the wind floats away to flesh lowered into the earth. This is a wisdom decision. I am just reflecting on the possible perils of efficiency, Thoughts which is one of the main goals and benefits of electricity; we assume that efficiency is always good. Yet, it often turns out to be an autonomous ploy—worshipping the creation rather than the Editorials Creator. Escape into virtual images that lack analog substance is borne out of fear of the realities of space and time, time that robs us of all sense of Analog Elegy permanence and personal presence. The virtual Originally published electronically in Ordained Servant inebriates us into the illusion of endless and per- 1 Online January 2017 fect life—controllable—without need of redemp- tion.