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Helwys Society Forum @The_HSF

A place to discuss theology, spirituality, ministry, & culture from a Reformed Arminian perspective.

Joined March 2011
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Taxation without Representation: The Importance of Constitutionalism - Helwys Society Forum

This month several contributors from the Helwys Society Forum are going to offer essays related to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Each post will address a...

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HSF Conversations: Why Truth Matters with Bruce Little - Helwys Society Forum

In this episode of HSF Conversations, HSF contributor Christopher Talbot interviews Bruce Little on his new book Why Truth Matters: Francis Schaeffer on True Spirituality, Christ’s Lordship, and...

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Church Transfer Growth: Fictional Letter to a Fellow Pastor - Helwys Society Forum

Dear Fellow Pastor, Thanks for reaching out about the recent developments in your ministry. Your excitement about your church’s growth is palpable. It’s definitely a “good problem” to decide how many...

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Honor Where Honor Is Due - Helwys Society Forum

In December 1994, our family pulled up in front of 940 Blue Mountain Lane in Antioch, Tennessee. My mother had never seen the house in person. She trusted my dad to pick out a house for us. We pulled...

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HSF Contributors Interviewed on Truth in the Public Square Podcast - Helwys Society Forum

Two HSF members, Christopher Talbot and Matthew Steven Bracey, were each recently interviewed by Truth in the Public Square podcast, Talbot on Francis Schaeffer and Bracey on conservatism. We...

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Walking in the Light - Helwys Society Forum

We all interact with art every day. For most of us, our day-to-day engagement with art is the common habit of listening to the radio as we drive to work or turning on the television after supper....

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Recommended Books (Spring 2026) - Helwys Society Forum

This spring we would like to share some good reads we discovered over the past few months. These selections represent a wide array of topics we think will interest you. Some selections will be great...

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HSF Conversations: The Importance of Balancing Study and Practical Ministry for Pastors - Helwys...

In this episode of HSF Conversations, HSF contributors Daniel Mann and Jesse Owens are joined by Ed Goode to discuss the importance and difficulty of balancing study and practical ministry for...

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HSF Conversations: The Silmarillion (part 2/2) - Helwys Society Forum

Approximately a year ago, Phillip T. Morgan and Matthew Steven Bracey conversed about The Silmarillion. In that conversation, Morgan and Bracey discussed the work broadly—its mythos, its significan...

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Exposition and Exhortation: Pattern of Emphasizing Indicatives and Imperatives in Preaching in the...

Preaching is central in God’s plan to save and transform lives (1 Cor. 1:21; 2 Tim. 4:2). All of God’s people should have great interest in preaching because it is one of the foremost means God has...

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Virtue, Happiness, and the Fulfillment of Human Potential - Helwys Society Forum

by Nicolas Cruz Virtue is an essential quality of the Christian life; specifically, living virtuously enables us to achieve human flourishing and to fulfill our potential in God’s grand design. In...

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Reading Genesis 1:1–2:3 and Genesis 2:4–25 As Complementary, Not Contradictory - Helwys Society...

Critics sometimes assert that Genesis 1:1–2:3 and 2:4–25 present two separate creation accounts and that they contradict in relation to (a) the divine name and (b) the timing of the creation of...

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Mere Spirituality: A Modest Proposal for Evangelical Spiritual Formation - Helwys Society Forum

C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity likened the historic Christian faith to a hallway “out of which doors open into several rooms.”[1] He argued that these rooms are various denominations or theological...

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Neglecting to Meet Together: The Vital Role of the Church in Perseverance - Helwys Society Forum

Recently, I was scrolling through social media when I noticed someone holding up a book I have read, benefited from, and even distributed to others. What struck me about this social media post was...

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John R. Gower and the Culture of Turn-of-the-Century Free Will Baptists (3/3) - Helwys Society Forum

Throughout history Christians have consistently been faced with the task of discerning what aspects of the culture could be reconciled with the Christian faith. While not every decision carries...

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HSF Conversations: Free Will Baptist History with Dr. J. Matthew Pinson - Helwys Society Forum

In this episode of HSF Conversations, Jesse Owens is joined by Dr. Matthew Pinson to discuss his new book The Free Will Baptists: A New History, published by the University of Tennessee Press. In the...

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Rethinking Worship (2/2) - Helwys Society Forum

by Eric K. Thomsen This article represents the second post in a two-part series. Worship by the Book Derek Thomas lists wide-ranging instances where Scripture clearly emphasizes the mandate to...

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Rethinking Worship (1/2) - Helwys Society Forum

by Eric K. Thomsen Worship is a common word in church circles. It is hard to attend a service without hearing terms such as praise and worship, worship service, worship leader, or worship team. Yet,...

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Recommended Books (Winter 2026) - Helwys Society Forum

This winter we would like to share some good reads we discovered over the past few months. These selections represent a wide array of topics we think will interest you. Some selections will be great...

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Lessons in Mentorship - Helwys Society Forum

Several years ago, I was asked to co-present on mentorship at the 2022 Free Will Baptist Leadership Conference with Eric K. Thomsen, who was my youth pastor when I was growing up. The idea was to...

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