Month December 2008

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The Modernity of “Post-Modernism”

R. Scott Clark of Westminster California has written an interesting post dealing with the thoroughly modern character of so-called “post-moderns.” I have argued for some time that there is nothing new or “post” about post-modernism. Ignorantly, the leaders of the…

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“The worst scientific scandal in history”

The corrupt and politically compromised UN has released a statement claiming that man-made global warming is incontrovertably true and is not longer up for debate. There are a growing number of scientists however who beg to differ. The U.S. Senate…

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Calvin: A Guide for the Perplexed

Calvin: A Guide for the PerplexedBy Paul HelmT & T Clark (October 2008)175 p. Are you perplexed by Calvin, dear reader? Do you find yourself wondering what all the fuss is about, yet you can’t be bothered to read the…

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Take and Read

Here are a few outstanding books on the character of God. The Message of the Living God by Peter Lewis The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink Behold Your God by Donald Macleod A Heart for God by Sinclair Ferguson

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Happy Birthday, John Milton

Justin Taylor tells me that in honor of John Milton’s 400th birthday he has posted an interview with my father here: https://theologica.blogspot.com/2008/12/interview-with-leland-ryken-about.html.  As my dad would say, please support your local Milton scholar.

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A Cry from India

“My beloved Christian brethren, my endearing believers in the Holy Spirit, we cannot remain impotent, indecisive, and mute spectators.”  Thus said the Governor of Maharashtra — where Mumbai is located, scene of the recent bombings — in an impassioned speech at…

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While having lunch with one of my students, Ed, I asked him about his family.  His mother, he told me, was the only sister to six brothers.  This is interesting enough, but then he told me she’s actually one of…