Books to Look for in 2010
Grounded in the Gospel by J.I. Packer Jesus, the Only Way to God… by John Piper The Church and the Surprising Offense of God’s Love by Jonathan Leeman Scandalous by D.A. Carson
Month December 2009
WTS Audio – The Authority of Scripture
Westminster Seminary has posted 100 audio messages on the authority of Scripture. Check it out HERE.
“C & E Christians”
A fascinating article on those who come to church only during the holiday season: In Ohio, Hattie Gibson, 54, is defiant about only attending church twice-yearly and doesn’t care who knows. “I’m a C&E Christian and I’m proud of it,”…
“Jersey Shore” and the elevation of immorality
As someone who lives about an hour from the Jersey Shore I cringed when I saw that MTV was airing a new reality show entitled “Jersey Shore.” If you take every stereo type of young New Jersy-ites whose names end…
The Funeral of a Great Myth
In contrast to the popular fiction and apologetic writings of C.S. Lewis, a less familiar body of social commentary exists within the writer’s corpus. These writings give some of the clearest insight into the political, social, and philosophical environment in…
Pastors, suffer well…
Village Church in Dallas, TX has released the news that their pastor, Matt Chandler, has a malignant brain tumor. So far in this process Matt has done a good job of suffering well before his congregation. Collin Hansen of Christianity…
Approval Ratings
According to a new study clergy approval ratings are at a 32 year low. The good news is that we are doing much better than politicians but that is not saying much. The study measures attitudes toward clergy ethics and…
Rediscovering Holiness
I am so thankful this book has been reissued! I have the old edition and was not sure if there would be a reprinting. After all, holiness is not what most Christians are reading about these days. The banalities of…
Blog 241: 4.20.8 – 4.20.11
Calvin here shows two things – his concern about the dangers of tyrannical government, and also his apparently relaxed attitude regarding forms of political government. You may say that he derives the possible forms from the ancient world, but in fact…
I am not humble; really…
Readers of this blog know that one of my favorite writers is Carl Trueman. He always makes me laugh and then he makes me think. His latest article posted at Ref21 caused me to look at myself in the proverbial…