Every year the world–and the church–experiences Christmas, that curious amalgam of paganism, commercialism and Christianity which Western civilization has invented to tide it over the darkest days of the winter. It would be easy to be critical. Yet, in a…
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I’m reading, Welcoming Justice: God’s Movement Toward Beloved Community (IVP, just published) By Charles Marsh and John Perkins (foreword by Philip Yancey). I have met John Perkins many times (interestingly more often than not, on board airplanes when we have been…
I’m a little slow on the uptake, as this book came out over 18 months ago. But I just got around to reading it and thought, if you somehow missed it too, you could add it to your list. And…
As Ligon Duncan writes above, some Alliance Council members have not signed the Manhattan Declaration and have posted statements explaining their position. These statements can be found at the following locations: R. C. Sproul here Alistair Begg here…
From R.C. Sproul: There is no greater message to be heard than that which we call the Gospel. But as important as that is, it is often given to massive distortions or over simplifications. People think they’re preaching the Gospel…
In a related story, Senator Boxer (CA) compared abortion to Viagra. Brilliant comparison Senator! These are the people writing our laws people.
Among the morning’s tide of emails, the usual flotsam and jetsam. But one item caught my eye, the one headed ‘Of Interest?’ It should really have gone straight into junk. But I opened it. (I did not notice the name…
I have been mulling over the books I most enjoyed reading this past year (limiting myself to those published in 2009): There was Perspectives on Christian Worship: 5 Views , ed. J. Matthew Pinson (B & H Publishers). Actually, six…
There is an interesting piece in Slate about Promise Keepers. In case you did not know, the once enormously popular (among many evangelicals) ministry is staging for a comeback. For the purpose of full disclosure I will state that I…
