“If I must have some failing…”
“I was born to fight devils and factions. It is my business to remove obstructions, to cut down thorns, to fill up quagmires, and to open and make straight paths. But if I must have some failing I would rather…
Month January 2010
“The Linchpin of the Plan”
“The God of the Bible is the righteous God of holy love. The trouble is, however, that we have become paradoxically the glory and garbage of the universe. Our great need is peace with God, and not just with God…
MDB 17: Esther 3
Chapter divisions in Bible are sometimes less helpful than they might be, and that is certainly the case as we come to today’s reading. In order to make sense of all that’s going on in this passage, we need to…
Why I Need the People of God
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The Slough of Theological Liberalism
The latest edition of the Nine Marks Journal focuses on theological liberalism, particularly in the so-called evangelical church. In the “Editor’s Note” Jonathan Leeman writes: In general, the danger of liberalism, which we define broadly as gospel-denial within the church,…
Greg Beale on Inerrancy (3)
From Martin Downes:Part 3: The Erosion of Inerrancy in EvangelicalismWhat have been some of the contributing factors to what you have called the ‘erosion’ of inerrancy in evangelicalism? There are a number of factors. One has to do with the…
Reflections on Rome Part 1: Connecting the Mind and the Tongue
I have spent most of my life connected in some sense to Rome. At school and then at university, I was a Classics man. I preferred Greek tragedy to Roman comedy; but when it came to history, politics, poetry and…
Reflections on Rome Part 1: Connecting the Mind and the Tongue
I have spent most of my life connected in some sense to Rome. At school and then at university, I was a Classics man. I preferred Greek tragedy to Roman comedy; but when it came to history, politics, poetry and…
New Edwards Set–Just in time for Valentine’s Day
I just saw the notice of a handy new set of Edwards’ writings. Its edited by Owen Strachan and Douglas Sweeney and published by Moody. It looks like there will be five convenient paperbacks and a hefty hardback. And they…
MDB 16: Esther 2
Esther 2Esther is one of the most intriguing books in the Bible – not least because it never mentions God’s name. Despite the questions and suspicions raised by this, the obvious reason why this is so is quite simply that…