“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory” (Jn. 1:14). Our Christmas celebrations are like Israel’s exodus from Egypt. This great migration took on a beautiful splendor, as Israel was laden with the…
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory” (Jn. 1:14). Our Christmas celebrations are like Israel’s exodus from Egypt. This great migration took on a beautiful splendor, as Israel was laden with the…
Maurice Roberts, writing on “The Christian’s Refreshing” in his book of essays The Thought of God (Banner of Truth, p. 74-75), has the following counsel, which may prove a timely encouragement at the end of a long and laborious year:…
Evangelicals Now is a Christian Newspaper for the UK but also has news from around the world, helpful articles, news etc. It’s edited by John Benton who has written some really helpful little books. The plan in 2013 is to launch an…
My mom, her three sisters, and her brother sing gospel songs a cappella. They all have great singing voices, but they have a more special beauty when they are harmonizing together. I thought about this as I was reading Michael…
A few years ago, on a warm spring afternoon in Jackson, MS, I detected a note of surprise in the man’s voice. He had just finished a PhD on Tolkien and was delighted by the questions of my dear friend…
Some may say producer/director Peter Jackson’s latest J. R. R. Tolkien adaption is an unexpected disappointment of phantom menace proportions because Jackson himself has been corrupted by the power of the One Ring. Others may say this movie was a…
David Robertson has produced a video promoting his tete a tete with Richard Dawkins held recently in the Highlands of Scotland. Dawkins and Robbo two of the great characters of our age meet at Stornoway Airport luggage carousel! It’s at…
A friend who is about to start a Ph.D. in church history emailed me the other day regarding Gregory of Nyssa’s biography of his sister, Macrina. The work is a piece of unabashed hagiography. How do historians handle this sort…
A friend who is about to start a Ph.D. in church history emailed me the other day regarding Gregory of Nyssa’s biography of his sister, Macrina. The work is a piece of unabashed hagiography. How do historians handle this sort…
