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Philip Ryken

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How Long?

Today I received an anonymous prayer card from someone who was at Tenth Presbyterian Church yesterday for worship.  The card asked us to pray for a baby whose heart is…

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The Family Worship Book

Anyone who wishes to respond to Rick Phillips’s stirring call to family worship will find a helpful resource in Terry Johnson’s recent publication, The Family Worship Book.  In addition to…

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How Long?

Today I received an anonymous prayer card from someone who was at Tenth Presbyterian Church yesterday for worship.  The card asked us to pray for a baby whose heart is…

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The Family Worship Book

Anyone who wishes to respond to Rick Phillips’s stirring call to family worship will find a helpful resource in Terry Johnson’s recent publication, The Family Worship Book.  In addition to…

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His Story

History is (of course) an essential category to use in describing the Bible.  The Bible has a narrative structure.  What kind of narrative is it?  A theologically-annotated one (see previous…

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Virginity and Humility

A friend has written with a seasonal quotation from Bernard of Clairvaux’s sermons on Advent:”Who is this Virgin so reverently saluted by the angel? and so lowlyas to be espoused…

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“Wonder . . .

. . . is involuntary praise.”  This marvelous statement from Edward Young appears on the cover of Wheaton College’s 2007 Christmas card. Gentle reader, may this be for you the…

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Narrative Theology

Paul Tripp made a helpful comment Sunday about the nature of biblical revelation.  The Bible, he said is a “theologically-annotated narrative,” a story that comes with “God’s notes.”  This comment…