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Philip Ryken

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Orombi on Scripture

Praise God for the African Anglicans.  Writing in First Things (August/September, 2007), Ugandan Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi comments on how the Word of God works (or ought to work) in…

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Reformation Wallpaper

Andrew Moody has written to say that J.R. Herbert’s well-known painting of the Westminster Assembly is now available in poster form.  For more details, go to: https://www.reformationart.com/westminster-assembly-poster–2.html

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David Brainerd, Part 2

“The Sabbath evening, July 12, 1739 I was walking again in the same solitary place, where I was brought to see myself lost and helpless, as was before mentioned; and…

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Cultural Transformation

Recently our friends at 9Marks Ministries wrote to ask: Does Scripture call the local church (by which we mean the local church as the local church, not as individual Christians)…

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Rykens Root for Redbirds

Just to set the record straight, the Ryken family has rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals since 1934, the year the Cardinals defeated the Tigers in the World Series.  It…

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David Brainerd, Part 1

Our friends at Banner of Truth have published an attractive new edition of a genuine classic: The Diary & Journal of David Brainerd.  The book will be of special interest…

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Words and Deeds

A helpful comment from Michael Cassidy, who is one of the leading evangelics in South Africa: “Any religion that professes to be concerned with the souls of men and is…

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Bad Porn

Last month’s post on Naomi Wolf’s essay “The Porn Myth” provokes many useful lines of practical and theological reflection.  Wolf’s basic argument is that, contrary to feminist expectations, easy access…

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The Great Exchange

I am very happy to have received a book I have not yet read but do not hesitate to recommend.  It is called The Great Exchange: My Sin for His…

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Secret Cathedral Building

The mother in your life will be encouraged and edified by Nicole Johnson’s short essay “The Invisible Woman.”  The essay, which compares the work of motherhood to building a cathedral, is currently posted under…