I am also reading The Faithful Preacher this week, a book by Thabiti Anyabwile that presents selections from Lemuel Haynes, Daniel Payne, and Francis Grimke, three African-American pastors from the Reformed tradition. The African American church generally is not associated…
In my morning worship, I’ve also been reading sections of Isaiah. One thing that struck me were the competing claims represented in Isaiah 46 and 47. In Isaiah 46, God clearly stakes his claim to absolute sovereign rights: “for I…
With a road trip this week, I have finally had the opportunity to read The Jesus Gospel by my friend Liam Goligher, who preaches at the historical Duke Street Richmond Church in London. Liam wrote this book out of a…
Here’s an interesting piece sent to me by friend of Ref21, Fred Zaspel: Warfield on Separation: Observing the stir ofdivision caused by the entrance of unbelief in African Anglicanism, Warfieldwrites: It maysound well to bewail the reproduction in…
Here’s an interesting piece sent to me by friend of Ref21, Fred Zaspel: Warfield on Separation: Observing the stir ofdivision caused by the entrance of unbelief in African Anglicanism, Warfieldwrites: It maysound well to bewail the reproduction in…
Connection Metro Church, Denver, which used its foyer coffee bars to attract visitors to its eight satellite churches in the Denver area, has decided to abandon ministry altogether to focus on coffee. “People liked the coffee a lot better than…
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING BLOG MAY CONTAIN HINTS OF IRONY AND MAY THEREFORE PROVE INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO AMERICANS. READER DISCRETION ADVISED. Due to the large volume of mail generated by the addition to our blog of Rev Boadicea von Ribbentrop, Priest-in-Charge of…
“I’m not Mother Teresa. But I’m also not Charles Manson.” – Mike Tyson to the Nevada State Athletic Commission
Russell Moore has a superb blog post at Touchstone’s “Mere Comments” responding to the new report discouraging transracial adoption. It’s a must-read.
James MacDonald (Harvest Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, IL) gave us this zinger at The Gospel Coalition this week: “Sometimes our presentation of the gospel is so watered down that even the non-elect can’t reject it.”
