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Here I finally begin posting some reflections and reactions on my recent trip to the Far East.  My 11-year old daughter Kirsten and I left for Singapore on December 3, returning on December 12.  The main purpose of the trip…

John Stott has just published a new book on the ministry of the church, called The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor.  The structure of the book flows from Stott’s exposition of Acts 2 and his admiration for the…

A pithy reminder from B.B. Warfied’s classic work on The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible: “[W]e do not adopt the doctrine of the plenary inspiration of Scripture on sentimental grounds, nor even, as we have already occasion to remark,…

Ken Myers has done it again, writing a thoughtful, provocative letter to his listeners at Mars Hill Audio.  One quotation from theologian Michael Williams seems especially appropriate to the season: “The power that called the world into being [took on]…

Many thanks to Rick Phillips for waiting until I was halfway around the world to post my latest dance video (see “Christmas Contextualization at Tenth Pres”).  In truth (and my children can vouch for this), I am not nearly as…

Our friend David Robertson has managed to deliver a robust and winsome rejoinder to Richard Dawkins, and it’s gotten some significant traction in Britain. Read and be encouraged. Here.