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The lion is the only animal that can dare lay claim to the title “the king of the beasts.” Really, there aren’t any other serious candidates. What other animal has the regal bearing of a lion, with its magnificent mane?…

Desmond Tutu’s former press secretary has just published a biography of this well known anti-apartheid warrior. Among other things, Allen indicates Tutu’s chagrin at the Anglican communion’s failure to embrace homosexual priests (Tutu wrote the former Archbishop of Canterbury and…

My visit to Covenant PCA in Fayetteville, NC to speak at the “Bearing the Sword” conference provided some quite edifying conversations and incidents.  A high proportion of the church members are active duty soldiers stationed at nearby Ft. Bragg, many…

CT’s cover story on Calvinism–Young, Restless, and Reformed–is now online.

Reformed Heritage Books has just released an unabridged paperback edition of John Owen’s classic work on The Doctrine of Justification by Faith. You can order it online. Below is the copy from the back cover. “John Owen presents one of…

Another principle for racial reconciliation from Dolphus Weary: “Relationships are the key. By definition, reconciliation is relational: first with God, then with each other. Reconciliation does not automatically happen because we preach it, discuss it, or write books about it.…

While fearing that this continued discussion may start to seem, well, tortuous, I want to respond to some mail that asked for an exegetical defense of my claim that Christians should oppose torture.  Let me give a brief one, which…

Yesterday NBC TV confirmed that it is planning to air footage from Madonna’s “Confessions” tour in which Madonna wears a crown of thorns and is mounted on a mirror-laden cross while she is raised up from the stage.  NBC, which…

I am delighted to say that Rick and Sharon Phillips will be giving a seminar on dating and relationships at Tenth Presbyterian Church on September 29 and 30. Presumably most readers of this blog are familiar with Rick’s excellent teaching…