The Gift of a Pious Mother
In remembrance of his late mother, the 19th century Southern Presbyterian B.M. Palmer wrote, “Ah! We have but one mother on earth. Who can replace her in our thought? She who bore us in the walls of her flesh, in…
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Download the Broadcast Apps
Download the free apps for The Bible Study Hour and Dr. Barnhouse & the Bible for clear biblical teaching from Dr. Boice and Barnhouse anytime, anywhere on Apple and Android devices. Create an account to unlock featured messages. The current…
The Single’s Choice, Part 1
Editor’s Note: If you haven’t already, go back and read Part 1, 2, 3, and 4 to catch up with where we are at!) BREAKING NEWS: a runner has tripped and fallen during their race! Wait, that runner looks familiar…It’s you.…
Two Cities, Two Loves: Christian Responsibility in a Crumbling Culture
Christians belong to God’s kingdom but live in earthly realms that celebrate radically different loves and priorities. In this new edition from P&R Publishing, James Boice highlights the dangers we face—dangers familiar to God’s people throughout the millennia—while offering practical,…
Gentle and Lowly In Light of a Few Years
Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers (Crossway, 2020), by Dane Ortlund, has been very well received in the broader Reformed and evangelical world. I was asked to review this book years ago, but it seemed that…
Review of Johnson’s The Revealed God
Jeffrey D. Johnson, The Revealed God: An Introduction to Biblical Classical Theism (Conway, AR: Free Grace Press, 2023).[i] In a previous post, I asserted that the Trinity debates of the last several years have not ended. I mentioned that…
Mortification of Spin Releases Its 500th Episode
Back in 2013, Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt launched Mortification of Spin, sharing a microphone in a small underground bunker, shooting the breeze as the British like to say. Their first episode, “Rock Star Pastors in Las Vegas,” aired February…
Plundering the Pagans: Reformed Theology and Pagan Authors
Occasionally, I see and hear comments about the relationship between Reformed theology and the pagan world. Some are nervous and hesitant to appreciate non-Christian authors whereas others sometimes express deep appreciation and admiration for those who do not profess the…
Jesus is the Better Bitcoin
We are approaching a once-every-four-year phenomenon. No, not the Olympics or the pageantry of elections, but the Bitcoin-halving (due in April). Monetary rewards for mining new bitcoins (which happens through computers solving complex math problems) get cut in half. Prior…
Listen to the podcasts on the Alliance YouTube Channel
Did you know the Alliance Podcast Network is now available on YouTube? You can listen to any of the Alliance podcasts on any device, including your Smart TV, media player, game console, phone, tablet, or computer. Additionally, you will find…