During a recent evening worship service at our church, the Rev. Scott Cook was ordained to the gospel ministry. Scott is a recent graduation of RTS (Charlotte) and had previously been an outstanding intern at our church. I had the…
2015 has been a bumper year for the cottage industry that is Martyn Lloyd Jones hagiography. There has been a new, short biography written by his grandson, Christopher Catherwood; a first biography of his wife, Bethan Lloyd Jones, and the…
I see there is a book signing in Moscow, Idaho, today and tomorrow. I wonder, which of the authors will be there to put their John Hancocks on the title page? Greg Bahnsen and Ellen G. White are both dead…
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work” (2 Cor 9.8). The doctrine of divine sufficiency is a glorious…
The redoubtable Rachel Miller has found some fascinating instances of what would appear to be plagiarism. To quote Yogi Berra, 'It's like deja-vu, all over again.' But Rachel's only a woman, so I guess she has no authority to point…
Well, this is the time of year that bloggers are offering their top-ten, or for the more audacious, top 50 books of the year. I’ve never been one to rate my books, but I thought I might try something a…
The Transfiguration holds great significance within the narratives of the Synoptic gospels and considerable promise for Christian theological reflection more generally. Yet it receives relatively little attention in many quarters, its importance lying underappreciated and unexplored. This neglect may arise…
Anthony Esolen. Life Under Compulsion: Ten Ways to Destroy the Humanity of Your Child. Delaware: ISI Books, 2015. 224 pages. $27.95 Ever since Edison recorded sound, each new generation of parents has voiced the same complaint: why do my kids…
Anthony Esolen. Life Under Compulsion: Ten Ways to Destroy the Humanity of Your Child. Delaware: ISI Books, 2015. 224 pages. $27.95 Ever since Edison recorded sound, each new generation of parents has voiced the same complaint: why do my kids…
After our post on the Top Ten Seminaries in 2015, we bring you the top 10 denominations of 2015. Separate Category: PCA Progressives: “Denominations” are so 1990s. They transcend denominational boundaries. Disqualified: Southern Baptist Convention: Two Words: Steven Furtick. ACTS29:…
