Sunday’s Sermon
I am currently preaching through the epistle of Jude. The series is entitled The Alert Christian. Here is where we stand so far: Part 1 – “Slaves of Christ Loved by God” (vv.1-2) Part 2 – “Contend For The Faith” (vv.…
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The Scriptures and creation
For a nice blend of topics, sit back first for a leisurely Trueman on the sufficiency of Scripture, and then enjoy a bracing Mohler on the age of the universe. The former provides a good basis for the latter.
The Constant Reader
Here are a few new titles worth checking out… Living in the Light of Inextinguishable Hopeby Iain DuguidThe latest volume in the outstanding series The Gospel According to the Old Testament Journey To Joy: The Psalms of Ascentby Josh Moody…
SCOTUS on DOMA
History was made today by the Supreme Court of the United States. The door is now fully open to require all 50 states to recognize homosexual marriage. Time will tell how this will further our decline as a society. But…
The Doctrine of Christ and Contemporary Challenges
The following panel discussion was hosted by Ligonier Ministries at the 2013 PCA General Assembly, with Sinclair Ferguson, Robert Godfrey, Ligon Duncan, Richard Pratt, and R.C. Sproul, moderated by Steve Nichols. It’s well worth a watch: [vimeo w=400&h=300]
The Best Around
Imagine a feast that lasts seven full days. But not only that, it is in the royal garden of the King’s palace. This feast is offered to you after 180 days of the great king displaying all of his riches…
The Gospel Call and True Conversion
This morning I began reading Paul Washer’s new book entitled The Gospel Call and True Conversion and am thoroughly enjoying it. This is his second book in a series called Recovering the Gospel. The book arrived this week. More information…
A preacher’s nightmare
Like many dreams, the details began to fade very rapidly, only a few of them sticking, but the vivid impression remains. In this dream, I had (I presume) been invited to preach. I knew the building, more or less. It…
Chapter 24
i. Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one husband, at the same time. ii. Marriage…
The Myth of Persecution
Candida Moss, The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom (New York: HarperOne 2013), 320 pp., $25.99 This is an entertaining, at times thought-provoking, but deeply flawed book. For all of its underlying scholarship, it is…