As recently as yesterday, Ref21 received an inquiry as to whether Paul Levy was historical or merely the literary construct of Second Temple Judaism as a means of explaining the reality and all-pervasiveness of evil. Hey, if it works for…
Over the years on reformation21, three things have earned me more critical, if not at times hate-, mail than anything else: my interactions with Roman Catholicism; my belief that not every mother is called to be a homeschooler; and my…
Over the years on reformation21, three things have earned me more critical, if not at times hate-, mail than anything else: my interactions with Roman Catholicism; my belief that not every mother is called to be a homeschooler; and my…
I enjoyed reading about the Carl and Mike love in at New Word Alive, 2 celebrity speakers hanging round together, it reminded me of when they first met you can watch it here Mike is the in the hat, somewhat taller now…
Recently a 25th anniversary edition of Desiring God was released. I remember my first reading of Desiring God as a new seminary student. It was a disorienting experience because Piper’s basic thesis was something brand new for me. At first…
Spurgeon’s Sermons, Vol. 1&2, Christ Crucified, Charles Haddon Spurgeon (Baker Books, second printing, 1999) I confess I have a shelf in my head for everything now. Whatever I read I know where to put it; whatever I learn I know…
The recent spate of blog posts on various sites in response to Ligon Duncan’s “Bavinck vs. Nevin” post here on the Ref21 blog suggests that this is a discussion whose time has come. I can’t help but note, however, that…
Total church, pure church, simple church, gospel centred church, purpose driven church, everyday church, messy church, Spirit filled church, vintage church, mission shaped church. Doing church is the funky thing to publish books on but I think I’ve cracked something…
This week’s sermon was part 10 in our series God’s Great Story: How the Gospel Changes Everything. It is entitled “The Self-Sacrificing God” and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.
Have you ever received a picture of a cup of coffee, or cocktail on your Facebook page? Yesterday I was sent a virtual fortune cookie to open. I know that I have been guilty of texting pictures of birthday cakes…
