As I sat with Liam Goligher in my usual breakfast haunt near Philadelpia yesterday, we both speculated as to when the `rats abandoning the sinking ship’ theme would emerge in commentary on his potential move from Richmond to Tenth; little…
Alistair Begg, Sinclair Ferguson, Derek Thomas, Jerram Barrs, Carl Trueman, Paul Gardner, Mark Johnston, Bill Hughes, Josh Moody and now Liam Goligher. The list could go on……. On the 5th January 1989 the South Wales Evening Post arrived in the afternoon. I…
Ross Douthat has posted a thoughtful article on America’s paradoxical attitude toward the unborn. “This is the paradox of America’s unborn. No life is so desperately sought after, so hungrily desired, so carefully nurtured. And yet no life is so…
The Pastoral Selection Committee of Tenth Presbyterian Church here in Philadelphia has put forward Liam Goligher to serve as the next Senior Ministier.To my mind, this is an excellent selection. Dr. Goligher is an outstanding preacher and writer. I have…
Derek Webb likes to stir it up every now and again. His favorite targets of disdain are those rascally conservative Christians. Recently he’s made a few headlines by offering his troublingly thoughts on homosexuality. Along with his seeming agnosticism on…
Sam Storms has posted his favorite books of 2010 HERE. On his list is one that could easily have made mine but I neglected to list it. It is Tom Schreiner’s outstanding 40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law. He…
The following are the books published in 2010 that I enjoyed most. I am limiting the list to those books from Christian publishing houses. The Heresy of Orthodoxy by Kostenberger & Kruger The authors carefully and effectively dismantle the arguments…
From Michael Gerson writing in The Washington Post: Christmas has become a kind of alternative religion, offering watered-down versions of profound theological doctrines. Its miracles are found on 34th Street, not in Bethlehem. The visitation of Gabriel has become the…
Carl Trueman calls attention to a very interesting article in The Spectator. Bruce Anderson, an atheist, makes some insightful claims about Christianity which suggest that he understands the Christian faith far more than theological liberals. Anderson writes: “We unbelievers are…
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