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An Aging Heretic and His Manifesto

From Al Mohler: “The battle is over. The victory has been won. There is no reasonable doubt as to what the final outcome of the struggle will be.” Those are the words of John Shelby Spong, the retired Episcopal bishop…

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A Less Wild Rumpus

Russ Moore reviews “Where the Wild Things Are” movie: This past Saturday I took my three oldest sons to see the movie Where the Wild Things Are. Some Christians are all exercised about the fact that the movie might be…

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From Marx to Christ

Trevin Wax has posted an interesting interview with Marvin Olasky about his journey from Marxism to faith in Christ. This week, I am posting an interview with Dr. Marvin Olasky, provost of The King’s College in New York City, and…

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Recommended Reading

Check out the Recommended Reading section of the website for Church of the Saviour. I have written blurbs for some of the books but still have quite a lot to do. The list is categorized and you can trust that…

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Westminster Weekend recap…

Karen and I were blessed to be with the kind folks from Westminster Seminary this weekend. The teaching and the fellowship were terrific. I was encouraged by the vision and commitments of Dr. Lillback and the faculty. The theme of…

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“Sick in fact but healthy in hope”

“Now notice what I said above, that the saints at the same time as they are righteous are also sinners; righteous because they believe in Christ, whose righteousness covers them and is imputed to them, but sinners because they do…

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Lest we be fools…

In light of some comments made in June by a well placed presidential advisor I have some books you may want to read lest you too think Mao Tse Tung was a great “political philosopher.” Mao: The Unkown Story by…

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Photos

First photo – my two sons and a friend in New York Second photo – Baptist Church of the Great Valley in Valley Forge

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Donald Miller’s new book

From Chris Brauns at Ref21: Donald Miller has a fascinating ability to engage readers as he reflects on the journey of his life. I first noticed this in Blue Like Jazz, later when I watched an interview , and, again…