The Accident of Two Legs
We come now to the last of our Ten Tenets. The Ten Tenets are these: The faith that we are defending must begin with, and necessarily include, the Triune God — Father, Son and Holy Spirit — who, as God,…
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The Top Ten Books that I Read in 2014
This is the time of year when book lists come out. Mine is a little less ambitious than others in part because I don’t try to confine my reading to what is new. Sometimes I go on “kicks” where I’ll…
2014: The Year of Atheist Spirituality?
Several years ago, while on vacation, I bought a quirky little book by the French philosopher André Comte-Sponville entitled The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality. Though I knew no work quite like it, the idea the author developed, that atheists…
Interstellar
At the end of one of Christopher Nolan’s most memorable films, The Prestige, one of the duelling magicians, Robert Angier, lies dying, and reproaches his rival, “You never understood why we did this. The audience knows the truth: the world…
Ref21 Top Ten Books That Will Never Make A Top Ten Books List
10. Omnes in Adam, by Aaron Denlinger. Absolutely essential reading if you feel as though you need to know more about Ambrogio Catarino’s Doctrine of Covenantal Solidarity and Its Influence on Post-Reformation Reformed Theologians. 9. Reformed Orthodoxy in Scotland, edited by Aaron…
Jesus and Joshua
Most Christian children know how “Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho… And the walls came tumbling down!” And it’s true! Joshua did lead Israel in obeying God’s commands so that when the priests blew the trumpets and the…
“Through the Eyes of Spurgeon”
Stephen McCaskell’s fine biographical film, Through the Eyes of Spurgeon, surveying the life and ministry of ‘the Prince of Preachers,’ will drop this Thursday (18 Dec) at 12:00am CST, when it will be streamed live here. If you head over…
Well, OK, but just this once …
Today is almost certain to see the appointment of the first Anglican woman bishop in the UK. Stockport in Manchester look to be the unlucky winners. It has been declared: “The time is right.” A break with tradition, we are…
A Thoroughly Reformed Book on Prayer
This morning, I finished reading Tim Keller’s new book, Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God. I very much appreciated the book–I read it a chapter at a time during my morning worship times and found myself reminded of much…
6 Things I Have Learned While Church Planting
Needless to say, I have learned far more than six things. I hope to elaborate on those later (e.g., issues concerning commitment, expectations, etc.). In the meantime, here are six observations. 1. Do not compare yourself to other churches. It…