A Caller from Cyberspace
Among the morning’s tide of emails, the usual flotsam and jetsam. But one item caught my eye, the one headed ‘Of Interest?’ It should really have gone straight into junk. But I opened it. (I did not notice the name…
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Books, books…
I have been mulling over the books I most enjoyed reading this past year (limiting myself to those published in 2009): There was Perspectives on Christian Worship: 5 Views , ed. J. Matthew Pinson (B & H Publishers). Actually, six…
Christmas Books
Since I inevitably blog about books I’m reading, many of you already know the books about which I think highly. You can read my thoughts about Introverts in the Church; Counsel from the Cross; and Counterfeit Gods. I also recently…
The Manhattan Declaration: A Statement from Ligon Duncan
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals has received a number of requests for comment upon the Manhattan Declaration, a recent public statement on the sanctity of life, marriage and sexuality, and religious liberty, signed by a number of leaders from the…
The Manhattan Declaration: A Statement from Ligon Duncan
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals has received a number of requests for comment upon the Manhattan Declaration, a recent public statement on the sanctity of life, marriage and sexuality, and religious liberty, signed by a number of leaders from the…
Richard Doster, Crossing the Lines, OR, One more book for Christmas
Here’s one more book for Christmas . . . Richard Doster, Crossing the Lines, A Novel, published by David C. Cook First, for those who would not countenance contemporary fiction . . . Look at the cover. [You’ll have to…
Marital Conflict
The latest issue of New York has a generally positive article on Redeemer Presbyterian Church’s Tim Keller and his ministry to New York City. The article includes this gem of a quotation from Dr. Keller, which echoes the whole stream…
Books for Christmas
Why stress the Christmas shopping? Here are some suggestions to help . . . For the kids: – The new Pilgrim’s Progress, edited by C. J. Lovik and illustrated by Mike Wimmer. This new Crossway Book is excellent in every…
The John Murray lecture on Assurance
Under the auspices of Highland Theological College, Principal Donald Macleod of the Free Church College delivered the annual John Murray lecture on November 20th. This lecture is well worth hearing, and can be downloaded on the website of Greyfriars Free…
Introverts in the church
As a confirmed INTJ (that’s Myers-Briggs personality speak for introvert, intuitive, thinking, judgment), I’ve struggled at time with my personality. For example, my wife loves to entertain large groups of people at our home; I prefer to have one other…