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Ancient Word, Changing Worlds

I have had the privilege to read the manuscript for Stephen Nichols’s forthcoming book, Ancient Word, Changing Worlds: The Doctrine of Scripture in a Modern Age.  Here is the endorsement I wrote for Crossway Books: “Ancient Word, Changing Worlds is…

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The Resistance

I had to smile when I saw the title of C.J. Mahaney’s latest book: Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World.  Some of us have teased our friend C.J. for writing a book on humility.  Apparently this time he…

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Actually, There Probably Is

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has announced plans to run a month-long series of ads on 30 London buses.  The ads read: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” Word for word, the ad may contain…

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Monty Python and Predictive Prophecy

I remember Monty Python’s Meaning of Life for several reasons.  I got in to see it under age (which always made the move somehow more enjoyable, however poor the quality — my equivalent of Augustine’s stealing the pears, I guess). …

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New titles from Scottish academics

I wanted to draw attention to two recent publications from Scottish academics: I. Howard Marshall’s A Concise New Testament Theology (IVP) is an abridgement of his recent New Testament Theology, and is a very accessible survey of the issues and…

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Recovering the Reformed Confession

R. Scott Clark has a new book out, published by P&R: Recovering the Reformed Confession: Our Theology, Piety, and Practice. Here’s the heart of it: “It is the argument of this book that the Reformed confession is the only reasonable…

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Modern-Day Micah

It was good to see Rick going off on his Wall Street rant — another indication of the salutary influence that preaching through the minor prophets has had on him.  I recently read through his manuscript on Micah and can…