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Van Til, Oliphint and apologetics

Two recent additions to the Van Til corpus have been published by P&R Publishing. Both volumes have now been annotated and provide for the reader explanations and definitions of concepts, ideas and terms. These additions should go a long way…

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Interview with Bartel Elshout

Dr. Derek Thomas interviews Bartel Elshout on his translation of “The Christians Reasonable Service” by Wilhelmus a Brakel. DT: Bart [1] , you translated into English, from its Dutch original, the four-volumed work, The Christian’s Reasonable Service by Wilhelmus à…

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Steady As You Go

Reformed Theological SeminaryCommencement Address – May 16, 2008Rev. Alistair Begg “Steady As You Go” – 2 Timothy 4: 1-8 We hear the Word of God again; this time in Second Timothy and in chapter 4. “In the presence of God…

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Steady As You Go

Reformed Theological SeminaryCommencement Address – May 16, 2008Rev. Alistair Begg “Steady As You Go” – 2 Timothy 4: 1-8 We hear the Word of God again; this time in Second Timothy and in chapter 4. “In the presence of God…

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China Olympic Evangelism

  Evangelical Press have launched a book written by John Keddie celebrating the life and testimony of Eric Liddell in time for the China Oympics. The picture shows the Chinese cover. Other events and publications are also scheduled (see www.evaneglicalpress.org).…

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He Descended into Hell

There is nothing more central to the Christian message than the cross of Christ. It is there in the shadows of the Old Testament. It explodes to the fore in the New, dominating the landscape of the Gospel records. And…

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He Descended into Hell

There is nothing more central to the Christian message than the cross of Christ. It is there in the shadows of the Old Testament. It explodes to the fore in the New, dominating the landscape of the Gospel records. And…

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Enns Out at WTS

Peter Enns and Westminster Theological Seminary have issued a joint statement: The administration and Prof. Peter Enns wish to announce that they have arrived at mutually agreeable terms, and that, as of 31 July, 2008, Prof. Enns will discontinue his…

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Watching Joel Osteen

Last night as I was flipping the channels during a second straight depressing late-inning loss by my Cardinals, I happened onto Joel Osteen’s program. As someone professionally-trained as an American religious historian, it was striking to watch Osteen once again…

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Memories

Here’s one for the historians. “Memory is much more significant than originality.” Samuel Wells, Improvisation:  The Drama of Christian Ethics, 147.