The Living Church
John Stott has just published a new book on the ministry of the church, called The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor. The structure of the book flows from Stott’s exposition of Acts 2 and his admiration for the…
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Warfield on Inerrancy
A pithy reminder from B.B. Warfied’s classic work on The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible: “[W]e do not adopt the doctrine of the plenary inspiration of Scripture on sentimental grounds, nor even, as we have already occasion to remark,…
The Scandal of the Christian Faith
Ken Myers has done it again, writing a thoughtful, provocative letter to his listeners at Mars Hill Audio. One quotation from theologian Michael Williams seems especially appropriate to the season: “The power that called the world into being [took on]…
Dances with Elves
Many thanks to Rick Phillips for waiting until I was halfway around the world to post my latest dance video (see “Christmas Contextualization at Tenth Pres”). In truth (and my children can vouch for this), I am not nearly as…
Some encouragement on the cultural engagement front
Our friend David Robertson has managed to deliver a robust and winsome rejoinder to Richard Dawkins, and it’s gotten some significant traction in Britain. Read and be encouraged. Here.
A kid’s worst nightmare
What is the typical kid’s worst nightmare? That mum and dad will write a book on — well, you know what. So I wonder what trauma has been visited on the Thomas brood by what looks set to be a…
Trueman’s vision
At risk of sycophancy on these pages over Carl Trueman, we now extend our congratulations to him on his recent appointment as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Westminster Theological Seminary at a recent meeting of the Seminary’s Board. In…
Church History
Here are links to those books that Carl was recommending on church history: 2,000 Years of Christ’s Power: Vol. 1: Age of the Early Church Fathers 2,000 Years of Christ’s Power, Vol: 2: Middle Ages 2,000 Years of Christ’s Power,…
Golden Compass review posted
We sent Adam Parker to the movies to see the controversial film, The Golden Compass to see what all the fuss was about. His review is posted here.
Trueman’s Recommended Reading on Church History
Tony Reinke passes along a couple of recommendations he heard from Carl.