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  AtheismWindow on the WorldPhilip Ryken   You may not realize this, but there is an embattled group of religious believers in this country that is badly in need of protection from public hostility. Fortunately, help is on the way. Bestselling…

  AtheismWindow on the WorldPhilip Ryken   You may not realize this, but there is an embattled group of religious believers in this country that is badly in need of protection from public hostility. Fortunately, help is on the way. Bestselling…

We cannot overemphasize the importance of our seminaries in shaping the theology and spirit of the churches and denominations and missionary enterprise. The tone of the classrooms and teachers exerts profound effect on the tone of our pulpits. What the…

We cannot overemphasize the importance of our seminaries in shaping the theology and spirit of the churches and denominations and missionary enterprise. The tone of the classrooms and teachers exerts profound effect on the tone of our pulpits. What the…

Sometime this summer, Barry Bonds — who plays outfield for the San Francisco Giants — will become Major League Baseball’s all-time leading home run hitter.  Few will cheer, however, because Mr. Bonds’s alleged steroid use and lack of interest in…

. . . on Memorial Day, 2007. Remember the men and women who have given their lives — in some cases valiantly — to gain and protect our religious freedom in America, which is a gift from God. Remember the…

The Free Church Assembly has come to an end, London FC minister, Dave Strain, my old pal and perennially pessimillennialist (at least as far as the FCS goes) has a good — and `strain’gely optimistic analysis of the week on his blog: www.lifetowardsgod.co.uk The…

Thanks to Phil for his announcement of the Board’s wonderful decision to extend Pete Lillback’s tenure as President of WTS. And a personal appeal: can we keep the picture of Francis Beckwith on my Wages of Spin column?  How can…

Sunday was a marvelous day of worship at Tenth Presbyterian Church, with the ordination of Jonathan David Olsen as Assistant Minister for City Outreach.  I heard Jonathan’s membership interview ten years ago, when he first came to worship with us…

I see that it has been a little while since I have managed even a brief post.  Among the many things that occupied my attention this week were two days of board meetings at Philadelphia’s Westminster Theological Seminary.  This week…