Standing Firm in Christ
I just received Rick Phillips’s new exposition of Hebrews — a handsome volume in the Reformed Expository Commentary series that I am helping to edit. This is a substantial work and I am grateful to see it in print, not least…
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Window on the Past The Council of Nicea Ph.D Student at Westminster Theological Seminary, and Pastor of Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN
Books, they say, are a preacher’s whiskey. Like many students of theology and Church History, my study walls are encrusted with volume after volume beckoning me to, as C.S. Lewis once said in his essay, On the Reading of Old…
The Latest Scandal in Washington
Up until a few weeks ago, Congressman Mark Foley served as the United States Representative from the 16th District of Florida. In what is now a painful irony, Representative Foley formerly served as co-chair of the House Caucus on Missing…
The Latest Scandal in Washington
Up until a few weeks ago, Congressman Mark Foley served as the United States Representative from the 16th District of Florida. In what is now a painful irony, Representative Foley formerly served as co-chair of the House Caucus on Missing…
A 30 Percent God
David Shiflett is the author of Exodus: Why Americans are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity. Shiflett draws on the work of Dean Kelley and others who have documented the sharp decline in membership of America’s mainline Protestant churches. His…
James Barr (1924-2006)
Linguist and biblical scholar James Barr died on Saturday at the age of 82. Barr was the author of a famous volume on The Semantics of Biblical Language Obituaries: Times of London Vanderbilt University (HT: Denny Burk)
Preaching Today
The fall issue of Southern Seminary’s magazine opens with a manifesto from Al Mohler on “The State of Preaching Today.” In his indictment of contemporary trends, Mohler mentions five critical areas of concern: 1. A loss of confidence in the power…
A Few More Books
Reading through some other people’s lists has reminded me of a few books I should have included. Under the category of the books that were the most influential, both the Prayer of Jabez and Left Behind both deserve serious consideration. …
Works of Jonathan Edwards Online
The Works of Jonathan Edwards Online is now available for use in a Public Beta phase. After thousands of hours of use, loads of email feedback from our initial Closed Beta team, and a great deal of internal QA testing, we are…
Whose Rejoinder Is It, Anyway?
Tell us, Lig — enquiring minds want to know: who does your quote about the Word of God come from? I’ll guess Charles Spurgeon, but not with a lot of confidence.