My visit to Covenant PCA in Fayetteville, NC to speak at the “Bearing the Sword” conference provided some quite edifying conversations and incidents. A high proportion of the church members are active duty soldiers stationed at nearby Ft. Bragg, many…
CT’s cover story on Calvinism–Young, Restless, and Reformed–is now online.
Reformed Heritage Books has just released an unabridged paperback edition of John Owen’s classic work on The Doctrine of Justification by Faith. You can order it online. Below is the copy from the back cover. “John Owen presents one of…
Another principle for racial reconciliation from Dolphus Weary: “Relationships are the key. By definition, reconciliation is relational: first with God, then with each other. Reconciliation does not automatically happen because we preach it, discuss it, or write books about it.…
While fearing that this continued discussion may start to seem, well, tortuous, I want to respond to some mail that asked for an exegetical defense of my claim that Christians should oppose torture. Let me give a brief one, which…
Yesterday NBC TV confirmed that it is planning to air footage from Madonna’s “Confessions” tour in which Madonna wears a crown of thorns and is mounted on a mirror-laden cross while she is raised up from the stage. NBC, which…
I am delighted to say that Rick and Sharon Phillips will be giving a seminar on dating and relationships at Tenth Presbyterian Church on September 29 and 30. Presumably most readers of this blog are familiar with Rick’s excellent teaching…
A second principle for racial reconciliation from Dolphus Weary: “Reconciliation efforts must be intentional. True reconciliation is a marathon, not a sprint. Intentional steps must be taken to reach out to those who are racially different.” This principle provides a…
Well, it’s not the first time a lot of dust got kicked up in Regensburg (church history anyone?), but the Pope has surely done it this time. John Piper offers these helpful remarks and suggestions.
[NOTE: PAUL HELM SENT ALONG THIS COMMENT FOR THE BLOG. IT IS POSTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR UNDER DEREK’S NAME FOR SIMPLICITY’S SAKE] Derek Thomas’s excellent piece on the emotional life of Christians reminded me of this bit of Augustine, who…
