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I am attending the Basics Conference at Parkside Church this week. I have attended this conference every year, save 2010, for eight years. The content is always outstanding and the mood restful. Above are a few pictures of the village of Chagrin Falls. The red brick building is my favorite...

Recently Drs. Carl Trueman and Greg Beale of Westminster Seminary spoke at the annual Clarus Conference in New Mexico. The theme was "Scripture: God Speaks." G.K. Beale •“The Effects of Meditating on God’s Word” (Ps. 1) •“How to Guard the Good Deposit of Scripture” (2 Tim. 1:13) •“The Centrality of...

I have attended the Basics Conference for eight years. The reason I return every year is because it is always well worth attending. I must say that this year was exceptional. Along with Alister Begg the speakers were John Dickson and Rico Tice. If you are unfamiliar with either Dickson or Tice I...

Robert Godfrey, church historian and President of Westminster Seminary California has written a series of helpful articles shedding light on Harold Camping's history and strange approach to biblical interpretation. "The End of the World According to Harold Camping" •Part 1 •Part 2 •Part 3 •Part 4 •...

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoSiPII1QLI&w=460&h=292] HT: Trevin Wax

I cannot more highly commend to you the work of John Dickson. A pastor and evangelist, Dr. Dickson is also a scholar of ancient history. He is also one of my favorite preachers. Simply put, if you see his name on it, get it. One of his most recent project is a documentary on the life of Jesus which...

It is not a new tactic. Liberal theologians and denominations tend to separate Jesus (as they choose to understand him) from the rest of Scripture. And so if there is anything in Scripture which they believe is out of step with Jesus then they will dismiss that portion of Scripture. Needless to say...

Is it appropriate to apply the word "incarnation" to mere men? I have been uneasy for some time about the use of the term "incarnational" to our attempts to make Jesus known. I see no warrant from Scripture to apply this term to our evangelism or ministries of mercy. John Starke over at the Gospel...

I am eagerly awaiting the delivery of my copy of John Collins' new book Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? Dr. Collins is both a man of science (trained at MIT) and a Hebrew scholar. He teaches at Covenant Theological Seminary and has been an important voice in the discussion about the relationship...

Kevin DeYoung has posted a helpful article on how churches ought to evaluate themselves. He draws on a conversation he had with the pastor of a declining church. The pastor attributed his church's decline on the fact that their music and liturgy were historic rather than contemporary. But DeYoung,...