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“I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.” - Jeremiah 24:7 “And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” - John 17:3 “You...

N.T. Wright needs to be a little more discerning about who endorses his books. The following is Scott McKnight's endorsement of Wright's latest offering which is a response to John Piper's book on the doctrine of justification . "Tom Wright has out-Reformed America's newest religious zealots--the...

Next week Church of the Saviour launches Prayer Week 2009 . With that in mind I will be posting some essays dealing with prayer, particularly The Lord's Prayer. Michael Horton, always worth reading, wrote a series of articles on the Lord's Prayer for Modern Reformation . Here is a portion of an...

Gene Edward Veith coins a new word: CELEBRITOCRACY Reports are that Barack Obama is appointing as Surgeon General that doctor guy on CNN, Sanjay Gupta. By that logic, Michelle Malkin suggests Judge Judy for the next Supreme Court opening. Comedian Al Franken will likely be the Senator from...

“Pray then like this: ‘Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name.’” - Matthew 6:9 “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children then heirs – heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.” - Romans 8:15 We generally begin prayers by addressing the...

Before the throne of God above I have a strong and perfect plea; A Great High Priest whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me. - Charitie Lees de Chenez What does it mean when Christians end their prayer with, “in Jesus’ name”? Too often those words are treated as little more than a...

Anne Hendershott at the Wall Street Journal has written a fascinating article on the Kennedy family's transformation from pro-life to pro-abortion. She reports on a meeting at the Kennedy compound in 1964 where several Roman Catholic theologians and leaders provided a theological rationale for...

Greg Gilbert over at IV Marks offers three very helpful reviews of Rob Bell's popular video series Nooma .

“When we pray we make our request known to God by the help of the Holy Spirit; in the name, authority, and mediation of our Lord Jesus Christ; with faith, fervency, and submission to the will of God; and with sole reference to his honor and glory.” - Walt Kaiser

Through the generosity of a friend I am a subcriber to World Magazine . If you do not subscribe I highly recommend that you do. In the latest issue includes an important article on the history of abortion by Marvin Olasky. Professor Olasky writes: To save the lives of more unborn Americans we...