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Ours is the first generation of Christians that has seriously asked the question, how much time can I spend on entertaining myself? In all the reading I have done in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, I have never once come across this question in any serious fashion. It is not that these...

Better than Chick Lit II Wages of Spin Carl Trueman Last month, I devoted this column to reflecting on some of the areas of Catholicism with which Protestants can not only sympathise but from which they can learn much to their profit. This month, I want to spend my time looking at areas where...

Hope Springs Eternal Understanding the Times Derek Thomas 'Hope springs eternal in the human breast' wrote the eighteenth century poet, Alexander Pope. Platitude? Yes, but true for all that. I have to confess the lines (from An Essay on Man) come to mind frequently at dinner when Jake (my dog!)...

Why and How I Teach Heresy Wages of Spin Carl Trueman Teaching heresy is surely one of the most important things that I have to do in my classes at Seminary. Friends will at this point throw up their hands in horror; enemies will smile smugly to themselves and mutter `I told you so!'; but it is...

I'm in London for a week of lectures at London Theological Seminary. Of course, London's a wonderful city to visit, not the least of which reason is the chance to visit places everyone talks about. So on Sunday morning I made my way to All Souls. I was struck by many things, a very warm and...

Over vacation, one of the books I finished was Garth Rosell's new book, The Surprising Work of God. Rosell, former director of the Ockenga Institute at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, uses the relationship between Harold John Ockenga and Billy Graham as a lens through which to understand...

An Anglical priest has, according to The Times "decoded" Charles Wesley's 1,000 page diary written in code and kept at the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England. Among the "secrets" revealed is a turbulant relationship between Charles and his brother John, going to some length to wreck his...

I see that my pal, Steve Burlew, at Banner of Truth, has arranged for the publication of a rare Baxter volume entitled Anger Management , a series of lectures given at the Puritan Management and Leadership Expo in the astrodome at Accrington Stanley in 1656. You can buy it here . Future titles in...

Andy Naselli has posted a number of new videos from The Gospel Coalition, featuring interviews with Don Carson, Mark Dever, Tim Keller, Phil Ryken, and CJ Mahaney.

The latest 9Marks edition is up (also available in PDF ). Here's the table of contents: FAMILY & PARENTING Wanted: Kingdom Families Embedded Portraits: A Theological Vision for Families Part 1: Why Families Matter to God Part 2: How Families Minister to th e Church and the World Part 3: Raising...