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I came across this quote in reading Charles Briggs's infamous inaugural address, "The Authority of Holy Scripture" (1891), the address that led to his ouster from the PCUSA: "[The theory of inerrancy] is a ghost of modern evangelicalism to frighten children." So I asked my five-year old and...

I'm grateful for Ligon's reminder of Ezra 7:10 as providing an ABC for basic discipleship (study, live, teach) -- especially since this is one of my life verses for ministry. To take the thought one step farther, it is only the grace of Jesus that enables us to follow this life pattern. In Jesus we...

My friend, Stewart Edwards, President of a wonderful organization called French Camp , recently wrote this in a newsletter: Robert Lowry (1826-1899) had it right. A Baptist minister who penned over 500 hymns, many of which are still sung in churches today, he had a deep understanding of the power...

Recent rumors to the contrary, Ligon Duncan is still a member in good standing of the Presbyterian Church in America. I can vouch for him, having recently heard him referred to in the Philadelphia Presbytery as one of the "modern-day fathers of the church."

The body of my friend Tim Eimer is weakened by what may be a fatal cancer. His spirit is finding strength in the gospel. Recently he wrote this practical exhortation: "In recent years, God has taught me not to hold on to my life so dearly. For what we cling so desperately to, we soon begin to fret...

I appreciated Ligon's reference to Derek's sermon on Ezra, and the need for us to match our personal performance with our pulpit ministry ('Study. Live. Preach', below). That thought was on my own mind recently as I've been reading through John Allen's biography of Demond Tutu - Rabble-Rouser for...

Timely words from J. Gresham Machen, "The Creeds and Doctrinal Advance," in God Transcendent , ed. Ned B. Stonehouse (Eerdmans, 1949), 145: That is often forgotten by those who today undertake to write confessional statements. Let us give expression to our Christian experience, they say, in forms...

The messages (with summaries) from the recent New Attitude conference are now available online. You can hear Josh Harris and Eric Simmons talk about the Word; John Piper talk about fighting for joy and the life of Tyndale; Al Mohler handle an open mic Q&A on the Bible, Mark Dever on the...

Mark Dever interviews Pastor and Bob Jones University professor Mark Minnick regarding the Fundamentalist doctrine of separation.

It takes the biscuit when Princeton is calling Westminster Seminary for its liberal agenda. My younger brother Trotter was only telling me the other day that this was a sign of postmodrockery, or some such thing as that. Next thing we know, there'll be books coming out from Westminster called " The...