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What is the typical kid's worst nightmare? That mum and dad will write a book on -- well, you know what. So I wonder what trauma has been visited on the Thomas brood by what looks set to be a Reformed bestseller.: http://www.prpbooks.com /inventory.html?target=indiv _title&id=1491

Our friend David Robertson has managed to deliver a robust and winsome rejoinder to Richard Dawkins, and it's gotten some significant traction in Britain. Read and be encouraged. Here .

Many thanks to Rick Phillips for waiting until I was halfway around the world to post my latest dance video (see "Christmas Contextualization at Tenth Pres"). In truth (and my children can vouch for this), I am not nearly as good a dancer as depicted in the video clip. Now Paul Tripp, on the other...

Ken Myers has done it again, writing a thoughtful, provocative letter to his listeners at Mars Hill Audio. One quotation from theologian Michael Williams seems especially appropriate to the season: "The power that called the world into being [took on] the weakness of creatureliness. Contrary to the...

A pithy reminder from B.B. Warfied's classic work on The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible: "[W]e do not adopt the doctrine of the plenary inspiration of Scripture on sentimental grounds, nor even, as we have already occasion to remark, on a priori or general grounds of whatever kind. We adopt...

John Stott has just published a new book on the ministry of the church, called The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor. The structure of the book flows from Stott's exposition of Acts 2 and his admiration for the early church. As the pastor of a church that is considering a capital...

Here I finally begin posting some reflections and reactions on my recent trip to the Far East. My 11-year old daughter Kirsten and I left for Singapore on December 3, returning on December 12. The main purpose of the trip was to serve Singapore Youth for Christ by teaching at their annual Bible...

Paul Tripp made a helpful comment Sunday about the nature of biblical revelation. The Bible, he said is a "theologically-annotated narrative," a story that comes with "God's notes." This comment does justice to the narrative structure of the Bible as a whole, while avoiding the trap of thinking...

. . . is involuntary praise." This marvelous statement from Edward Young appears on the cover of Wheaton College's 2007 Christmas card. Gentle reader, may this be for you the most wonder-full time of year, in which your mind and heart are frequently prompted to involuntary praise.

Just ploughing through Dr and Mrs Delboy's new book on the Song of Songs (see post froma few days ago). It's accessible, clearly written and biblically faithful. Nevertheless, it does highlight one problem with moving from the biblical world to the present day: