From Tim Challies : On September 28, 2008, I was shocked to read these words on the blog of Terry Stauffer , a man I had met at a couple of conferences and who has long been a reader and commenter at my blog: “Last night at about 4:45 our precious 14 year-old daughter Emily was attacked and killed...

Today, July 10, 2009 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. Allow me to suggest a little reading to mark the occassion: The Institutes of the Christian Religion - Simply the most beautiful, the finest, and most important theological text ever written outside the Holy Spirit's...

Martin Downes over at Against Heresies posted a link to a helpful response from Douglas Kelley to the book "The Openness of God." Dr. Kelly writes: The reason the five authors of The Openness of God deny the infinitude of nearly all the attributes of God is their failure to have heard what Hilary (...

The more shallow a culture, the more trivial are its objects of worship. Ours is a culture that worships celebrity. The onslaught of reality TV has awakended the possibility that I too can be famous. As Nicole Kidman's character in To Die For said, "Being on TV makes you a better person." The Paris...

It is almost impossible to avoid the issue of politics completely. In fact I don't know anyone who has no opinions about politics and politicians. It is no easy task for a preacher to hide completely his political opinions. While I am disgusted with the use of the pulpit to advance any politician...

A new book for children by Sinclair Ferguson is due out in September. All of Ferguson's books are well worth reading. One of the things I appreciate is that he writes for the academy, the laity, and children. This new book, I am sure, will be worth having. Publisher's info: Before the dawn of time...

Check out this episode of the White Horse Inn . The guys discuss the centrality of "God's story" in our evangelism.

“Herein is comfort for the sorely tempted ones. There is still more to encourage them if they reflect that the Lord Jesus, though tempted, gloriously triumphed, and as he overcame, so surely shall his followers also, for Jesus is the representative man for his people; the Head has triumphed, and...

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to...

‘What we offer the world is not ourselves or our moral example or our spiritual integrity. What we offer the world is our broken lives, saying, “We are sinners saved by grace.” What we offer the world is Jesus Christ and him crucified.' - Mark Galli

There is not a day that goes by that I do not need the Gospel of God's grace in Jesus Christ. My daily failures confirm that reality all the more. I fail by doing and saying (and writing) things that I should not. What is more, I fail by NOT doing and saying (and writing) things that I should. At...

Check out Ligonier Ministry's picks for the top commentaries on each book of the Bible.

With his typically keen insight Al Mohler comments on the Mark Sanford fiasco... When Governor Sanford addressed his cabinet just a few days after his confession, he offered an apology to his colleagues and promised to "carry on" as governor. “I wanted generally to apologize to every one of you all...

I'm looking forward to reading "The Lost World of Genesis One." Publisher's Info: In this astute mix of cultural critique and biblical studies, John H. Walton presents and defends twenty propositions supporting a literary and theological understanding of Genesis 1 within the context of the ancient...

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us...

Why is it that the Church of Rome has such a flagrant disregard for the Second Commandment? When parishioners of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Shrine in Melrose Park decided to create gold crowns for statues of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, they donated to the cause by reaching deep into...

In the following article Gary Williams responds to Steve Chalke's denial of Christ's penal substitution. Dr. Williams writes: Chalke asks some interesting questions. He is concerned that people almost universally think of ‘certain elements of the Church as judgemental, guilt inducing, bigoted and...

This week's sermon is part 6 of the series on Hebrews - "The Story of the Christ." You can listen to or download it HERE .

Writing about the sad revelations of marital infidelity by South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, Joe Carter of First Things writes: Sanford may very well turn out to be guilty of hypocrisy if he refuses to resign. But he is repeatedly being refereed to as a hypocrite for the wrong reasons by people...

Q. 21: What is true faith? A.: True faith is not only a sure knowledge whereby I hold for truth all that God has revealed to us in his Word, but also a hearty trust, which the Holy Spirit works in me by the Gospel, that not only to others, but to me also, forgiveness of sins, everlasting...

I am going to try to comment only once more on the Jon and Kate situation (see previous post HERE ). I confess that I did watch the fiasco Monday evening. As every person in the known world knows by now Jon and Kate are pursuing a divorce. It seems that Kate will continue to build her empire while...

Michael Horton of Westminster Seminary California appeard recently on CBN News to speak briefly about trends in contemporary evangelicalism. He is also asked about his excellent book Christless Christianity . Check out the video HERE . Order Christless Christianity HERE .

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Over at First Things Joe Carter reports: Earlier this week, members of the President’s Council on Bioethics were told by the White House that their services were no longer needed. President Obama’s decision was made and implemented in his typical style—gracious, pragmatic, and imprudent. According...