An English translation of Pierre Marcel's "In God's School" is now available. It is based upon the Heidelberg Catechism and is a wonderful tool for teaching the Christian faith. But make no mistake. "In God's School" will benefit new and mature believers, young and old. This is theology done well...

Robert George of Princeton University recently debated Douglas Kmiec, a pro-life supporter of President Obama. Public Discource , one of my favorite sites, reproduced Professor George's opening statement: Professor Kmiec and I share common ground in the belief that every member of the human family—...

I have been looking forward to the release of Martin Downes' latest Risking The Truth: Handling Error in The Church . Here's the publisher's info: A collection of interviews on handling truth and error in the church. Contributors reflect on this issue in relation to the minister's own life, pulpit...

"There is...a curious connection between the doctrine of creation out of nothing and the professional life of Richard Dawkins. Without God, Dawkins would be out of a job. it is thus particularly churlish of him to call the existence of his employer into question." - Terry Eagleton from Reason,...

As the Life—So the Fruit For if these thing be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:8) "If we desire to glorify our Lord by fruitfulness, we must have certain things within us; for nothing can come out...

It appears that San Diego is infringing on the free exercise of religion. Here's the story: A San Diego pastor and his wife claim they were interrogated by a county official and warned they will face escalating fines if they continue to hold Bible studies in their home. The couple, whose names are...

Last Sunday is recognized by the church as Ascension Sunday. You can listen to or download Sunday's sermon "Taken Up To Heaven" HERE .

Kevin Deyoung's post on Memorial Day is, I believe, worth reproducing: It is always tricky to know how the church should or shouldn’t celebrate patriotic holidays. Certainly, some churches blend church and state in such a way that the kingdom of God morphs into a doctrinally-thin, spiritually...

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This is my third post on the remarkable fossil of the lemur named "Ida." My original post lampooned the breathless excitement and characteristic overstatements from some within the scientific community. I believed then and believe now that those statements deserved lampooning. Just to refresh your...

Over at Green Baggins (one the best blogs on the web) is having a very helpful discussion on the issue of inerrancy. Check it our HERE . Pay special attention to the comments by Rick Phillips . Pastor Phillips is one of my favorite preachers. His books are terrific as well. Also, check out this...

Russ Douthat has written an excellent piece for the New York Tmes entitled "Dan Brown's America." In the Brownian worldview, all religions — even Roman Catholicism — have the potential to be wonderful, so long as we can get over the idea that any one of them might be particularly true. It’s a...

“I do think that there is a hunger in the land for a vision of confessional Christianity that is robust, God-centered, tough-minded, able to address today and tomorrow and the next day, and comprehensive.” - D.A. Carson From an interview in Christianity Today .

Finally! Definitive proof that humans evolved from lower speceis. You know that I would never question the words of scientists. The fossil of the lemur is proof positive of Darwinian evolution. How do we know? Because some scientists say so. And believe me, scientists never overplay their hand or...

During my years in Wichita I had the blessing of serving as Gracia Burnham's pastor. Gracia was recently in Washington D.C. at the invitation of the Justice Department. In May 2001, Mrs. Burnham and her husband, Martin, missionaries for more than 15 years with New Tribes Mission in the Philippines...

I saw the following posted over at Tom Ascol's sight . Take the time to watch the video. It's worth it. If you have not seen this video of a talk given by Rachel Barkley then I encourage you to stop reading and watch it now. Rachel is a wife and mother who is dying of cancer. She talks about her...

T. David Gordon of Grove City College appeared recently on the White Horse Inn to discuss his new book "Why Johnny Can't Preach." Professor Gordon suggests that, contrary to what the church growth gurus promised, the medium does effect the message. More specifically the contemporary media culture...

From Bloomberg: President Barack Obama , calling current deficit spending “unsustainable,” warned of skyrocketing interest rates for consumers if the U.S. continues to finance government by borrowing from other countries. “We can’t keep on just borrowing from China,” Obama said at a town-hall...

Check out audio from this year's Basics Conference HERE .

So, I found out that some are wondering why I did not preach a "Mother's Day sermon" last Sunday. I'll be brief. I do not preach Mother's Day messages... 1. for the same reason I do not preach Father's Day, Valentine's Day, Groundhog's Day, Guy Fawkes Day, or Chinese New Year's Day messages. 2...

Click HERE for the John Piper's first two addresses. His address from this morning will be posted later. The first address was a session dealing with the idea that ministers are to labor for the joy of God's people. His second session was from last evening and was a call to preach the doctrine of...

The opening day of Basics has been terrific. One of the things I love about this conference is that it is not overwhelmingly large. It usually runs about 600 pastors. I don't have to navigate a downtown maze or pay for parking. It's not held in a large convention center but in a church. It is truly...