April 2007 Archives

Scott Oliphint is Professor of Apologetics at Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia, and so a direct academic descendent of Cornelius Van Til. At the outset of the book he pays tribute to CVT, and says that although he is rarely mentioned in... continue

How to Listen to a SermonUnderstanding the TimesDerek Thomas   Sermons! They are the stuff of jokes! Like this on, which makes the rounds in different guises: "Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions.... continue

 Escaping Vanity Fair:A Word of Encouragement from NietzscheWages of SpinCarl Trueman   The domestication of radical ideas is a well-know phenomenon to anyone who has ever spent time reflecting on history. Browsing in Borders recently, I found Marx's Communist... continue

Risk ManagementWindow on the WorldPhilip Ryken We live in a risky world, and it is important to know what kinds of risks we should and shouldn't take, as well as what kinds of risks we should and shouldn't worry about.... continue

In Real Sex: the naked truth about chastity, Lauren Winner addresses a gap she perceives in how Christians think about and the Church addresses sexual chastity. The work is readable and well-organized. The writing style is "confessional" as indicated in... continue

This is a very big book! A thousand pages of detailed descriptions of sermons preached by almost a hundred preachers from the mid-eighteenth century to the present; well, almost, for the final entries are of men who died in the... continue

When preparing to preach upon any given passage, along with the work of translating, mediating upon, and thoroughly studying the biblical text, commentary consultation is integral to the task. In our day, in God's kind providence, we have many commentaries... continue