“Where Peter commands us always to be ready to set forth a defense of the hope in us, he also specifies the condition under which this must done: ‘Set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts’ (1 Peter 3:15). In…
As you consider making resolutions for the new year consider reading the entire Bible in 2010. ESV Daily Reading Plan M’Cheyne’s Reading Plan ESV Daily Reading Bible Check out more options HERE.
Here’s a great quote from Marilynne Robinson’s essay on “Puritans and Prigs” in The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought (p. 153): “The way we speak and think of the Puritans seems to me a serviceable model for important…
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” (Matt. 4:1) Jesus’ encounter with the devil was an appointment he had to keep. It was established within the terms of the covenant…
Take a listen to the 100th episode of Christ The Center over at Reformed Forum. Among the issues discussed in this episode is what it means to be Reformed.
From Kevin DeYoung: Abortion is not just one issue among many. We are not just arguing about different means to a shared end. We are arguing about the “right,” pulled out of constitutional thin air, to end a life. Abortion…
From Paul McCain over at Evangel: Muslims and non-Muslims who live in nations where Islam is not the law of the land talk a lot about how Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. Christians who live in Islamic…
I know it’s not fashionable right now to call terrorists, well, terrorists. Anyway, it seems that those fellas we released from Gitmo were being detained for a reason. From Brian Ross, etc over at ABC News: One of the four…
Good article (part one of a series) by Martin Downes on the (almost) 20th anniversary of Robert Brow’s “manifesto” on “the new evangelicalism.” It is almost twenty years since Christianity Today published the article “Evangelical Megashift: Why you may not…
The books published in 2009 that I most appreciated are (in no particular order): Words of Life by Timothy Ward Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell The Gospel-Driven Life by Michael Horton When Helping Hurts by Corbett & Fikkert Ancient Word,…
