April 2007 Archives

Newsweek's recent debate between Sam Harris and Rick Warren ("God Debate") has a number of compelling moments, including the following litany of questions, courtesy of Sam Harris:"How is it fair for God to have designed a world which gives such ambiguous... continue

The authors of this defense of penal substitutionary atonement respond to some recent, harsh criticism by N. T. Wright.... continue

Few things are more out of fashion of among contemporary readers (a declining breed as it is) than poetry.  At a Bible study workshop last Saturday I asked a group of PCA women to finish the following sentence: "The problem... continue

A little late, I know, but you should check out this piece by Tim Keller from Last month's Redeemer Report called, "Ministry Can Be Dangerous to Your Spiritual Health."A sample: "It is also possible that your heart may stay feeling... continue

James Montgomery Boice (1938-2000) On April 22, 2007 a memorial plaque commemorating the service of James Montgomery Boice as Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church was unveiled. In late 2000, Tenth formed a committee to recommend a suitable memorial in... continue

Andy Naselli: "Today the Review of Biblical Literature published D. A. Carson's review of N. T. Wright's Evil and the Justice of God. Carson's penetrating review is available as a 10-page PDF."... continue

Spied at PCRT in Grand Rapids: Ligon Duncan hunkered down in a corner of the Country Kitchen, his nose in a book.  A new book by J. R. R. Tolkien, as it turns out, which Ligon was trying to read... continue

There is a new Together for the Gospel video online--a continuing conversation among Mark Dever, Albert Mohler, Ligon Duncan, and C.J. Mahaney. Registration for T4G 2008 opens soon. The book built from the 2006 conference--Preaching the Cross--is now available.... continue

A noteworthy book that's just come out in English translation: Regis Debray's Praised Be Our Lords: The Autobiography (Verso).  Debray, a student of Althusser, a companion of Che Guevara in Bolivia, and an advisor to the Mitterand government, is an interesting... continue

Is there anyone in Grand Rapids this weekend who can give us an update on the PCRT Conference? Hello? Anybody there?... continue