December 2007 Archives

Trueman agreeing with Phillips. It must be Christmas. On the resurrection, I noted some time ago the following from J. I. Packer's response to Anthony Flew: The Easter event, so they affirm, demonstrated Jesus’ deity; validated his teaching, attested the... continue

Ok, it's against my religion, but I'm going to have to agree with Rick here.  I remember when I was on faculty at the University of Aberdeen hearing a brilliant piece of NT theology/exegesis from a respected colleague.  But when... continue

Thanks, Phil, for sharing Paul Tripp's description of the Bible as a story with God's annotated notes.  I think that is a good way of putting it.  But I have started to use 'story" less and have been using the... continue

Just ploughing through Dr and Mrs Delboy's new book on the Song of Songs (see post froma few days ago).  It's accessible, clearly written and biblically faithful.  Nevertheless, it does highlight one problem with moving from the biblical world to... continue

. . . is involuntary praise."  This marvelous statement from Edward Young appears on the cover of Wheaton College's 2007 Christmas card.Gentle reader, may this be for you the most wonder-full time of year, in which your mind and heart... continue

Paul Tripp made a helpful comment Sunday about the nature of biblical revelation.  The Bible, he said is a "theologically-annotated narrative," a story that comes with "God's notes."  This comment does justice to the narrative structure of the Bible as... continue

Here I finally begin posting some reflections and reactions on my recent trip to the Far East.  My 11-year old daughter Kirsten and I left for Singapore on December 3, returning on December 12.  The main purpose of the trip... continue

John Stott has just published a new book on the ministry of the church, called The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor.  The structure of the book flows from Stott's exposition of Acts 2 and his admiration for the... continue

A pithy reminder from B.B. Warfied's classic work on The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible:"[W]e do not adopt the doctrine of the plenary inspiration of Scripture on sentimental grounds, nor even, as we have already occasion to remark, on... continue

Ken Myers has done it again, writing a thoughtful, provocative letter to his listeners at Mars Hill Audio.  One quotation from theologian Michael Williams seems especially appropriate to the season:"The power that called the world into being [took on] the... continue