April 2008 Archives

I've been spending some time with missionaries who have gathered in Malaga, Spain. They are all (more or less) affiliated with the PCA and some are Americans and the rest European nationals. Its been refreshing, not least to discover that... continue

Tony Reinke recently interviewed Ligon Duncan (MP3 [14.4 MB]) on patristics. Here's an outline of the questions (with time markers):[00:00] – Intro [01:30] – Define for us patristics or patrology. [04:28] – Why should busy pastors read patristic literature in... continue

Waiting for new site to appear?  Be patient! Some teething problems and Jeremy has been without power for several days following last Saturday's tornado in Jackson. I managed to escape to sunny (actually, rainy) Spain for a conference with MTW... continue

We had a great weekend in Atlanta for round 2 of this year's Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology.  The messages were simply great and, well, it was PCRT.  The spiritual intensity was at its usually high pitch.  My thanks to... continue

Ronald Marshall, writing in Touchstone:Jonah is a horrifying book, with its raging storm and fierce sea-monster, a suicide attempt and near drowning, and, at the end, a confrontation with a massive enemy city. But in American children’s literature it is... continue

C.J. and Carolyn Mahaney give practical, biblical advice on the issue.... continue

I greatly enjoyed attending the Twin Lakes Fellowship outside Jackson, MS last week.  Seeing that the audios are on-line, I thought I would make the information available to our readers.  I came late and so missed half of the messages. ... continue

The longer I live as a Christian and serve as a pastor, the more impressed I am with the value of careful attention to Jesus’ teaching on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount, commonly known as The Lord’s Prayer.... continue

I drew attention to the mp3 downloadable addresses that Sinclair Ferguson gave recently at RTS Charlotte (available from iTunes). Steven Hall has kindly informed me of his own summaries of the "choicest bits" on his blog, here.... continue

I’m in Scotland for a few days, catching up with European news in today’s edition of The Times. The big splash news item, on several pages, is the case of Max Mosely, president of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile)... continue