October 2008 Archives

The latest 9Marks newsletter is chock full of helpful interviews and resources on counseling.Also don't miss Mark Dever's audio interview with David Powlison, which I found to be very helpful. You'll hear a bit of David's testimony on how he... continue

Two weekends back I was in Starkville, Mississippi, attending the Johnny Cash Flower Pickin' Festival.  Now that needs some explaining. Johnny Cash was arrested in 1965, May 11 to be exact, for picking' flowers from the home of the Copelands... continue

It was my privilege a few weeks back to speak at the Homecoming Chapel for Wheaton College.  The link to my 20-minute address is here: http://www.wheaton.edu/wetn/chapelfall08.htm... continue

I have had the privilege to read the manuscript for Stephen Nichols's forthcoming book, Ancient Word, Changing Worlds: The Doctrine of Scripture in a Modern Age.  Here is the endorsement I wrote for Crossway Books: "Ancient Word, Changing Worlds is... continue

While on a plane on the way back to Jackson from Chicago two weeks ago, and friend handed me his copy of the Friday, October 10, Wall Street Journal, Weekend Journal. It had a number of jewels in it. A... continue

I had to smile when I saw the title of C.J. Mahaney's latest book: Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World.  Some of us have teased our friend C.J. for writing a book on humility.  Apparently this time he... continue

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has announced plans to run a month-long series of ads on 30 London buses.  The ads read: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." Word for word, the ad may contain... continue

I remember Monty Python's Meaning of Life for several reasons.  I got in to see it under age (which always made the move somehow more enjoyable, however poor the quality -- my equivalent of Augustine's stealing the pears, I guess). ... continue

I wanted to draw attention to two recent publications from Scottish academics: I. Howard Marshall's A Concise New Testament Theology (IVP) is an abridgement of his recent New Testament Theology, and is a very accessible survey of the issues and... continue

Collin Hansen looks at the recent proceedings of the Synod of Roman Catholic bishops who have been revisiting the "inerrancy compromise" that was reached at Vatican II.... continue