July 2009 Archives

Phil Ryken trying to be me outside St. Pierre Cathedral, Geneva.       Day 4 and 3 more sermons: Geoff Thomas on election, Joel Beeke on the church and Martin Holdt on Psalm 100. "How can you know if... continue

(Ligon Duncan preaching in St. Pierre Cathedral, Geneva)   Three more sermons today: Steve Lawson on Galatians 1:6-10, an uncompromising call to defend the gospel against all detractors after the fashion of the Reformer, Iain D. Campbell on Romans... continue

As this nation, if not the world (BBC2 clearing its schedules????), embarrasses itself in California this morning, it's good to read somebody who nails the problem.... continue

So the Catholics have their relics and we have our.... commemorative volumes?  How long before John Calvin Soap on A Rope?   A signed photo of Del at the Reformers' wall?  Would that qualify as a Derelic, I wonder? Del's comments... continue

Another day of lectures and sermons: Evidently, Calvinists (the ones present at the Calvin500 celebrations) are prepared to hear three sermons in succession from 7-10 pm! Tonight, Phil Ryken gave an outstanding sermon in 1 Corinthians 16:5-11, illustrating Paul's constraint... continue

Three things of note:1. The interview between Mark Dever and Ken Myers at 9Marks is worth a listen.  Myers is particularly interesting on blogs -- he rarely reads them, and never bothers with the comment threads, given their status as... continue

Day 1 of the Calvin 500.  Sinclair Ferguson opened the proceedings preaching from Calvin's pulpit (not really; that one fell to pieces and the present one is nineteenth century but in the same spot). His text was Philippians 3:8-12 in... continue

Recently, I tweeted my appreciation for T.H.L. Parker's Portrait of Calvin. I have had the little book since the days of my doctoral studies in Britain (my copy is a little hardback, published by SCM and bought second-hand - it... continue

David Robertson, editor of the Free Church Monthly Record and minister of St. Peter's Free Church, Dundee, has written an editorial (to be published in the July edition) in which he has expressed some opinions regarding recent developments in the... continue

Tim Keller and Ligon Duncan debated the issue of women and the deaconate at this year's PCA General Assembly in Orlando. Speaking as someone who was there amd heard it, this was the finest debate I have heard on a... continue