April 2010 Archives

The University of St Andrews this week announced that NT Wright is to resign his bishopric in Durham to take up the Chair of New Testament and Early Christianity in the School of Divinity there. The announcement may be read... continue

In my previous post on the PCRT webcast, I neglected to mention the Friday morning pre-conference, with Cornel Venema speaking on "Texts of Christ's Triumph".  This, too, will be available for live video webcast.  I open the preconference with a... continue

For the first time, we are excited to provide live, free video of the 37th annual Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology from Tenth Presbyterian Church, with the theme "These Last Days".  You can register and view at our AllianceLive! web page.... continue

Once while worshiping at a church in Africa, I heard a woman preaching the health-and-wealth gospel.  If that wasn't bad enough, she was preaching from the book of Job.  I feel similarly about the appeal for unity-without-truth in Christianity Today's... continue

J.C. Ryle, meditating on Luke 10:17-24: "We learn, from this passage, how ready Christians are to be puffed up with success. It is written, that the seventy returned from their first mission with joy, "saying, Lord, even the devils are... continue

John Stott's latest book, The Radical Disciple, has just been released in the USA (I think its been available in the UK for a while). Published by IVP, this has all the marks of a collector's piece about it.... continue

PCRT Greenville officially ended after morning worship this past Lord's Day after Dr. Duncan's glory-filled address on "Partakers of the Age to Come."  But the conference itself is still lingering in the pre-summer humid air of Greenville.  Some highlights: Joel... continue

For some, my title is a bit of an oxymoron. I like to say that I'm so pleased with the cover of my book, On Being Presbyterian, because the people actually look happy being Presbyterian; that always gets a big... continue

If you haven't picked up the new book by Mark Deckard, Helpful Truth in Past Places:  The Puritan Practice of Biblical Counseling (Christian Focus), then you need to.  Mark's a dear friend and I value his wisdom as a counselor... continue

Christian Focus has published an excellent little booklet by Don Carson, entitled From the Resurrection to His Return: Living Faithfully in the Last Days. It would be a terrific gift for students leaving home or for basic Bible study on... continue