Blogs by Justin Taylor

Derek,Midwesterners have many virtues, but creativity in naming places is not one of them. (Did you know that there is an Iowa County in Iowa?)Yes, there's a difference between Sioux Center, Sioux City (both Iowa), Sioux Falls, North Sioux City... continue

I received the following reflections on this video by David Powlison, which I'm posting with his permission:... continue

I've been informed that Carl won't be able to blog until next Thursday. I'm not exactly sure his precise itinerary, but I know he's following the heed of Ken Mehlman and is barnstorming the country, doing his best to rally... continue

Mr.Plectrum-Smith:I commend you and the good folks at the Campaign for Real Thoughtfulness (CRT) for your passionate plea to bring back The Carl!CRT: care to comment on this story?On Monday evening at 5:15, the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge (along... continue

Our friend Thabiti Anyabwile has begun a new blog series that is well worth reading (and heeding!):How to Prevent a Church Split, Part 1How to Prevent a Church Split, Part 2... continue

Phil: You may be interested in the latest cover story for Wired News, which is on The New Atheism, featuring Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett.... continue

Linguist and biblical scholar James Barr died on Saturday at the age of 82. Barr was the author of a famous volume on The Semantics of Biblical Language Obituaries: Times of London Vanderbilt University(HT: Denny Burk)... continue

The Works of Jonathan Edwards Online is now available for use in a Public Beta phase. After thousands of hours of use, loads of email feedback from our initial Closed Beta team, and a great deal of internal QA testing, we are... continue

I recently asked some friends to give me their thoughts on the top ten books that should have been most influential in the past 50 years and that were the most influential in the past 50 years. (A number of... continue

I just received today my copy of his latest book, An Essential Guide to Public Speaking: Serving Your Audience with Faith, Skill, and Virtue. Some quotes from the introduction:"...the materials available for learning how to speak publicly have become excessively... continue