Blogs by Ligon Duncan

Three Episcopal Dioceses Reject Presiding Bishop’s Authority, The Washington Post (cf. Episcopal Church To Leave Fold, The Dallas Morning News) New Row Looms Over US Gay Bishops, BBC News... continue

Quick check in from the sunny shores of South Carolina. Today, Derek and Carl, is what South Carolinians call "Carolina Day." It celebrates the Patriot army and naval victory over the British at the Battle of Sullivan's Island, just off... continue

Anne, the children and I are in Columbia, South Carolina this Lord's Day. Tomorrow we'll head to Wild Dunes, near Charleston, SC for some much anticipated refreshment. This morning we worshiped with the saints of First Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Columbia.... continue

The new presiding bishop of the ECUSA, Katharine Jefferts Schori, in her sermon to the General Convention yesterday, said:"That sweaty, bloody, tearstained labor of a cross bears new life. Our mother Jesus gives birth to a new creation and you... continue

The Opening Worship Service of Presbyterian Church in America General Assembly was held in Atlanta last night, and began with a quote, just before the Call to Worship, from Mark Dever's The Deliberate Church. The PCA elected a new moderator, Dominic... continue

Well, I've been reveling in the rich biblical teaching of Sinclair Ferguson and Doug Kelly this afternoon at the PCA GA pre-conference on "The Westminster Confession for Today" (sponsored by RTS and a host of others). Sinclair addressed the issue of... continue

Read all about it.  HT: Mark Dever... continue

Guy Waters' helpful book on the Federal Vision is now in print. Here's the cover and a portion of David Calhoun's endorsement (many ref21 readers will immediately recognize Dr. Calhoun as a beloved and revered professor of Church History at Covenant Theological... continue

Mark Dever came tantalizingly close to being elected First Vice-President of the Southern Baptist Convention in Greensboro tonight. Andy Davis's nomination speech for Mark was superb, and Mark (to the surprise of many) led the voting in the first round... continue

Here's the latest from Baptist Press:"Jimmy Jackson, pastor of Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ala., and Mark Dever, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., advanced to a runoff for first vice-president this evening at the Southern Baptist... continue