Blogs by Ligon Duncan

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

"Of all people who engage in controversy, we, who are called Calvinists, are most expressly bound by our own principles to the exercise of gentleness and moderation. If, indeed, they who differ from us have a power of changing themselves,... continue

Uh-oh, Carl. Camille likes Sarah. Here. By the way, as chairman of CBMW, may I note that nothing that Paglia says she admires about the frontier women of the 19th century is incompatible with complementarianism, or Proverbs 31 for that matter.... continue

John Seel brought my attention to this article in today's USA Today. Here are a couple of quotes. "You can create a church that's big, but is still not transforming people. Without transformation, the Christian message is not advanced." --... continue

Regarding Todd Bentley and the Lakeland revival, even before the immorality hit the news, R.T. Kendall (who endorsed and endorses the Toronto Blessing) had already emphatically declared that the Lakeland revival "isn't of God." Why is he so sure? Here's what... continue

Rick Phillips was recently interviewed on Christ the Center. The subject was "Cultural Relevance, Mercy Ministry and the Social Gospel." Here.... continue

Would-be theologians who use appeals to "narrative" (and its function in the theology of the writers of Scripture) as a means of undermining the enduring normative authority of Scripture will find themselves under the searching judgment of the normative authority of... continue

The lads over at Christ the Center have just loaded an interview with our own Derek Thomas. Have a listen. Here.... continue

Says C.J. (in his fine column on Art Monk's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame): "too many pro athletes who profess Christ appear theologically ignorant, have little or no involvement in the local church, and have no pastoral... continue

Well, my Lord's Day afforded an opportunity for growth - in humility. I had the privilege of preaching at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC, where Sinclair Ferguson is the Minister. Sinclair was in town (but leaving for Scotland today for... continue