Blogs by Phil Ryken

In case anyone might be interested, here is the link for the remarks I made last month about a Christian perspective on the current economy.  The occasion was a gathering of the Wheaton Associates who met for breakfast at Wheaton... continue

It was my privilege a few weeks back to speak at the Homecoming Chapel for Wheaton College.  The link to my 20-minute address is here: http://www.wheaton.edu/wetn/chapelfall08.htm... continue

I have had the privilege to read the manuscript for Stephen Nichols's forthcoming book, Ancient Word, Changing Worlds: The Doctrine of Scripture in a Modern Age.  Here is the endorsement I wrote for Crossway Books: "Ancient Word, Changing Worlds is... continue

I had to smile when I saw the title of C.J. Mahaney's latest book: Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World.  Some of us have teased our friend C.J. for writing a book on humility.  Apparently this time he... continue

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has announced plans to run a month-long series of ads on 30 London buses.  The ads read: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." Word for word, the ad may contain... continue

It was good to see Rick going off on his Wall Street rant -- another indication of the salutary influence that preaching through the minor prophets has had on him.  I recently read through his manuscript on Micah and can... continue

Special thanks to Iain Campbell for giving us a distinctively Scottish contribution by cautioning against the evils of prodigality! Of course Iain is quite right to say that prodigality is not an attribute of God, per se, and that God's... continue

When I predicted that his book The Reason for God would make the New York Times bestseller list, Tim Keller told me that he was embarrassed for both of us.  But as it turned out, I was right (remember, you... continue

On my visit to Wheaton College for homecoming this past week, I saw notice of Carl Trueman's participation in the upcoming conference Reading the Decalogue through the Centuries (November 6-7).  Doubtless Carl is contributing in the area of the Reformation,... continue

Several readers have asked for comment on Europe's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) -- the atom smasher located near Geneva at CERN (the European Centre for Nuclear Research).  The new facility, which started operations earlier this month (although some recent electrical problems could... continue