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From Trevin Wax : There are a number of evangelical books on the reliability of the New Testament documents. F.F. Bruce and Craig Blomberg have made contributions in this area. Now, Mark D. Roberts joins these scholars with a book designed to bolster our confidence in the historical reliability of...
What a mixed bag of good and bad, wisdom and foolishness are the people of God. The Scriptures teach what the Reformers clearly articulated as the doctrine of Total Depravity. I know that no one wants to think of themselves as 'totally depraved.' After all, we are capable of wonderful acts of...
There is a wealth of great resources at the webpage of Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. Terry Johnson, the pastor of IPC, is one of my favorite pastor/writers. He has written some wonderful books including The Case for Traditional Protestantism , When Grace Comes Alive , When Grace...
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war. . .testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated...
I have just begun reading 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible by Robert Plummer and it is outstanding. Here is what Justin Taylor has to say about it: Robert Plummer’s new book, 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible (Kregel, 2010), is simply excellent. For most books on biblical...
I know that Memorial Day was yesterday but I wanted to post the following thoughts from Kevin DeYoung . I know it is common for one generation to reject the patriotism of the previous generation. But usually this is nothing more than generational snobbery. The fact is, we owe the free air we...
Sunday's sermon was part 37 in our series through Hebrews. It is entitled "Faith Tested" and is taken from Hebrews 11:17-19. You can listen to or download it HERE .
From Mike Pohlman at the Gospel Coalition : Writing for TIME magazine, Amy Sullivan brings to our attention an issue that has much of contemporary evangelicalism scrambling for clarity. The issue is the relationship between the gospel and “social justice.” How this relationship develops,...
Tom Wright has a bad habit of mischaracterizing the views of those with whom he disagrees. His latest book, After You Believe has been reviewed in CT by Michael Horton . While Horton appreciates much in Wright and his latest book, the bishop's bad habit is on full display once again. Horton is...