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Dr. Joel Beeke offers some helpful insights on the new rap song by Propaganda. "A new rap song by Propaganda has caught the attention of a number of Christians in the blogosphere. It styles itself as a series of questions to a pastor who loves to quote the Puritans, criticizing them for their...

The Intolerance of Tolerance D. A. Carson IVP , 2012, 200pp., paperback, £12.99 (UK) / Eerdmans , 2012, 196pp, hardback, $24 (US) ISBN 9781844744053 / 9780802831705 The central premise of this book is that a true and proper tolerance defends both the right of others to hold views other than one's...

Strange things happen in the days leading up to a national election. This morning's case was courtesy of the center article at CNN.com which reads "When 'God's Will,' Rape and Pregnancy Collide" (Caution: the article contains explicit details). Whatever political hiccup has given rise to this media...

Imagine the Brady Bunch, the hit TV show from the 70's, being re-packed for today's viewers. Would the plot identify with the majority of younger couples - or even Boomers? Not according to a recent article at the Weekly Standard (HT: Steve Hays at Triablogue ). The article's author, Jonathan Last...

I would not necessarily agree with all the emphases and recommendations, but - as someone who might end up at the sharp end of this kind of law - I appreciate the clarity of Rowan Atkinson's argument, and the defence of the right to speak plainly. As ever, one is obliged to smirk at the intolerance...

Matthew Henry was born on 18 October 1662, not long after Black Bartholomew's Day (24 August 1662), the date on which his father - in common with about 2000 other ministers of the gospel - was ejected from the Church of England for refusing to compromise his conscience by taking the Oath of...

Light is one of those commodities, like oxygen, much underestimated until one finds oneself in need of it. I am particularly conscious of this because my desk light - a quite splendid piece of kit - decided to pack up rather suddenly a few days ago. Being a sentimental type, I sent it off to the...

Wise Counsel: John Newton's Letters to John Ryland Jr. Grant Gordon (ed.) Banner of Truth , 2009 (428pp, hbk) ISBN 9781848710535 Almost every young minister of the gospel could do with a Newton. They may not always realise that they need a Newton, but they probably do. To be blunt, they may not...

On Sunday morning I plan to preach on Christ as a compassionate High Priest from the words of Hebrews 4:14-15 . As I put the final touches on that sermon, I was reading a commentary where I came across a beautiful hymn that I had never heard before. Here are the words: No one understands like Jesus...

Admittedly it's somewhat wrong to be publicising a conference on Ref21 that Carl Trueman isn't speaking at but we'll give it a go....... The Eccentric Ministers Conference held in the greatest city in the world! We live in a visual age; an age when TV rules, and this year the Eccentrics have...