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I'm reading, Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community (IVP, just published) By Charles Marsh and John Perkins (foreword by Philip Yancey). I have met John Perkins many times (interestingly more often than not, on board airplanes when we have been placed next to each other). He is...

I'm a little slow on the uptake, as this book came out over 18 months ago. But I just got around to reading it and thought, if you somehow missed it too, you could add it to your list. And it's a rap, so how could you pass it up? Paul Tripp He Be Trippin' (sung to the tune of Paul Tripp He Be...

As Ligon Duncan writes above, some Alliance Council members have not signed the Manhattan Declaration and have posted statements explaining their position. These statements can be found at the following locations: R. C. Sproul here Alistair Begg here John MacArthur here Gene Veith here And why he...

I have been mulling over the books I most enjoyed reading this past year (limiting myself to those published in 2009): There was Perspectives on Christian Worship: 5 Views , ed. J. Matthew Pinson (B & H Publishers). Actually, six views but Michael Lawrence and Mark Dever are counted as one. The...

Since I inevitably blog about books I'm reading, many of you already know the books about which I think highly. You can read my thoughts about Introverts in the Church ; Counsel from the Cross ; and Counterfeit Gods . I also recently finished Ligon's wonderfully pastoral Does Grace Grow Best in...

Here's one more book for Christmas . . . Richard Doster, Crossing the Lines, A Novel, published by David C. Cook First, for those who would not countenance contemporary fiction . . . Look at the cover. [You'll have to find it yourself--if I knew how to link to it I would have to resign my...

The latest issue of New York has a generally positive article on Redeemer Presbyterian Church's Tim Keller and his ministry to New York City. The article includes this gem of a quotation from Dr. Keller, which echoes the whole stream of biblical teaching on spiritual adultery: "God is in the...

Why stress the Christmas shopping? Here are some suggestions to help . . . For the kids: - The new Pilgrim's Progress, edited by C. J. Lovik and illustrated by Mike Wimmer. This new Crossway Book is excellent in every way. It is truly a beautiful book. Buy it for the whole family and read it...

Under the auspices of Highland Theological College , Principal Donald Macleod of the Free Church College delivered the annual John Murray lecture on November 20th. This lecture is well worth hearing, and can be downloaded on the website of Greyfriars Free Church here . Inverness Greyfriars is the...