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In this five-hundredth anniversary of Calvin's birth, booksellers have flooded the marketplace with all things John Calvin. Of all the books published in this anniversary year, the one that stands head-and-shoulders above the rest is Bruce Gordon's Calvin . In fact, it is not too much to claim that...

Keith Mathison of Ligonier offers a helpful comparative review of these Bible software programs.

Last night I was inducted as minister of Point Free Church. Some information on the church is available on the church website here . Online sermons will be available here .

My colleague and teacher of Old Testament, Prof John L Mackay, has now had the second volume of his new commentary on Isaiah published. Details on the Evangelical Press website here . It is every bit as comprehensive and as helpful as the first volume; this is one of the best works on Isaiah to...

My former colleague in ministry in Belfast and good friend, Dr. John Ross, currently at Dumisani Theological Institute (King William's Town, South Africa) has written a fascinating piece on missions here . Ref21 readers will find it well worth reading.

If you haven't read Paul Helm latest review of Professor Charles' Partee's book, The Theology of John Calvin , do so immediately. You will find it here . As they say in Belfast, "It's a cracker!"

I just want to make a plug for the new journal from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. The second edition of Puritan Reformed Journal is now available. I have increasingly been finding theological journals rather esoteric, philosophical and generally unhelfpul (with some exceptions, of course...

One of the best books that I've read recently is Paul Miller's A Praying Life . I had quoted from it a few days ago, but that does not sum up the impact the book made on me. I've read a lot of books on prayer, but I've not read one as practical and thought-provoking, realistic and hopeful. In 32...

Machen's birthday (July 28) went almost unnoticed (blame Calvin), but our friend Martin Downes has put together a helpful Machen resource here .

The latest issue of Themelios is now online. In addition to a number of reviews there are lots of pieces worth reading: Carson on polemical theology, Trueman on advice for those thinking about a PhD, essays on Luther and baptismal regeneration, Calvin on union with Christ, etc. You can access it...