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"All men must die; but as men’s lives are very different, so their account in death also. To an ungodly man death is a loss, the greatest loss: but to a believer it is gain, the greatest gain." (Thomas Boston) "There is a great deal of difference between the desires of heaven in a sanctified man...

I have been reading with profit an article by Kevin DeYoung in the Spring 2006 issue of Westminster Theological Journal entitled "Divine Impassibility and the Passion of Christ in the Book of Hebrews." DeYoung seeks to refute the argument that the sufferings of Jesus show the true suffering nature...

Thanks for this entry on divine impassibility, Phil. I haven't see it as yet but will look forward to reading it. Here are a couple of quotes from J. I. Packer on the issue which I found helpful.

In doing a little research this week on illiteracy, biblical and otherwise, I came across a provocative statement from David Gelernter ("Bible Illiteracy in America," The Weekly Standard , May 23, 2005, Vol. 10, Issue 34): "My guess is that our next Great Awakening will begin among college students...

In preparing for this week's sermon I came across James Boice's memorable comments on Genesis 18:20-21, in which the Lord says, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that...

The word of God is not for sale; and therefore it has no need of shrewd salesman. The word of God is not seeking patrons; therefore it refuses price cutting and bargaining; therefore it has no need of middlemen. The word of God does not compete with other commodities which are being offered to men...

Thanks, Phil, for passing on those comments about the incarnation and impassibility, and Derek for those excellent quotes. Too often, impassibility is taken to mean that God feels nothing -- those quotes were quite the antidote. In support of Phil's comments, it strikes me that when the writer of...

Our editor has not gotten much response on his querry for our list of the most influential books of the last fifty years. Perhaps he forgot that only he is qualified to speak on the subject with personal authenticity... However, Sharon and I were delighted to be present at the Ryken home a couple...

I recently asked some friends to give me their thoughts on the top ten books that should have been most influential in the past 50 years and that were the most influential in the past 50 years. (A number of them combined the lists.) Here are the lists, by two Presbyterians, two Reformed...

Special thanks to Rick Phillips for calling me middle-aged. In my view, middle age begins at 50, a milestone I feel confident Rick will reach before me. Typically I only comment on my age when my birthday falls on a Sunday, which it didn't this year. In any case, though, no matter how old (or young...