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As I may have mentioned in a previous post, Makoto Fujimura is a brilliant New York artist whose deeply Christian work represents a synthesis of ancient Japanese techniques with Western styles. Fujimura distributes occasional essays on Christianity and the arts under the title "Refractions" (his...

Yesterday, J. Alan Groves entered into the glory of his Lord after a long struggle with cancer. Al was professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, a fervent and humble disciple of Jesus Christ, and a warm friend to all who knew him. We mourn with his wife, Libbie, and his family...

There is an obituary of J Alan Groves posted on the Westminster website, www.wts.edu , and a moving account of his last day on the family blog at www.algroves.info . In times of such loss, it is good to remember that Christianity is not a religion of healing -- such has nothing to say in the face...

In line with recent practice, we have asked a celebrity cab driver to speak on an issue of the hour. This week: Should Derek Thomas be sacked for not bothering to change the blog question more than once a year? We are pleased to have the opinion of Reg Presley -- no, not the lead singer of sixties...

Well I never! Talk about a nerve! My hard pressed wife went and bought me seven pairs of socks from the NEXT store with, wait for it Reg, the days of the week printed on them! Nifty, eh? But, as I now examine the ones I'm wearing this Tuesday evening, they clearly say "Monday" on them! It's a bit...

Last night at the annual Desiring God Pastors' Conference, John Piper gave a biographical address on Andrew Fuller: Holy Faith, Worthy Gospel, World Vision: Andrew Fuller’s Broadsides Against Sandemanianism, Hyper-Calvinism, and Global Unbelief .(audio) (The manuscript is here .) Here are some...

Readers might be interested in following this link to an interview with Chad van Dixhoorn on the Westminster Project. The file can be downloaded and listened to later if needs be. The interview lasts about 20 mins. [Following the interview column on the right hand side of the page and currently it...

My best response to the NEW blog theme, so far, came this morning from my good friend, Iain D. Campbell of the Free Church of Scotland: How should Reformed Christians celebrate Valentine's Day? Answer: With Tulips !

This is the quickest way to say thank you to the numerous readers of the Ref21 blog who have graciously taken the time to send in condolences and assurances of prayer regarding the death of Alan Groves, a dear friend and much-missed colleague. His funeral has just taken place and was both a...

A close friend and ministry colleague reported to me today that the well-known Beijing church activist Hua Huiqi and his 76-year-old mother were attacked and wounded by the police in the morning of January 26, 2007: