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Presumably the blogosphere is already abuzz with warnings about The Golden Compass, a New Line Cinema production scheduled to open on December 7. The warnings are justified: the film is based on Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials , which is nothing less than a deliberate assault on God,...

Mark Dever interviews Derek Thomas.

The latest 9Marks newsletter is also online, focusing on the relationship between the church and the transformation of culture.

It has been a real pleasure to hear Paul Tripp preach on Jonah in recent months. Two of his more memorable lines have been especially thought provoking: "The anger of God is our only hope." (because in his implacable opposition to evil, God defeats Satan for our salvation) "Your theology will not...

Writing in the October 23 edition of the Los Angeles Times, Wellesley Professor Mary Lefkowitz says, "Prominent secular and atheist commentators have argued lately that religion 'poisons' human life and causes endless violence and suffering. But the poison isn't religion; it's monotheism. The...

Scott Clark reports a fascinating but entirely predictable progression in the Reformed world's theological rift these days. The axiom holds true: one is moving either in the direction of Rome or of Geneva. You also have to give Scott credit for a nifty title to his blog entry.

Noll's article is an excellent topic for discussion. I thought he hit on a number of important issues, a few of which prompt some comments from me. I particularly appreciated his comment that "singing is a deeply rooted expression of culture." In this respect, I think that the evidence indicates...

A beautiful festschrift for R. Kent Hughes has just been released by Crossway Books. The full title reads: Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent Hughes . The editors are Leland Ryken (truth in advertising: Leland is my father) and Todd Wilson. For those who may not...

I'm just back from the annual ETS (Evangelical Theological Society) gathering, this year in San Diego. I suppose anyone who's anyone in evangelicalism pops in and this year no less than John Piper and David Wells gave papers. Piper's was the talk of the conference, both pro and contra -- ETS...

Derek, great to see you at ETS! Here is the audio and the manuscript and the video of Piper's address on "Justification and the Diminishing Work of Christ."